How Irina Shayk Uses Edge-Driven Footwear to Shift the Mood of Her Off-Duty Style

Irina Shayk spent June 2021 moving between Soho, Greenwich Village, and the West Village in a wardrobe built around familiar staples—oversized T-shirts, corsets, denim, tailoring, and utilitarian separates.

Rather than reinventing her clothing from outing to outing, she often relied on footwear to shift the mood.

Minimal thong sandals brought ease to relaxed Burberry basics, Both “Gao” combat boots added weight to corsets and minidresses, while polished derby shoes introduced a more tailored element to her casual uniform.

Together, the looks offered a snapshot of the post-pandemic street style moment, where practicality, luxury labels, and contrast dressing comfortably coexisted.

Soho Minimalism: Irina Shayk Styles Thong Sandals With Burberry Separates

Irina reunited with Bradley Cooper for a casual stroll through Soho on June 17, 2021, opting for an easy daytime uniform anchored by minimalist black thong sandals.

While her oversized Burberry mermaid-print T-shirt and relaxed black trousers emphasized comfort, the sandals added a polished finish thanks to their subtle block heels and streamlined silhouette.

Minimal black thong sandals anchored Irina Shayk’s loose tailoring, proving how streamlined footwear can sharpen an otherwise easygoing off-duty uniform in New York City on June 17, 2021 (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Meanwhile, the model dressed down in an oversized white Burberry cotton tee featuring a pair of blue mermaid-tail prints on the front.

Loose-fitting black trousers balanced the oversized proportions of the Burberry tee and reinforced the outfit’s relaxed mood. The understated sandals complemented the easy proportions of the look without competing with the graphic Burberry top.

Irina Shayk balanced the oversized Burberry mermaid-print tee with fluid black trousers and minimalist thong sandals, creating an understated Soho look built on relaxed proportions. (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Irina completed the look with a Missoma Lucy Williams snake-chain necklace, Celine “Tilda” sunglasses, and a Burberry Olympia bag, showing how pared-back footwear can elevate even the most casual separates.

Looking neat and chic, the mom-of-one pulled her tresses back into a sleek bun with a center parting and wore neutral makeup with a swipe of nude lipstick.

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk reunited for a casual Soho stroll (Credit: Mega / WENN)

A day earlier, Shayk moved in the opposite direction stylistically, swapping streamlined sandals for the chunky Both “Gao” boots that had already become one of the defining pieces in her off-duty wardrobe.

Their oversized proportions introduced a tougher counterpoint to revealing separates and low-rise denim.

Downtown Edge: Both Gao Boots Transform Irina Shayk’s Corset-and-Denim Look

While walking through Greenwich Village with daughter Lea de Seine on June 16, 2021, Irina shifted toward a tougher silhouette built around her favorite Both “Gao” combat boots.

Irina Shayk bonds with daughter Lea de Seine in Greenwich Village on June 16, 2021 (Credit: Mega / WENN)

She paired an Are You Am I mesh corset with baggy Frame jeans, creating a deliberate contrast between delicate textures and substantial footwear.

Constructed from polished leather and set atop a substantial, ridged platform sole, the Gao boots balanced the exposed corset styling and low-rise denim, reinforcing the mix of streetwear influences and utilitarian design that repeatedly surfaced in Shayk’s wardrobe.

Irina Shayk juxtaposed an Are You Am I corset and slouchy low-rise jeans with her signature Both Gao boots, demonstrating her talent for balancing revealing silhouettes with substantial, utilitarian footwear (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Accessories reinforced the streetwear-inspired mood, including layered necklaces, Chrome Hearts earrings, Celine sunglasses, and a quilted Burberry Horseferry shoulder bag.

Irina Shayk looks hot with her slicked-back tresses and nude lip gloss (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Irina Shayk offset her corset-and-denim look with a Burberry Horseferry shoulder bag, whose quilted finish and oversized logo detailing echoed the luxury-meets-utility aesthetic of her downtown ensemble (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Irina Shayk grounded her corset-and-denim ensemble with Both Gao combat boots, whose sculptural platform sole and polished leather finish have become a signature element of her downtown street style (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Not every June outing revolved around combat boots. Shayk also explored a more polished direction, demonstrating how a change in footwear could shift the same downtown sensibility toward something more tailored.

Tailored Utility: Burberry Derby Shoes Sharpen an Aviator-Inspired Jumpsuit

Irina Shayk takes daughter Lea de Seine to the playground after a French getaway with Kanye West on June 10, 2021 (Credit: Mega / WENN)

During another Greenwich Village outing, Shayk embraced a more tailored aesthetic in a Burberry jumpsuit styled with Burberry Futura Archive derby shoes.

