Ariana Grande Swaps Her Thigh-High Boots for a Spice Girls Favorite

At this point, Ariana Grande is almost synonymous with a certain silhouette: a high ponytail, a short skirt, and her ubiquitous over-the-knee heeled boots. She’s so indelibly associated with the look that in her Vogue cover video from this past summer, which doubles as a music video for thank u, next’s “in my head,” director Bardia Zeinali isolated each of these iconic attributes—an anthropomorphized ponytail whips against a white backdrop, and high patent leather boots strut around on their own.

While Grande’s signature high pony remains, the look she posted to Instagram yesterday saw her switch out her trusty thigh-high boots for something a little more unexpected: a pair of towering Buffalo London platform sneakers, which she paired with an oversized forest green bomber jacket. The classic ’90s shoe has experienced a renaissance over the past few years. Just last year, the brand stocked them in stores in the United States for the very first time, with Gigi Hadid picking up a dusty pink pair not long after—but for pop culture aficionados, the club kid sneakers’ roots tend to lie with the Spice Girls, whose love of platform sneakers made them truly iconic. Grande’s shoe choice might mark a change of style for her, but they’re already the stuff of pop star legends.

Originally Appeared on Vogue