Before Laura Marano became known for Disney Channel’s Austin Ally and her colorful red-carpet style, she had a small role as young Becca in the 2007 comedy Superbad. The Los Angeles-born actress was 11 when the film was released and appeared briefly in a flashback scene that became one of her earliest big-screen credits.
This early role offers a glimpse of Marano before the fashion appearances that would later put her shoes in the spotlight. One particularly memorable example came at the 2016 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, where she paired a cartoon-print Moschino two-piece with Alejandra G. “Wanda 4 Pink” caged booties — a patch-covered, polka-dot design with 4.3-inch heels.
At just 11 years old, Laura Marano portrayed young Becca in a flashback scene in the 2007 hit film Superbad, marking an early role in her acting career (Credit: Sony Pictures)
In the scene, young Becca is shown Seth’s drawings, but Marano was given a blank piece of paper during filming.
“Those weren’t my hands in the movie,” she later explained on The Johnjay Rich Show, adding that the production brought in a crew member whose hands were small enough for the shot.
Laura Marano as young Becca in Superbad reacts to a scene while holding a blank piece of paper during filming (Credit: Sony Pictures)
Laura Marano’s Playful Look at the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards
At Nickelodeon’s 29th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards on March 12, 2016, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, Laura Marano leaned into the event’s playful mood with a colorful Moschino look and equally unconventional Alejandra G. heels.
Laura Marano attends the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards, showcasing her voluminous wavy hair and flawless makeup with bold eyeliner and soft pink lips on March 12, 2016, in Inglewood, California (Credit: FayesVision / WENN)
Marano was nominated for Favorite Female TV Star for Austin Ally, with the award ultimately going to Zendaya for K.C. Undercover.
Laura Marano pairs a colorful Moschino Spring 2016 two-piece with Alejandra G. “Wanda 4 Pink” caged booties at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (Credit: Apega / WENN)
Laura Marano Pairs Moschino’s Pop-Art Prints With Statement Heels
Marano wore a crop top and matching mini skirt from Moschino’s Spring 2016 collection, designed by Jeremy Scott. The two-piece set featured colorful comic-book and pop-art graphics, making it a natural match for the equally graphic Alejandra G. booties.
The cropped top, high-waisted mini skirt, and towering heels also played with proportion, with the short hemline leaving the intricate caged footwear fully visible.
Laura Marano wears a comic-book-inspired Moschino Spring 2016 crop top and mini skirt with a custom boombox chain belt and colorful lace-up heels (Credit: WENN / Brian To)
A Boombox Belt and Orange Clutch Complete the Moschino Look
Marano accessorized the printed set with a custom boombox chain belt, a bright orange Farbod Barsum leather clutch, and a solid yellow cuff bracelet.
She wore her dark brown hair in voluminous curls, while smoky eyeshadow, dark eyeliner, and a soft pink lip continued the colorful but coordinated approach.
Laura Marano accessorizes her printed Moschino two-piece with a boombox chain belt, Farbod Barsum orange clutch, yellow cuff, and Alejandra G. heels (Credit: FayesVision / Apega / WENN / Brian To)
Laura Marano’s Alejandra G. “Wanda 4 Pink” Caged Booties
The most distinctive part of Marano’s look was her “Wanda 4 Pink” booties from Alejandra G., a footwear label known for colorful materials, mixed textures, and unconventional statement heels. Designer Alejandra G. launched her first footwear collection in 2012 after studying at Arsutoria School in Milan.
Originally priced at $418, Marano’s Spring/Summer 2016 booties reflected the designer’s preference for bold combinations of pattern, texture, color, and sculptural detail.
Laura Marano’s Alejandra G. “Wanda 4 Pink” booties combine a caged silhouette with polka dots, cartoon-style patches, lace-up fronts, and bright contrasting details (Credit: Brian To / WENN)
The leather booties combined a caged silhouette with polka-dot panels, cartoon-style patches, front lace-up fastenings, bright red back zippers, and approximately 4.3-inch stiletto heels. Question-mark motifs and other graphic details echoed the pop-art imagery of Marano’s Moschino outfit rather than competing with it.
Laura Marano shows the 4.3-inch stiletto heels and caged construction of her Alejandra G. “Wanda 4 Pink” booties on the orange carpet (Credit: FayesVision / WENN)
How Laura Marano’s 4.3-Inch Heels Changed Her Proportions
Standing at about 5ft 1 in (154.9 cm), Laura Marano has frequently joked about her petite height. In 2012, she described herself as “super short” and said she was “5’2…on a good day,” a joke she repeated years later.
Her Alejandra G. booties added a substantial 4.3-inch heel beneath the Moschino mini skirt, visually lengthening her legs while preserving the outfit’s deliberately exaggerated proportions. More importantly, their patches, polka dots, red zippers, and graphic motifs made the shoes part of the overall design rather than merely a way to add height.
A closer view of Laura Marano’s Alejandra G. heels reveals their polka-dot panels, colorful patches, question-mark motifs, lace-up fronts, and bright red back zippers (Credit: FayesVision / WENN)
Alejandra G.’s Statement Shoes on the Red Carpet
Marano was not the only celebrity to wear Alejandra G. during the label’s 2010s red-carpet run. The designer’s colorful footwear appeared in several very different celebrity looks documented by Best Quality Luxury Shoes Online Store.
Becky G wore Alejandra G. “Wanda” lace-up sandals with a black House of CB dress at the 2015 Insidious: Chapter 3 screening, offering another interpretation of the Wanda name in the designer’s footwear lineup.
At the 2016 Teen Choice Awards, Jodie Sweetin paired a black Elliatt dress with Alejandra G. “Santiago” mixed-print stilettos, allowing the brightly patterned shoes to become the focal point of a much simpler outfit.
The designer’s footwear also worked with more polished red-carpet styling. Cara Delevingne wore silver Alejandra G. ankle-strap heels with Saint Laurent at the 2015 New York premiere of Paper Towns, while Tyra Banks chose red snakeskin Alejandra G. stilettos for an America’s Next Top Model premiere that same year.
Together, those appearances show the range of Alejandra G.’s mid-2010s footwear: graphic lace-ups, mixed-print stilettos, metallic sandals, and vivid snakeskin heels, with Marano’s patch-covered Wanda booties among the label’s most playful designs.
Alejandra G. “Wanda 4 Pink” Caged Polka Dot Booties: A Closer Look
The “Wanda 4 Pink” came from Alejandra G.’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection and originally retailed for $418. The style has since been discontinued, but its combination of towering heels, mixed prints, bright hardware, and cartoon-like embellishments makes it a recognizable example of the label’s statement-shoe aesthetic.
Alejandra G. “Wanda 4 Pink” Caged Polka Dot Booties, originally $418