People between 30 and 60 are wearing this shoe trend with jeans.

It’s almost that time of year when wearing jeans starts to feel repetitive and thinking of new denim outfit ideas stops. Don’t worry—there’s a new way to style your favorite jeans, and it revolves around shoes, specifically eel-leather flats. This exotic animal print features a smooth texture, a natural stripe pattern, and a high gloss. The best part is that this pattern is timeless and eternal, so Any can wear this Any Time of year. Celebrities like Courteney Cox and Harry Styles have adopted this look by pairing jeans with eel-leather flats.

Cox and Styles have a nearly 30-year age difference and distinct fashion tastes, but despite their differences, they’ve proven that eel-leather loafers can make your “basic” jeans feel new and elegant in 2026. Take Cox, for example, who was spotted out in L.A. wearing frayed-hem jeans with a beige knit cardigan, a Gucci bag, and eel-leather loafers. Meanwhile, in Rome, Styles was spotted wearing a beige car coat with straight-leg jeans, soft eel-leather loafers from The Row, and a beanie.

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While croc or snakeskin flats are cute and match well with jeans, eel-print flats seem notable because not everyone has a pair on hand yet. That said, if you’re inspired to add these rich-looking eel-leather boots to your rotation, keep scrolling. Ahead, we’re sharing the best flats, as well as fresh straight-leg jeans to pair with them.