Gisele Bündchen has been a fixture in fashion for more than 30 years, and her footwear legacy is just as lasting. From early runway appearances in towering heels to fronting campaigns for Stuart Weitzman, Jimmy Choo and Arezzo, her style has always balanced height, ease and impact.
In 2002, she partnered with Brazilian company Grendene to launch the Ipanema Gisele Bündchen sandal line. The collaboration quickly became a global bestseller, translating her beach-rooted style into one of the brand’s top exports. By 2004, she was named the face of Ipanema and remained closely tied to the brand for over a decade.
In honor of her 45th birthday on Saturday, take a look back at some of Bündchen’s most memorable shoe moments across campaigns, catwalks and everyday appearances. See photos below.
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1999
Image Credit: Brenda Chase Online USA, Inc. Gisele Bündchen, the Model Of The Year, at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in knee-high boots
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1999
Image Credit: Brenda Chase Online USA, Inc. A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s patent leather knee-high boots.
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2000
Image Credit: George DeSota/Liaison Supermodel Gisele Bündchen arrives for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards September 7, 2000 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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2000
Image Credit: George DeSota/Liaison A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s cowboy boots worn at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards on September 7, 2000 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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2001
Image Credit: George De Sota/Getty Images Model Gisele Bündchen attends the 2001 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards October 19, 2001 in New York City in slouchy boots.
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2001
Image Credit: George De Sota/Getty Images A detailed look at Gisele Bündchen’s slouchy suede boots she wore while attending the 2001 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards October 19, 2001 in New York City.
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2004
Image Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images Brazilian Supermodel Gisele Bundchen appears on stage during MTV’s Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios October 28, 2004 in New York City wearing satin purple pumps.
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2004
Image Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s satin purple pumps.
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2005
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images Model Gisele Bundchen attends the Victoria’s Secret “Sexy Volume 3: A Tribute to a Decade of Sexy Swimwear” photo exhibit and book launch event at Milk Studios April 5, 2005 in New York City.
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2005
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images A closer look at the slouchy boots Gisele Bundchen wore to attend the Victoria’s Secret “Sexy Volume 3: A Tribute to a Decade of Sexy Swimwear” photo exhibit and book launch event at Milk Studios April 5, 2005 in New York City.
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2005
Image Credit: Getty Images Gisele Bündchen presents the The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Exhibit: Ten Years of Sexy at the Forum Shops of Caesar’s Palace June 9, 2005 in Las Vegas Nevada.
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2005
Image Credit: Getty Images A closer look at the strappy shoes Gisele Bündchen wore at the The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Exhibit: Ten Years of Sexy.
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2005
Image Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images Model Gisele Bundchen poses for a photo backstage during “Movie Week” on MTV’s Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on December 5, 2005 in New York City.
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2005
Image Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images A closer look at model Gisele Bündchen’s black pumps she wore on MTV’s Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on December 5, 2005 in New York City.
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2005
Image Credit: Mark Mainz/Getty Images Gisele Bündchen launches the Victoria’s Secret IPEX demi bra at the Victoria’s Secret store in the Grove on August 1, 2005 in Los Angeles wearing braided sandals.
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2005
Image Credit: Mark Mainz/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s gold metallic braided woven sandals.
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2006
Image Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images Model Gisele Bundchen presents the Victoria’s Secret Body By Victoria IPEX Wireless Bra at the Herald Square Victoria’s Secret store March 1, 2006 in New York City.
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2006
Image Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images A closer look at the cream-colored booties Gisele Bundchen wore while presenting the Victoria’s Secret Body By Victoria IPEX Wireless Bra at the Herald Square Victoria’s Secret store in March 2006.
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2006
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images Model Gisele Bundchen unveils the Spring/Summer 2006 Vogue Eyewear Collection and Ad Campaign wearing gold heels at Eyebeam Atelier, March 22, 2006 in New York City.
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2006
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images Aa closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s strappy bow gold heels at the launch of the Spring/Summer 2006 Vogue Eyewear Collection and Ad Campaign
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2006
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images Victoria’s Secret model Gisele Bundchen attempts to sell fertilizer during an appearance on MTV’s Total Request Live to promote “Dream Angels Heavenly” fragrance at MTV Studios May 10, 2006 in New York City.
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2006
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images A closer look at the red platform heels Gisele Bündchen wore on “TRL” in 2006.
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2007
Image Credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Gisele Bündchen attends a photocall to launches “Ipanema Giselle Bundchen Yikatu Xingu” on March 20, 2007 at Hotel Ritz in Madrid.
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2007
Image Credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images A closer look at the black strappy heels Gisele Bündchen wore to launch “Ipanema Giselle Bundchen Yikatu Xingu” in Madrid.
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2007
Image Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Ambassador for Ebel, Gisele Bündchen attends a press conference to announce Ebel as official timing partner of Arsenal football club wearing strappy sandals on June 19, 2007 in London.
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2007
Image Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s strappy sandals worn in London at the press conference to announce Ebel as official timing partner of Arsenal football club.
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2007
Image Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Gisele Bundchen arrives at the Mappin & Webb flagship store opening in peep-toe shoes on Regent Street on June 19, 2007 in London, England.
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2007
Image Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s peep-toe shoes on Regent Street worn in London in 2007.
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2007
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images Gisele Bündchen launches the new Dolce & Gabbana fragrance “The One” in strappy high heels at Saks Fifth Avenue, July 16, 2007 in New York City.
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2007
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s metallic strappy heels she wore for the launch of Dolce & Gabbana’s fragrance “The One” at Saks Fifth Avenue, July 16, 2007 in New York City.
