Rosalía's studded Mary Janes turn a red dress punk-rock chic

Rosalía knows how to make one detail carry an entire look, and in Seville she let the shoes do the talking. During a break in her LUX Tour, the singer was photographed on Friday, May 8, greeting fans and signing autographs ahead of Netflix’s La Jarana event in a minimalist red midi dress sharpened by black Mary Janes with serious attitude. The result was not sweet, and that is exactly why it worked. On a petite frame, a clean dress line keeps the eye moving while a studded shoe supplies the bite.

The pair itself sits at the punk end of the Mary Jane spectrum. Yahoo Style identified Rosalía’s shoes as Miu Miu’s Abra Spike Ballerina Flats, priced at $745, with grommets, spikes and multiple straps; another account described them as black, strappy Miu Miu ballet flats with stud detailing. Those hardware-heavy touches matter. With a hemline that stayed neat and close to the body, the shoes could be loud without overwhelming her silhouette. A chunkier, studded Mary Jane adds edge when the rest of the outfit is pared back, the skirt or dress finishes at a smart mid-calf length, and the leg line stays visible. Put the same shoe with a busy print, a puddling hem or too much fabric, and it can drag the whole look downward.

Rosalía’s timing also gave the outfit a sharp off-duty gloss. The Kaseya Center lists her LUX Tour 2026 Miami dates for Thursday, June 4, and Saturday, June 6, which places the Seville appearance squarely in a brief European pause before her U.S. run resumes. That in-between moment, part street style and part tour-lap uniform, is where fashion usually feels most alive: less staged than a red carpet, but more considered than a straight errand run.

The appeal of the Mary Jane right now is that it can swing in both directions. Katie Holmes proved the quieter version in San Diego in March 2026, wearing Franco Sarto’s Oakes Mary Janes in chocolate brown with a Dôen top, wide-leg jeans and a The Row crossbody bag. Her pair was far more minimal, with a single buckled strap and a streamlined construction, which is exactly why Mary Janes belong in a capsule wardrobe. One shoe can read preppy, whimsical or punk depending on the strap, heel and finish. For petites, the lesson is simple: choose the version that respects the line of the outfit, and let the hardware add tension instead of bulk.

That versatility has history behind it. The style was once tied to Buster Brown, the early-1900s comic strip by Richard F. Outcault, before the Mary Jane name became common; earlier precedents appear in Alice in Wonderland illustrations and Renaissance-era footwear, and flappers wore the shape in the 1920s. More than a century later, Rosalía’s studded pair shows why it keeps returning: when the proportions are right, Mary Janes can still turn a plain dress into a knockout.