Standing at 5’8½” (174 cm), Alessandra Ambrosio paired two defining early-2020s fashion trends — the single-button cardigan and barely-there strappy heels — during a casual outing in West Hollywood on October 27, 2021.
Leaving the Flavia Lanini Beauty Institute on Melrose Avenue after a massage, the Brazilian model wore high-rise jeans with a tan Frame ribbed cardigan fastened at just one button, finishing the look with tan Gia Borghini Gia 11 sandals.
Alessandra Ambrosio pairs high-rise jeans and a partially buttoned Frame ribbed cardigan with tan Gia Borghini Gia 11 toe-ring sandals while leaving the Flavia Lanini Beauty Institute in West Hollywood on October 27, 2021 (Credit: Mega / WENN)
Alessandra Ambrosio Styles Frame’s Slim Ribbed Cardi With One Button
Ambrosio wore Frame’s Slim Ribbed Cardi in Cafe Au Lait, a fitted collared knit with long sleeves that she cuffed at the elbows. Rather than buttoning it conventionally, she fastened just one button and left the rest open over her bra.
The styling was closely associated with the model-off-duty look of the early 2020s, when fitted cardigans were often worn partially buttoned to create a cropped silhouette. Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, and Kendall Jenner were among the celebrities who embraced variations of the same single-button cardigan styling during the period.
Ambrosio paired the knit with high-rise denim jeans, giving the outfit a simple base that put more attention on her accessories and footwear.
Alessandra Ambrosio pairs Frame’s Slim Ribbed Cardi in Cafe Au Lait with high-rise jeans, Bottega Veneta BV1119S sunglasses, an Etro Crown Me bucket bag, and Gia Borghini Gia 11 sandals (Credit: Mega / WENN)
Her Etro Crown Me Bag and Bottega Veneta Sunglasses Add the Details
She accessorized with a Cartier bracelet, diamond earrings, layered beaded necklaces, and an Etro “Crown Me” bucket bag.
The bag combined Etro’s signature paisley jacquard with tan leather trim and silver-tone and turquoise-effect embellishments. Cabochon-style stones and metal studs around the top added a bohemian accent to the Italian house’s familiar paisley pattern, while a detachable, adjustable strap let the bucket bag be worn over the shoulder.
Alessandra Ambrosio carries an Etro Crown Me paisley bucket bag with turquoise-effect embellishments while wearing Bottega Veneta BV1119S sunglasses and layered jewelry (Credit: Mega / WENN)
Ambrosio wore her brown hair down and kept her makeup understated with pink lipstick. She finished the look with Bottega Veneta BV1119S sunglasses, a sharply shaped acetate frame that complemented the brown and tan tones of her cardigan, Etro bag, and Gia Borghini sandals.
Alessandra Ambrosio Wears Gia Borghini Gia 11 Sandals
The most distinctive part of the outfit was her footwear: tan Gia 11 sandals by Italian footwear label Gia Borghini.
Ambrosio’s Gia Borghini Gia 11 sandals feature slender leather straps, a distinctive toe-ring construction, a squared-off sole, and a slim stiletto heel, giving the shoe a delicate, barely-there silhouette.
The Gia 11 fits into a broader pattern in Ambrosio’s off-duty footwear. She has repeatedly favored barely-there sandals distinguished by details such as toe rings, toe posts, and T-straps.
In another 2021 look, she wore Paris Texas Portofino sandals with a similarly minimal toe-post and square-toe silhouette. She has also stepped out in Laiik Ani toe-ring slides, showing how the toe-ring detail works in a much more casual flat sandal.
Her preference for sparse, foot-baring designs goes back further. YNS has also tracked Ambrosio’s long-running affinity for minimalist T-strap sandals, including flat styles she wore during earlier off-duty appearances.
For dressier occasions, she has taken the same barely-there approach into evening footwear, including Gianvito Rossi Adore sandals and Giuseppe Zanotti Ellie sandals at Cannes.
On this West Hollywood outing, the tan Gia Borghini sandals nearly disappear against the foot. That leaves the square toe, toe-ring construction, and slim stiletto heel to define the shoe without competing with the ribbed cardigan, blue denim, and embellished Etro bag.
Alessandra Ambrosio’s tan Gia Borghini Gia 11 sandals feature a square toe, slender leather straps, toe-ring construction, and a slim stiletto heel (Credit: Mega / WENN)
More Gia Borghini Shoes in Celebrity Style
Ambrosio’s Gia 11 is one example of Gia Borghini’s distinctive approach to contemporary footwear. The Italian label has also worked with Danish stylist Pernille Teisbaek on its Perni designs, while other Gia Borghini styles have appeared in celebrity wardrobes ranging from casual streetwear to event dressing.
👠 Explore More Gia Borghini Shoe Celebrity Style Moments:
- 👢 Chrissy Teigen steps out in Gia Borghini x Pernille Teisbaek Perni 06 boots, pairing the neutral heeled style with a Zeynep Arcay knit mini dress and plum leather jacket.
- 🖤 Busy Philipps wears Gia Borghini x Pernille Teisbaek Perni mules, a black patent-leather design with pointed peep toes and sleek 3-inch heels.
- 🤍 Hailey Bieber’s off-duty shoe rotation traces Gia Borghini’s padded-slide aesthetic and the Italian label’s collaborations with Pernille Teisbaek and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
- 🎬 Brie Larson brings Gia Borghini to an Italian film festival, styling black Honorine bow mules and woven raffia pumps with two distinctly different summer looks.