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2007
Image Credit: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images Gisele Bündchen arrives at her new footwear collection launch “Gisele Bundchen Ipanema Collection” wearing strappy silver heels at Alumbra, Docklands on October 3, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia.
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2007
Image Credit: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images A closer look at the metallic silver heels Gisele Bündchen wore to launch her footwear collection “Gisele Bundchen Ipanema Collection” on October 3, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia.
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2007
Image Credit: Rob Loud/Getty Images Gisele Bündchen arrives at the Colcci U.S. launch event wearing strappy gold sandals at Bathhouse Studios on September 18, 2007 in New York City.
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2007
Image Credit: Rob Loud/Getty Images A closer look at the gold strappy sandals Gisele Bündchen wore at Colcci U.S. launch event in 2007.
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2009
Image Credit: Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America Gisele Bündchen attends “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009 in New York City.
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2009
Image Credit: Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America A closer look at the purple pumps Bündchen wore at the “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2009.
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2009
Image Credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Model Gisele Bundchen presents “Ipanema-Gisele Bundchen” footwear collection at the Eurostars Madrid Tower Hotel on April 22, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
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2009
Image Credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s gold sandals she wore to present “Ipanema-Gisele Bundchen” footwear collection.
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2008
Image Credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Gisele Bundchen attends a photocall to present her new Ipanema sandels collection on April 29, 2008 in Berlin, Germany.
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2008
Image Credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images The gold strappy sandals Gisele Bündchen wore while attending a photocall to present her new Ipanema sandels collection on April 29, 2008 in Berlin, Germany.
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2010
Image Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Gisele Bündchen attends a photocall to present the new “Ipanema” Flip Flop at Grand Hotel Intercontinental on April 8, 2010 in Paris, France.
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2010
Image Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images A closer look at the silver metallic sandals Gisele Bündchen wore to present the new “Ipanema” Flip Flop at Grand Hotel Intercontinental in Paris.
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2010
Image Credit: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images Super model and UN environmental Ambassador Gisele Bündchen attends the United Nations MDG Summit kick off at American Museum of Natural History on September 20, 2010 in New York City.
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2010
Image Credit: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s patent leather slingback shoes she wore at the United Nations MDG Summit kick off at American Museum of Natural History.
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2011
Image Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images Model Gisele Bündchen attends the 2011 Global Environment Citizen Awards honoring Gisele Bundchen at The Harvard Club on May 6, 2011 in New York City.
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2011
Image Credit: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images A closer look at the nude pumps Gisele Bündchen wore as an honoree of the 2011 Global Environment Citizen Awards.
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2011
Image Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Model Gisele Bundchen attends the Opening Night of “Beauty Culture” at The Annenberg Space For Photography on May 19, 2011 in Century City, California.
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2011
Image Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s textural ankle strap sandals worn at the Opening Night of “Beauty Culture.”
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2012
Image Credit: Getty Images Gisele Bundchen attends the “Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2012 in New York City.
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2012
Image Credit: Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s strappy black ankle-strap sandals at the 2012 Met Gala.
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2013
Image Credit: Getty Images Gisele Bündchen attends the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City.
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2013
Image Credit: Getty Images A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s punk-inspired shoes at the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” Met Gala in 2013.
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2013
Image Credit: Getty Images Gisele Bündchen attends the WSJ. Magazine’s “Innovator Of The Year” Awards 2013 at The Museum of Modern Art on November 6, 2013 in New York City.
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2013
A look at the clear shoes Gisele Bündchen wore to attend the WSJ. Magazine’s “Innovator Of The Year” Awards 2013.
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2014
Image Credit: Getty Images Gisele Bündchen attends the 2014 Rainforest Alliance Gala at American Museum of Natural History inn a green tonal look, including her shoes, on May 7, 2014 in New York City.
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2014
Image Credit: Getty Images A closer look at the silver strappy heels Gisele Bündchen wore at the 2014 Rainforest Alliance Gala.
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2016
Image Credit: Bryan Bedder Gisele Bundchen attends her Spring Fling book launch on April 30, 2016 in New York City in mirror-finish heels.
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2016
Image Credit: Bryan Bedder A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s mirror-finish silver shoes.
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2017
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for David Lynch Foundation Model Gisele Bundchen attends David Lynch Foundation Hosts Women of Vision Awards on May 9, 2017 in New York City, wearing a tonal white look with complementary cream shoes.
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2017
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for David Lynch Foundation A closer look at the cream suede shoes Gisele Bündchen wore to the David Lynch Foundation “Women of Vision Awards” in 2017.
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2018
Image Credit: Getty Images Gisele Bündchen attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.
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2018
Image Credit: Getty Images A detailed look at the gold ankle-strap heels Gisele Bündchen wore at the 2018 Met Gala.
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2019
Image Credit: Getty Images Gisele Bündchen attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City.
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2019
Image Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Image A closer look at Gisele Bündchen’s strappy white sandals at the 2019 Met Gala.
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2023
Image Credit: Jason Koerner/Getty Images IWC Schaffhausen Gisele Bündchen attends the IWC Schaffhausen Live Talk With Gisele Bundchen on December 08, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida in patent leather pumps.
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2023
Image Credit: Jason Koerner/Getty Images IWC Schaffhausen A closer look at the blush-hued patent leather pumps Gisele Bündchen wore to the the IWC Schaffhausen Live Talk With Gisele Bundchen.
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2024
Image Credit: MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Gisele Bundchen is seen exiting “The View” Show on March 21, 2024 in New York City in black leather boots.
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2024
Image Credit: MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Gisele Bundchen is seen exiting “The View” Show on March 21, 2024 in New York City in black leather boots.