Styling the controversial footwear with a fringed, ankle-grazing black Chanel gown, the 31-year-old actress turned heads as she walked the red carpet alongside co-star Jacob Elordi.<\/p>\n
The micro-sandals consist of a tiny leather heel cap bearing the classic interlocking \u2018CC\u2019 logo, delicate thin ribbon ties wrapped around the ankle, and absolutely nothing else. <\/p>\n
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The entire front half of the foot, toes, and ball of the foot remain completely exposed.<\/p>\n
Chanel\u2019s viral barefoot heel caps do not have an officially confirmed retail price, but fashion industry estimates place them roughly between $1,500 and $2,700 USD (approx. $2,250 to $4,050 AUD).<\/p>\n
How the \u2018shoeless shoe\u2019 was born<\/p>\n
The bizarre footwear first sent social media into overdrive when it debuted during Chanel\u2019s Resort 2027 show in Biarritz, France, under creative director Matthieu Blazy.<\/p>\n
The collection was designed as a homage to the coastal seaside town where founder Gabrielle \u2018Coco\u2019 Chanel opened her first couture house in 1915. <\/p>\n
The heel is a high-fashion homage to walking along the sand with your shoes half-off.<\/p>\n
It also marks the latest evolution of the house\u2019s signature cap-toe shoe, famously created by Coco Chanel in 1957 to elongate the leg and shorten the foot. <\/p>\n
While luxury brands have experimented with \u2018naked dressing\u2019 through sheer gowns and translucent mesh flats for years, Chanel\u2019s extreme design raised immediate practical questions.<\/p>\n
Qualley \u2014 a longtime Chanel ambassador \u2014 finally answered the questions we had all been wondering and paved the walkways of London to become the first celebrity to style them off the runway.<\/p>\n
What is social media saying?<\/p>\n
The look set comment sections ablaze across social platforms, with users torn over whether the luxury house went too far or pulled off a stroke of genius.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019s that for a toe violation?\u201d one person asked on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no. No, no, no,\u201d a second person exclaimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot just toe violation \u2026 a visual violation,\u201d a third person wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cStupid, stupid, stupid,\u201d echoed a fourth.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d a fifth commented.<\/p>\n
The look made its way to Reddit threads where spectators heavily disagreed with the actress\u2019s choice of footwear and criticised the exorbitant price for half a shoe.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere is a gold microscopic thread. We lace it around your finger, and it costs $3,000,\u201d one Reddit user commented.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is just too much. Ew,\u201d a second person expressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cFugly and impractical,\u201d a third chimed in. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s half a shoe, it should cost half as much,\u201d another user pointed out.<\/p>\n
\u201cOK those are stupid as hell,\u201d another person argued. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fashion fans are fiercely divided over Margaret Qualley\u2019s latest red carpet look, which takes high fashion\u2019s \u2018naked 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