Taraji P. Henson & More Stars Embracing the Style

White shoes are taking over the red carpets. Celebrities have been spotted wearing white shoes at numerous high-profile events and gatherings in the last few months, from the Cannes Film Festival to the streets of New York City.

Zoe Saldaña, Taraji P. Henson, Natalie Portman and other stars opted for a bevy of crisp white shoe styles like pumps, sandals and boots, which added a polished layer to their looks. While some paired them with dressed-down looks and casual dresses, others wore white high heels with their gowns and dresses, such as Lori Harvey at the Black Women in Music dinner and Portman at the Dior Cruise 2025 in Italy last month.

White footwear has become a staple of fashion for the spring and summer seasons. Some of the designers embracing the white shoe trend this year include Khaite, Tory Burch, Chanel, Alaïa and Prada, who featured white shoes during their spring 2025 runway shows.

Ahead, FN takes a look at how celebrities have been styling and wearing the white hot shoe trend this year.

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña wore a pair of off-white Patrizia Pepe Astral slingback pumps to two interviews while promoting her animated Pixar film “Elio.” The pointed-toe pumps are crafted from chalk-white calf leather and feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap, complemented by loose-fitting side straps. The shoes featured a black sculpted back heel measuring 100mm. She demonstrated their versatility by pairing them with a red Gia Studios ensemble and then with a casual white and gray look from The Row.

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson arrived at the amfAR Gala Cannes 2025 during the 78th Cannes Film Festival at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, in an all-white look, down to her shoes. She paired a Gaurav Gupta fall 2024 couture collection with all white, crystal-embellished Cleo wraparound sandals.

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman was spotted at Dior’s cruise 2025 show, held at Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome, Italy, in May. She wore a custom Dior resort 2026 dress and a white blazer, paired with a pair of Jimmy Choo’s popular Minny sandals in satin white.

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker wore knee-high boots to SiriusXM’s Town Hall with the cast of “And Just Like That,” hosted by Andy Cohen, in May in New York City. She wore Dries Van Noten’s white leather knee-high boots, which featured a slanted heel and a squared toe. She wore the boots with a Valentino crepe couture polo minidress in black with a white collar and white trimming along the front zipper.

Julia Fox