{"id":39981,"date":"2026-08-21T09:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/?p=39981"},"modified":"2026-08-21T00:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:08:36","slug":"margaret-qualley-chanel-shoes-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/margaret-qualley-chanel-shoes-controversy","title":{"rendered":"Margaret Qualley Wears Chanel&#8217;s Controversial Barefoot Heels at London Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39982\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39982\" src=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley.jpeg?strip=all&quality=92&webp=92\" alt=\"Margaret Qualley Chanel shoes\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 1400w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-247x300.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 247w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-844x1024.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 844w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-768x932.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 768w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-1266x1536.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 1266w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-150x182.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 150w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-300x364.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 300w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-696x845.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 696w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-1068x1296.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 1068w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-40x48.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 40w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-79x96.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 79w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=420 420w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=560 560w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=979 979w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=1120 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">source: Lia Toby\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Margaret Qualley Chanel shoes are the reason nobody&#8217;s talking about naked dresses anymore. Forget the naked dress \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wings-waves-and-a-nod-to-disney-channel-zendayas-boldest-red-carpet-yet\">red carpet<\/a>&#8216;s newest provocation has nothing to do with what&#8217;s covering the body, and everything to do with what isn&#8217;t covering the feet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/margaret-qualley-chanel-shoes-controversy\/#The_Premiere_Look\" >The Premiere Look<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/margaret-qualley-chanel-shoes-controversy\/#The_Controversial_Chanel_Shoes_Explained\" >The Controversial Chanel Shoes, Explained<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/margaret-qualley-chanel-shoes-controversy\/#Matthieu_Blazys_Design_Vision\" >Matthieu Blazy&#8217;s Design Vision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/margaret-qualley-chanel-shoes-controversy\/#Celebrity_Public_Reaction\" >Celebrity &amp; Public Reaction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/margaret-qualley-chanel-shoes-controversy\/#Will_the_Trend_Go_Mainstream\" >Will the Trend Go Mainstream?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Premiere_Look\"><\/span>The Premiere Look<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At the London premiere of <em>The Dog Stars<\/em> this week, Margaret Qualley arrived in a fringed, V-neck Chanel gown that, on its own, would have been the story of the night. Instead, all eyes drifted downward, to a pair of shoes that seemed to defy the very definition of the word.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 31-year-old actress&#8217;s fringed black gown was cut with a deep V-neckline and cap sleeves, playing texture against the stark minimalism of her footwear. She kept accessories to a single statement ring, letting her all-black manicure and pedicure serve as connective tissue between look and shoe. Hair fell in loose, undone waves, while her makeup \u2014 defined brows, smoky eyeliner, a warm terracotta lip \u2014 struck a balance between polish and ease.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She wasn&#8217;t alone on the carpet, of course. Co-star Jacob Elordi opted for a considerably more grounded approach, arriving in a pinstriped Bottega Veneta suit and traditional dress shoes to promote the film, in which he plays a survivalist navigating a pandemic-ravaged world alongside his dog. That canine co-star, played by Rak Jasper, made his own carpet appearance, paws firmly (and conventionally) on pavement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39984\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39984\" src=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2.jpeg?strip=all&quality=92&webp=92\" alt=\"Margaret Qualley Chanel shoes\" width=\"980\" height=\"1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 980w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-200x300.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 200w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-683x1024.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 683w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-768x1152.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 768w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-150x225.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 150w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-300x450.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 300w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-696x1044.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 696w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-32x48.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 32w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2-64x96.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 64w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=392 392w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=490 490w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=588 588w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-2.jpeg?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=882 882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">source: Lia Toby\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Controversial_Chanel_Shoes_Explained\"><\/span>The Controversial Chanel Shoes, Explained<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 31-year-old stepped onto the carpet in Chanel&#8217;s now-notorious &#8220;barefoot cap heel&#8221; \u2014 a design so pared-back it borders on architectural sleight of hand. The Margaret Qualley Chanel shoes moment has become the internet&#8217;s latest obsession. Rather than a conventional upper, the shoe consists of little more than a heel cap and two slender ties crossing the vamp, leaving the arch, ball, and toes entirely bare. Qualley&#8217;s pedicure, polished to match her jet-black manicure, was as much a part of the look as the shoe itself.