Clear shoes have remained relevant through the decades and are still going strong in the 2020s. The revealing style is especially trendy when it comes to women’s dress shoes, and can often be seen as part of a red carpet or street style moment. Plenty of brands have sustained the transparent aesthetic, from Christian Louboutin to Gianvito Rossi, with a variety of silhouettes. Below, FN rounds up some of the celebrities who have displayed the clear shoe trend in recent years, from Chase Infiniti to Amal Clooney to Ashley Graham.
Originally published on January 19, 2022.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty Images Sheryl Lee Ralph wearing gold slingback heels with a clear toe strap on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” airing Jan. 13, 2026 in Burbank, California.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: JC Olivera/Variety Chase Infiniti wearing Christian Louboutin Degraqueen embellished PVC pumps at the 2026 AFI Awards held at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills on January 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix Pictured with George Clooney, Amal Clooney wears Gianvito Rossi Plexi pumps at Netflix’s Golden Globe afterparty 2026 at Spago on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Winnie Harlow wearing Gianvito Rossi Diana heels on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Christopher Polk Ciara wearing Gianvito Rossi Plexi Metal Cap-Toe Slingback Pumps at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 held at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025 in New York, New York.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Angela Bassett wearing brown and black platform heels with clear sections at the Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025/2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 8, 2025 in Paris, France.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Raymond Hall/GC Images Rita Ora wearing Sportmax Optical White Transparent Wedge Pumps on July 9, 2025 in New York City.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images Wearing pointed-toe stiletto heels with a clear toe strap, Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky arrives to the arena before the game against the Minnesota Lynx on July 22, 2025 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Neil Mockford/GC Images Pamela Anderson wearing transparent mesh Jacquemus sneakers leaving the Corinthia Hotel whilst promoting new movie ‘The Naked Gun’ on July 23, 2025 in London, England.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images Ashley Graham wearing Gianvito Rossi’s Elle style while leaving Harper’s Bazaar Cocktail Party during New York Fashion Week at Le Veau d’Or on September 4, 2024 in New York City.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: MEGA Francia Raisa shows off a leather dress and clear pumps at “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Jan. 18, 2022 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Splash Drew Barrymore wearing a neon Christian Siriano dress and clear yellow pumps at the 2021 CFDA Awards on Nov. 10, 2021.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Splash Kendall Jenner wearing a mesh patterned dress and PVC sandals at Zero Bond restaurant in New York, Oct. 14, 2021.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Vinnie Levine / MEGA Simone Biles wearing a pale pink dress with clear sandals at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on September 12, 2021.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Snorlax / MEGA Alessandra Ambrosio wearing a cream cutout top with dramatic sleeves and a matching tie skirt with clear heels in Malibu on Sept. 4, 2021.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: AXELLE/BAUER-GRIFFIN / MEGA Hailee Steinfeld wearing a floral dress and clear heels at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, CA on February 24, 2019.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Kim Kardashian attends the Vivienne Westwood x Juergen Teller exhibition opening wearing Yeezy PVC mules.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Christina Ricci wearing clear pumps at Calvin Klein.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Kendall Jenner wearing Yeezy clear sandals in NYC.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Designer Mara Hoffman wearing clear boots and a colorblock jumpsuit at 29Rooms.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Georgia Fowler wearing clear heels.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Renee Bargh in a red FWRD jumpsuit with clear Tony Bianco sandals.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Marion Cotillard wearing slingback sandals with a clear strap.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Victoria Justice paired her Pretty Little Thing dress and a Death by Dolls jacket with Steve Madden clear sandals.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Solange Knowles pairs clear sandals with her incredible gold metallic gown.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Splash News Kendall Jenner wearing clear boots in L.A. last January.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Splash News Kim Kardashian West wearing Yeezy Season 4 clear thigh-high boots.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Queen Letizia wearing a Felipe Varela jacket and skirt with Magrit clear slingback pumps in 2015.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: Rex Shutterstock Hayden Panettiere on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a Roberto Cavalli dress and clear sandals.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: David Edwards / MEGA Lauren Sanchez in a brown knit dress with clear wedge sandals at the Environmental Media Awards in Los Angeles, CA on November 20, 2002.
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Celebrities Modeling the Clear Shoe Trend
Image Credit: David Edwards / MEGA Lauren Sanchez in a strapless mini dress and clear mules at the ‘Hollywood Homicide’ premiere in Los Angeles, CA on June 10, 2003.