Jennifer Lopez has become a fixture on the Met Gala red carpet in the last two decades. Her looks for the fashion-forward event stand in a league of their own, and her shoe game for the event doesn’t fall far behind. From sky-high stilettos on the red carpet for the gala to platform heels that defy gravity and allow her to walk tall in her long, custom gowns, Lopez has made her shoes a key component of her ensembles at the event year after year.
She has attended the gala since she made her debut in 1999, and walked the carpet with ex-husband Marc Anthony numerous times since, but her long gown obscured her shoes those years. Since then, she has walked the carpet and attended after-parties in shoes from Jimmy Choo, Versace, Christian Louboutin, Andrea Wazen, and even from her own DSW collection. Take a look at Jennifer Lopez’s best shoe moments below.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Lexie Moreland Jennifer Lopez at the 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: FilmMagic She soared in a pair of Andrea Wazen Lou Loulou Platform Heels in a nude satin with a custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture Gown and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Lexie Moreland Jennifer Lopez attended the 2021 Met Gala celebrating “In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 13, 2021 in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Lexie Moreland She wore a custom Ralph Lauren gown with shoes from her own DSW Jennifer Lopez Collection, opting for the Idolina platform sandals in metallic silver.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Michael Buckner Lopez attended the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York. The Gala’s 2019 theme was “Camp: Notes on Fashion” inspired by Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on Camp.”
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Michael Buckner Lopez paired the custom Versace dress with holographic silver platform stiletto sandals, which were also a custom design by Versace. They featured a double platform and ankle strap.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Jackson Lee Jennifer Lopez attended the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Jackson Lee She wore a Balenciaga dress with Jimmy Choo Max Platform Sandals in black satin.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld Lopez attended the 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld She wore black Piferi x Lorraine Schwartz Platforms to the event.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images Lopez attended the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala After Party at the Standard Hotel on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Getty Images She wore a Valentino printed crepe couture dress with a Valentino fall 2016 fur coat and Jimmy Choo Liberty 150mm platforms in black satin.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: GC Images The actress attended the Met Gala after party at the Zero Bond on May 1, 2023 in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: GC Images She wore the Christian Louboutin Maria Frou Alta Platform Pumps in black satin.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: FilmMagic Jennifer Lopez 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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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: FilmMagic Although they were mostly obscured by her Michael Kors Resort 2014 gown, she wore black Jimmy Choo Tame platform pumps.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Lopez attendrf her first Met Gala, celebrating the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala Exhibition of “Rock Style” on December 6, 1999 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Making her Met Gala debut in 1999, Lopez walked up the museum steps wearing gold open-toe sandals with a cream gown. The shoes appeared to be the Badgley Mischka Donna heeled, jeweled, slingback sandal. The shoes featured a metallic finish, with an embellished toe and ankle strap and a stiletto heel measuring around three inches.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage The actress attended the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala Shoe Moments
Image Credit: WireImage Although the shoes were mostly obscured by her Valentino Spring 2017 couture blue gown, she wore the Giuseppe Zanotti Amelia velvet platform sandals in metallic silver and beige.