Glitter Magazine
Maison Margiela’s controversial split-toe tabi shoes are a celebrity favorite. In 2024, they graced both the streets and the runway.
Belgian designer Martin Margiela first unveiled this distinctive split-toe style during his debut show in 1988, drawing inspiration from a 15-century Japanese worker’s shoe. The tabi has since become a Margiela signature, evolving into various styles such as boots, loafers, and ballet flats.
The tabi’s unconventional silhouette is sure to turn heads on the street. With a distinctive androgynous design, this unique shoe has caught the eye of fashion-forward celebrities like Dua Lipa and Kylie Jenner. Here are some standout celebrity outfits this year that featured the polarizing tabi.
5. Hunter Schafer
Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer served looks at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with her casual daywear outfits being no exception. She sported an effortlessly cool leather jacket, blue jeans, and a silk white scarf tied below the chin. However, the focal point of this look was her brightly colored striped socks and Margiela tabi shoes, a chic and daring fashion statement for the French coast.
4. Bad Bunny
For this year’s Met Gala, Bad Bunny donned a custom Maison Margiela ensemble featuring fuzzy, realistic, hoof-like tabi shoes. These tabi shoes are a great addition to Margiela’s striking vision, styled with bold accessories such as black flowers, geometric glasses, and an avant-garde hat.
3. Greta Gerwig
For this year’s Cannes Film Festival, director Greta Gerwig stunned in an off-the-runway look from Galliano’s Spring 2024 collection for Maison Margiela. Her blue and white tea-length dress was refreshing for the French Riviera, accented with white Louboutin for Margiela tabi pumps.
2. Miley Cyrus
Singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus wore an eye-catching gold look for this year’s Grammy Awards. Her custom-made Artisanal minidress was made of gold safety pins and styled with the iconic split-toe shoe. A collaboration between Christian Louboutin and John Galliano, Cyrus’ gold faux lizard tabi pumps were bound to capture attention on the red carpet.
1. Ariana Grande
Singer Ariana Grande switched into an ethereal Maison Margiela by John Galliano look for her Met Gala performance. This whimsical look included a waist-cinching corset, an illusion tulle dress, and a multi-layered skirt. Margiela describes her tabi shoes as “Boudoir-coloured leather Tabi pumps hand-painted in pastel tones with matching draped tulle fronts by Christian Louboutin for Maison Margiela.”
Check out Maison Margiela’s viral 2024 Artisanal Collection on YouTube.
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