From Madison Square Garden to Fashion Heaven: Chrissy Teigen’s Christmas Style Moment
Leave it to Chrissy Teigen to transform a Christmas Day basketball game into an impromptu fashion showcase, proving once again that true style icons never take a day off—not even for the holidays. On Thursday, December 25th, the model and culinary entrepreneur made Madison Square Garden her personal runway, arriving courtside with husband John Legend and their children for the Knicks versus Cavaliers matchup in a look that seamlessly married festive elegance with athletic-venue appropriateness.
While most would default to casual athleisure for a sporting event, Teigen elevated the assignment considerably. The star of her ensemble? A pair of Saint Laurent Climax 110mm slingback pumps in the brand’s luxurious “Olive Tartaruga” colorway—a rich, jewel-toned olive green rendered in lustrous satin crepe that caught every arena light. These aren’t your grandmother’s sensible pumps, darling. The silhouette features an ultra-elongated pointed toe with a slightly squared tip, a low square-cut vamp that injects contemporary edge into classic elegance, and that pièce de résistance: an adjustable slingback strap punctuated by a tortoiseshell rectangle buckle that whispers rather than shouts sophistication.
The 4.3-inch brass stiletto heel gave Teigen serious leggy glamour as she settled into her courtside seat, transforming what could have been pedestrian stadium seating into her personal pedestal. She anchored the heels with a white textured long-sleeve dress that provided perfect neutral canvas for those statement shoes, then enveloped herself in a sumptuous white fur coat that screamed winter opulence while maintaining courtside practicality.
Legend coordinated beautifully without overshadowing, opting for brown suede boots that harmonized with his wife’s olive-hued footwear and layering a dark overcoat over an olive-green striped sweater—proof that even legends understand the power of complementary color palettes. Dark pants and tan shoes completed his effortlessly sophisticated look.
The couple’s children kept things refreshingly age-appropriate and casual. Daughter Luna embraced relaxed cool in a baby-blue crewneck sweatshirt paired with wide-leg light-wash jeans and Adidas Spezial sneakers rendered in brown suede with white stripes—a miniature style maven in training. Son Miles opted for classic denim and black-and-white high-top sneakers featuring zipper details, proving that functional footwear needn’t sacrifice personality.
This Christmas courtside appearance encapsulates everything we adore about Teigen’s approach to fashion: she understands context without being confined by it, embraces luxury without alienating accessibility, and demonstrates that motherhood and style icon status aren’t mutually exclusive categories.