Irina Shayk gave an aviator-inspired Burberry jumpsuit a more refined finish with sleek derby shoes, proving that tailored lace-ups can bring structure and polish to relaxed utility dressing (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Made from cotton gabardine, the trendy overalls feature an easy, elegant silhouette with a drawcord waist, large patch pockets reminiscent of aviation suits, epaulets, and belted cuffs.

She softened the utilitarian silhouette by leaving the jumpsuit partially unbuttoned, revealing an Intimissimi triangle bra underneath.

Irina Shayk reveals her Intimissimi bra underneath her masculine Burberry aviator-style jumpsuit for a hint of sexiness (Credit: Mega / WENN)

The Russian model attempted to go low-key, hiding her face behind her Celine Tilda sunglasses and a Naked Cashmere x EvolveTogether black face mask.

She kept her jewelry to a minimum with just a dainty gold cross pendant necklace and carried her essentials in a Burberry Small Olympia shoulder bag.

Irina Shayk keeps a low profile in Celine “Tilda” sunglasses and a Naked Cashmere x EvolveTogether face mask, adding a polished finish to her relaxed Burberry jumpsuit and sleek pulled-back hairstyle (Credit: Mega / WENN)

Completing her head-to-toe Burberry look was a pair of Burberry Futura Archive derby shoes, which were exclusively available at Mytheresa.

Burberry’s Futura Archive derby shoes introduced a tailored counterpoint to Irina Shayk’s utilitarian jumpsuit, combining technical fabric panels with an elongated silhouette and modest block heel (Credit: Mega / WENN)

The Burberry Futura Archive derbies blended leather and technical fabric inserts, bringing structure to the aviator-inspired jumpsuit while preserving its easy proportions.

Compared with the Both boots she frequently favored, the lace-ups offered a cleaner, more refined interpretation of utility dressing.

Released during Ricardo Tisci’s Burberry era, the Futura Archive derbies fused polished leather, sporty mesh inserts, and sculptural proportions into a modern reinterpretation of classic menswear-inspired lace-ups

Yet the shoe that appeared most consistently throughout this period was the Both Gao boot. Whether paired with denim, tailoring, or a body-conscious minidress, Shayk used the silhouette as a reliable way to inject contrast into otherwise polished looks.

Combat Boots and Mini Hemlines: Irina Shayk’s Signature Both Gao Formula

During a September 2020 outing in Manhattan’s West Village, Irina demonstrated another side of the Both Gao boots by pairing them with a cobalt-blue Chrome Hearts minidress.

Irina Shayk strolls through Downtown, New York City on September 4, 2020 (Credit: Avalon / Instar / WENN)

The motorsport-inspired design featured a front-zip closure, collar, and abbreviated hemline, but the substantial combat boots kept the look from feeling overly polished. Instead, they introduced a practical, downtown sensibility that has become a recurring theme in Shayk’s street style.

Irina Shayk contrasted a retro-inspired Chrome Hearts minidress with her signature Both Gao combat boots, using chunky footwear to bring a tougher downtown attitude to the body-skimming silhouette

She accessorized with Linda Farrow sunglasses, a By Far Rachel shoulder bag, Jennifer Meyer jewelry, and a Sanitation Nation face mask, while the Gao boots once again served as the foundation of the outfit.

Irina Shayk styles her look with a Sanitation Nation yellow face mask, Linda Farrow sunnies, and a By Far mini bag

Although the Burberry Futura Archive derbies were part of a limited Ricardo Tisci-era release, the Both Gao boots remain part of Both’s permanent lineup and continue to define the brand’s approach to elevated utility footwear.

Their longevity helps explain why the style became such a recognizable component of Shayk’s street-style wardrobe during this period.

Irina Shayk’s favored Both Gao combat boots paired polished leather uppers with an exaggerated platform sole, bringing a distinctive utilitarian edge to everything from low-rise denim to body-conscious dresses

As of June 2026, Farfetch continues to carry several interpretations of the Gao design, including the classic Gao leather boots, Gao thigh-high chunky boots, and other platform-heavy silhouettes from the Paris-based label.

Prices range from approximately $430 for discounted Gao leather boots to around $651 for thigh-high versions, while the brand’s broader lineup extends into Chelsea boots and experimental sneakers built around the same emphasis on sculptural soles and utilitarian design language.

The Both Gao silhouette reimagines the classic combat boot through a sculptural lens, combining glossy leather, textured rubber panels, and a split platform outsole that has become a signature feature of the Paris-based label

Irina Shayk’s Street Style Starts From the Shoes

Across these New York outings, Shayk showed why her off-duty wardrobe rarely relies on a single formula.

The clothes shifted from oversized Burberry basics to corsets, denim, jumpsuits, and body-conscious dresses, but the shoes did the real styling work: minimalist sandals softened the mood, derby shoes sharpened it, and Both Gao boots gave even her simplest combinations a tougher downtown edge.

For more of her strongest footwear moments, from platform boots to polished loafers, explore the Irina Shayk shoe and street-style stories below.