The Most Outrageous Met Gala Shoes
Teyana Taylor at the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025 in New York, New York.
Teyana Taylor at the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025 in New York, New York.
Taylor wore custom Marc Jacobs Kiki ankle boots to the 2025 Met Gala. The red and blue shoes featured a massive platform, added rose details on the straps and a towering block heel.
Doja Cat attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025 in New York City.
The rapper wore towering black platform Marc Jacobs Kiki boots in black patent leather.
Lady Gaga attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City.
She paired her Brandon Maxwell look with a pair of black glitter Pleaser Flamingo-1020GWR lace-up ankle boots featuring an 8-inch heel and a 4-inch platform.
Kim Kardashian at the 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City.
Although her dress covered the heels on the red carpet, Kardashian documented her process of getting ready for the event and walking up the stairs in a pair of Pleaser Craze-808 plaform sandals, which retail for $67.95. The clear ankle strap platform sandals featured a distinctive an eight-inch heelless design and a three-inch platform.
Venus Williams at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025 in New York, New York.
Williams wore bespoke green sculptural loafers with stiletto heels and crystal embellishments that were custom-made for her by Lacoste.
Cynthia Erivo at the 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City.
She wore Thom Browne Longwing Bootie Platforms in black patent leather, which featured a curved, sculpted heel.
Natasha Lyonne attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025 in New York City.
The actress wore fuchsia pink heels that featured an abnormally long, extremely pointed toe box featuring a lace-up front and a sharp stiletto heel. The shoes and her sheer dress were designed by Alexander McQueen, and the look was curated by stylist Patti Wilson.
Bad Bunny at the 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City.
The Puerto Rican star wore Christian Louboutin for Maison Margiela Tabi boots, which resembled hoofs. The Tibi shoes, featured a sleek black design, and were complemented by a side zipper and an embellishment of white and brown fur on the top. The shoe featured a modest heel.
Katy Perry attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City.
Perry arrived at the event dress as a full-sized chandelier complete with candles, which she wore with crystal-embellished, silver pumps designed by Jeremy Scott for Moschino.
Alessia Cara attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City.
The singer wore Nike Cortez Platform Comme des Garçons sneaker, opting for one in black and another in white.
Amandla Stenberg attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept.13, 2021 in New York City.
Stenberg wore the Thom Browne Longwing Bootie Platform Heels, crafted from black pebble lucido leather and featuring a distinctive red, white, and blue striped leather sole.
Wendi Deng Murdoch attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025 in New York City.
She wore Thom Browne couture 2024 lace-up track heels and boots that mimic the stance of a track athlete in the moments of tension before a race.
Kim Petras at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York.
Petras also wore the Marc Jacobs Kiki platform boots, but in a black and white rhinestone-embellished style.