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Working with stylist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=b343f8050da930318b9b32e15c31c11f7e7799e4f619cb6531cd3012e7ca4cbaJmltdHM9MTc4NzE4NDAwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=39fca8ca-2913-67b2-1893-bf7128fb66fa&amp;psq=Danielle+Goldberg&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9kYW5pZWxsZWdvbGRiZXJnLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle Goldberg<\/a>, Qualley became the first boldface name to wear the design off the runway, lending real-world credibility to a shoe that, when it debuted on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=5aa5ea8fe04af3323a0325bbf1cca37219cf6b6107e516f4db63ea3b353ec127JmltdHM9MTc4NzE4NDAwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=39fca8ca-2913-67b2-1893-bf7128fb66fa&amp;psq=Chanel%27s+Cruise+runway&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2hhbmVsLmNvbS9pbi9mYXNoaW9uL2NvbGxlY3Rpb24vY3J1aXNlLTIwMjYtMjcv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Chanel&#8217;s Cruise runway<\/a> this past April, was met with as much bewilderment as admiration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39986\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39986\" src=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4.webp?strip=all&quality=92&webp=92\" alt=\"Margaret Qualley Chanel shoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 800w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4-300x200.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 300w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4-768x511.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 768w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4-150x100.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 150w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4-696x463.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 696w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4-72x48.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 72w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4-144x96.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 144w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=560 560w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-4.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=640 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">source: Lia Toby\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matthieu_Blazys_Design_Vision\"><\/span>Matthieu Blazy&#8217;s Design Vision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Blazy, since taking the reins at the storied French house, has made a habit of reworking Chanel&#8217;s archival codes with a modernist&#8217;s eye \u2014 reviving the two-tone slingback silhouette that Gabrielle Chanel herself popularized, then rendering it in candy-bright colorways for a new generation. The barefoot heel feels like the logical, if radical, endpoint of that project: a shoe stripped down to its most essential structural elements, forcing the wearer&#8217;s own foot to do the work a shoe traditionally performs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Qualley&#8217;s Chanel ties run deep \u2014 she&#8217;s walked the brand&#8217;s runways in both 2021 and 2024 \u2014 which makes her the ideal messenger for a shoe this experimental.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celebrity_Public_Reaction\"><\/span>Celebrity &amp; Public Reaction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fashion commentators spent the months following the shoe&#8217;s runway debut debating whether the style was a genuine evolution of the &#8220;ugly shoe&#8221; lineage or simply too extreme to translate beyond the catwalk. Qualley&#8217;s appearance answers that question decisively: it translates. Reactions to Margaret Qualley&#8217;s Chanel shoes ranged from admiration to disbelief.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Still, questions linger. How, exactly, does one arrive at a premiere in shoes with no protective sole to speak of? Did she walk the red carpet directly from a car door, or swap into the style just before facing photographers? For now, that logistical mystery belongs only to Qualley and Goldberg.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39985\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39985\" src=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3.webp?strip=all&quality=92&webp=92\" alt=\"Margaret Qualley Chanel shoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 800w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-200x300.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 200w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-683x1024.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 683w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-768x1151.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 768w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-150x225.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 150w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-300x450.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 300w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-696x1043.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 696w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-32x48.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 32w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3-64x96.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92 64w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Margaret-Qualley-3.webp?strip=all&amp;quality=92&amp;webp=92&amp;w=560 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">source: Lia Toby\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_the_Trend_Go_Mainstream\"><\/span>Will the Trend Go Mainstream?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">What&#8217;s certain is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/clear-vision-lori-harveys-transparent-beckham-heels-steal-the-spotlight-at-fashion-trust-awards\">naked shoe<\/a> has officially entered the celebrity style conversation, following <a href=\"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/lola-tung-dilara-findikoglu-gothic-glamour\">naked dressing<\/a> as fashion&#8217;s latest flirtation with exposure. The real test, though, isn&#8217;t the red carpet \u2014 it&#8217;s the sidewalk. Whether any style-forward pedestrian is brave enough to take Blazy&#8217;s barely-there design out into daily life remains fashion&#8217;s next great open question.Whether Margaret Qualley&#8217;s Chanel shoes mark a lasting trend or a one-off red carpet stunt remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Margaret Qualley Chanel shoes are the reason nobody&#8217;s talking about naked dresses anymore. Forget the naked dress \u2014 the red carpet&#8216;s newest provocation has nothing to do with what&#8217;s covering the body, and everything to do with what isn&#8217;t covering the feet. 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