--- description: Singer Zayn Malik showed off his quirky fashion sense by stepping out in mismatched shoes for a hike in Malibu this week. title: Zayn Malik Is Trying to Make Mismatched Shoes a Thing image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Zayn Malik's New Footwear Trend Will Be A Hit With Indecisive Fashionistas  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 26, 2016 3:03 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 26, 2016 3:03 PM CUT If deciding what shoes to wear in the mornings is a daily struggle for you, fear not — [Zayn Malik](http://time.com/4199569/zayn-malik-pillowtalk-video-gigi-hadid/ "undefined") has a nifty solution: buck convention and wear one of each. The 23-year-old singer and [boy band exile](http://time.com/4171040/zayn-malik-solo-album-one-direction-interview/ "undefined") stepped out in one black boot and a coordinating single black Yeezy Boost while on a hike in Malibu this week. > [](https://twitter.com/zayndailynews/status/735595271627890688) This isn’t the first time that Zayn has made a bold fashion statement; his [Versace Met Gala look earlier this year](http://time.com/4316173/met-gala-ball-2016-best-memes/ "undefined") captured the hearts and the memes of the internet. Will Zayn’s rogue footwear trend catch on? It’s too early to say, but we’re sure it’ll be a hit with indecisive fashionistas — and it’s one way to get more mileage out of your shoe collection. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4349149/zayn-malik-mismatched-shoes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4349149/zayn-malik-mismatched-shoes/"},"headline":"Zayn Malik's New Footwear Trend Will Be A Hit With Indecisive Fashionistas","datePublished":"2016-05-26T15:03:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:44.794Z","description":"Two is always better than one","url":"https://time.com/4349149/zayn-malik-mismatched-shoes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","fashion","Zayn Malik"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4349149/zayn-malik-mismatched-shoes/","name":"Zayn Malik's New Footwear Trend Will Be A Hit With Indecisive Fashionistas"}}]}] ```