On August 20, 2026, Margaret Qualley arrived at the London premiere of The Dog Stars in a full Chanel look, except one part seemed to be missing. On her feet sat Matthieu Blazy’s tiny heel caps, leaving almost everything else completely bare.
On August 20, 2026, Margaret Qualley arrived at the London premiere of The Dog Stars in a full Chanel look, except one part seemed to be missing. On her feet sat Matthieu Blazy’s tiny heel caps, leaving almost everything else completely bare.
August 20, 2026
The design first appeared in Blazy’s debut Chanel Cruise collection in Biarritz, a location tied to Gabrielle Chanel’s early couture history. Models walked in what the house called a “barefoot heel cap”: a small leather section hugging the heel, secured by delicate straps while the toes and sole remained exposed. Chanel’s familiar footwear vocabulary was reduced to an almost conceptual gesture. The house framed the collection around movement and the continual reinvention of its signatures.
Transparent pumps, mesh flats and barely-there sandals have already pushed the naked shoe toward greater exposure. Chanel has taken that logic almost to its endpoint.
For Margaret Qualley, the choice also fits a long relationship with the house. As a Chanel ambassador, she has frequently worn its collections at premieres and awards events, becoming one of the personalities closely associated with its changing image.
This time, the dress may have supplied glamour, but the almost-missing shoe became the detail that made everyone look twice at Margaret Qualley.
