Margaret Qualley Just Made Barefoot Sandals Red-Carpet Ready in Chanel

Who would have thought flats could be worn on the red carpet, especially ones that are barely there. Margaret Qualley just proved that they can by wearing a pair of unconventional Chanel shoes to the London premiere of her upcoming movie, The Dog Stars, on August 20.

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The unusual footwear featured only a heel cap, with two ankle straps wrapped around Qualley’s feet and the Chanel logo placed on the back. The design left most of her feet exposed, showing off her freshly painted black toenails. The actress paired the shoes with a black Chanel V-neck dress covered in circle-shaped fringe.

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The shoes first appeared on the runway during Chanel’s Cruise 2027 show in Biarritz on April 28. Designed by Matthieu Blazy, the unusual footwear was one of the more talked-about pieces from the collection. According to Chanel, these particular shoes were designed to almost “look like jewelry,” but were never made available on the Chanel website.

The actress has been a longtime ambassador for the French fashion house and walked in its shows in 2021 and 2024. She also wore a head-to-toe Chanel look for her 2023 wedding to Jack Antonoff, from whom she separated in July.

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Qualley was joined on the red carpet by her The Dog Stars co-star Jacob Elordi. The film is an adaptation of Peter Heller’s 2012 novel of the same name and follows Hig, a young pilot living in a post-apocalyptic world after a flu wipes out most of the population. A mysterious radio transmission eventually pushes him to leave his isolated home in search of hope and other survivors.

The film is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Mark L. Smith. Other stars include Josh Brolin, Allison Janney, Guy Pearce and Benedict Wong, while the dog actor Rak Jasper also appeared at the premiere. The Dog Stars is set to hit theaters on August 28.