Rita Ora arrived at the Balenciaga Dinner for Paris Fashion Week on Saturday in a high-gloss look, finishing off her print ensemble wearing Giuseppe Zanotti’s Sylvy platform sandals.
The pair, priced at $1,050, is built in patent-effect black synthetic material with a rounded platform, covered block heel and a slim adjustable ankle strap fastened by a side silver buckle. The exaggerated lift nods to the 1970s, a decade Zanotti has cited as a creative touchpoint. The style is currently available in black, red, gold and silver.
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Ora styled the sandals with sheer dotted tights, a cropped leopard-print biker jacket and a short black dress. The glossy surface of the platform caught the flash as she entered, putting emphasis on the sculpted shape and height against the patterned hosiery. Black sunglasses and a red lip kept the look sharp and controlled — signature Rita after dark.
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The Sylvy sits within Zanotti’s lineage of dramatic platforms — silhouettes designed to balance volume and structure. The sculpted heel and clean strap placement mirror his approach to proportion, where the architecture carries the drama rather than embellishment.
That approach has been clear all season. In July, while promoting her single “Heat,” Ora cycled through statement shoes in New York — Sportmax wedges with plexiglass heels, black Stuart Weitzman boots with lug soles, pointed transparent pumps at SiriusXM, and white Off-White sandals before ending the run in chain-trimmed cowboy boots. By late September in London, she pivoted to restraint: ivory Gianvito Rossi kitten heels, sheer socks and a belted trench. Paris marked the reversal — high gloss, high height and a return to the kind of performance silhouette that’s long defined her.
The Balenciaga Dinner has become a late-night fixture of Paris Fashion Week — part after-party, part performance piece. The invite-only event blends celebrity arrival culture with high fashion moments.