My Favourite Autumn Outfits Feature Jeans and Black Shoes Worn Exactly Like This
This jeans-and-shoe combination screams fashion girl. Discover Zendaya's chic styling here.

Whilst jeans as a category are an enduring wardrobe staple, certain cuts and crops ebb and flow with the seasons. Where skinny jeans once ruled the roost, relaxed, straight-leg styles have largely taken their place. But beyond these bigger shifts, each new season brings its own smaller denim trends to the fore. And as we settle into autumn, I've started to notice one particularly chic style circulating in fashion circles: cuffed jeans.
Taking the trend out for a spin this week, I spotted Zendaya stepping out in a mid-wash blue pair finished with a generous turned-up hem. Styled with black shoes—specifically, a pair of heeled ballerinas—her look brought together two of the season's biggest denim and footwear trends in one. Finished with a longline leather coat and a simple white tee, the outfit was simple, but the thoughtful combination of jeans and shoes made it feel so distinctly 2026.

Beyond adding an extra dimension to the denim, the thick cuff creates a cropped effect that taps into another key silhouette of the season. Paired with sleek black heeled ballerinas, it feels polished yet unfussy, with a distinctly French-girl energy that makes the combination all the more appealing.
Inspired? Read on to shop the cuffed jeans and heeled ballet flats I'd recommend below.
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Zara
$100

Massimo Dutti
Massimo Dutti High-Heel Ballerinas
£120

Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer High Waisted Wide Leg Turn Up Jeans
$79

Asos Design
Asos Design Bow Detail Block Heel Mid Shoes
$50

Zara
Zara Mid-Waist Cuffed Balloon Jeans
$80

MM6 MAISON MARGIELA
MM6 MAISON MARGIELA Court 85 Leather Pumps
$935

Anthropologie
Anthropologie The Kayden High-Rise Barrel Jeans by Pilcro
$148

& Other Stories
& Other Stories Leather Block Heel Pumps
£119

COS
COS Folde Curved-Leg Turn-Up Jeans
$139

Aeyde
Aeyde Narissa 45 Bow-Detail Leather Pumps
$625