Beyoncé Doubles Down on Cowgirl Couture in Loewe’s Viral Rose Heels
The all-denim dream may be over, but Queen Bey’s cowgirl era is just getting revved up. Fresh off unleashing her smash country/Americana album Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé is continuing to serve up one wildly glamorous Western look after another. Her latest ‘fit, shared across her social media accounts last night, saw the star putting a hyper-luxe spin on the cowgirl aesthetic by pairing a skintight black dress with Loewe’s cult-favorite Rose heeled sandals.
The Italian-crafted leather stunners feature two slender black goatskin straps across the vamp, a round toe, and a towering 3.25-inch stiletto heel adorned with a vivid red rose crafted from crushed crepe petals applied by hand. At $950, the whimsical sandals made quite the splash when they debuted on the Loewe Spring 2022 runway and quickly achieved It-shoe status after being spotted on trendsetters like Chloë Sevigny, Dua Lipa, and Elle Fanning.
In a series of smoldering snapshots, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer stunned in a skintight black dress with a plunging diamond-shaped cutout, ruched detailing, and a crisscross halter neckline. Beyoncé amped up the Western flair with a sweeping feather boa, chic leather opera gloves, a bedazzled bolo tie, and — of course — a classic black cowboy hat. Her husband Jay-Z and former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland made cameos, the latter seeming to offer the look her stamp of approval.
The rose heels represent just the latest in a string of whimsical, tongue-in-cheek footwear from Loewe. Under the creative direction of Jonathan Anderson, the Spanish brand has developed a knack for transforming everyday objects into sculptural shoes, from stilettos topped with tulips and nail polish bottles to pumps featuring tennis balls and broken eggs (as modeled by Elle Fanning). On her Challengers press tour, Zendaya even wore a custom white pointed-toe style with tennis ball heels.
For Beyoncé, the bold footwear marks new heights in her long-standing love affair with Western garb. Hailing from Houston, the 28-time Grammy winner has embraced cowgirl flair since her Destiny’s Child days, later sporting a mirrored cowboy hat on the Renaissance album cover and dazzling rhinestone Stetsons during the subsequent world tour. But it was her ivory skirt suit and wide-brimmed hat at the 2023 Grammys that formally ushered in Beyoncé’s cowgirl era — one that has since reached new levels of mainstream popularity.
In the weeks following Cowboy Carter’s release, cowboy boot sales have skyrocketed by over 20 percent as fans scramble to emulate the album’s dusty Southwestern spirit. With her latest adventure into the world of surrealist footwear, Beyoncé has firmly cemented her status as one of music’s most fashion-forward provocateurs. Like a true cowgirl, she’s riding that saddle all the way to sartorial glory.
