While Bella Hadid’s evolving hair color attracted attention throughout 2019, her footwear choices revealed an equally consistent style strategy.
At red carpets, yacht parties, and fashion events, she frequently paired bold clothing with clean-lined heels that kept dramatic silhouettes the focus.
Bella Hadid debuts softer blonde tones in an Instagram selfie shared on August 17, 2019, previewing the lighter hair color she experimented with throughout the year (Credit: Bella Hadid’s Instagram)
Two appearances from May 2019—the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Pain and Glory and TAG Heuer’s Monaco yacht party—offer a clear example of that approach.
Bella Hadid Lets Archival Roberto Cavalli Shine in Bronze Brian Atwood “Babe” Sandals
Bella Hadid turns the Cannes red carpet into a sea of scarlet, pairing an archival Roberto Cavalli cutout gown with a dramatic side-swept silhouette and effortless old-Hollywood glamour
For the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Pain and Glory, Bella leaned into the vintage fashion obsession that would become one of her signatures. She wore an archival Roberto Cavalli Spring 2005 gown in scarlet red, featuring crystal-embellished shoulder details, dramatic waist cutouts, an open back, and a thigh-high slit that flowed into a sweeping train.
The old-Hollywood silhouette had already earned fashion-history credentials, having been worn by Sharon Stone and appearing on Maggie Q in Mission: Impossible III.
Bella Hadid in a Roberto Cavalli Spring 2005 thigh-split waist-cutout gown and Brian Atwood ‘Babe’ sandals at the Pain and Glory premiere at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 17, 2019 (Credit: Joe Alvarez / WENN)
Rather than competing with the dress, Bella grounded the look with bronze-satin Brian Atwood “Babe” sandals. The barely-there design featured delicate straps, towering stiletto heels, and a warm metallic finish that added subtle luminosity beneath the gown.
Paired with Bulgari jewelry, the sandals illustrated one of Bella’s most effective styling habits: letting dramatic archival fashion take center stage while choosing elegant, understated footwear to support the overall look.
Check out the black patent version of the ‘Babe’ sandals on singer Halsey.
Brian Atwood’s “Babe” sandals balanced delicate satin straps with towering stiletto heels, their warm bronze finish adding a subtle metallic glow beneath Bella Hadid’s dramatic red Roberto Cavalli gown
During the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Bella also attended the premiere screening of Rocketman in a Christian Dior Spring 2018 Haute Couture white dress, styled with Christian Louboutin’s Degrastrass pumps.
Around the same time, Bella took a different styling approach at the TAG Heuer Yacht Party during Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Swapping Cannes glamour for crisp Riviera minimalism, she stepped out in sculptural all-white separates that emphasized clean lines and a sharply tailored silhouette.
Bella Hadid Keeps Her Monaco Yacht-Party Look Sleek in White Aldo “Padova” Mules
Bella Hadid embraced crisp monochrome styling at TAG Heuer’s Monaco watch celebration, pairing sculptural white separates with sleek Aldo “Padova” mules for a clean, leg-lengthening finish in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on May 25, 2019
To complete the monochromatic look, she chose Aldo’s “Padova” mules in white leather. Featuring a pointed toe, minimalist upper, and slender stiletto heel, the affordable slip-on style delivered a polished, leg-lengthening effect without distracting from the outfit.
The Aldo “Padova” mules combined a sharply pointed sole, minimalist leather upper, and slender stiletto heel, proving how a simple white mule can bring polish and modernity to an all-white look
The choice highlighted Bella’s ability to move effortlessly between luxury red-carpet dressing and accessible fashion finds, proving that a well-chosen shoe doesn’t have to be designer to elevate a look.
The Footwear Formula Behind Bella Hadid’s 2019 Style Evolution
Whether she was stepping onto the Cannes red carpet in an archival Roberto Cavalli gown or attending a Monaco yacht party in crisp white separates, Bella Hadid relied on the same styling principle throughout 2019: streamlined shoes that complemented the outfit rather than competed with it.
From Brian Atwood’s barely-there “Babe” sandals to Aldo’s minimalist “Padova” mules, her footwear choices reinforced the clean, intentional approach that became a hallmark of her style as she experimented with lighter blonde tones later in the year.
👠 Explore Bella Hadid’s Best Shoe & Fashion Moments:
- 📏 Standing at 5’8″ (172.7 cm) and wearing a US shoe size 8.5, Bella Hadid uses heels, boots, and sharp silhouettes to heighten her red-carpet and model-off-duty style.
- 👟 Her Paris Fashion Week shoe rotation moved from sleek boots and polished patent pumps to Salomon sneakers, showing how easily she shifts between runway polish and street-style edge.
- ✨ Bella’s sculptural Schiaparelli and Christian Louboutin moment paired high-concept fashion with delicate Iriza d’Orsay pumps for a red-carpet look that felt both daring and refined.
- 👢 Her Stuart Weitzman Lowland boots turned an all-black airport outfit into a sleek, second-skin lesson in off-duty model dressing.
- 🖤 Bella’s Chrome Hearts and Giuseppe Zanotti patent-boot look leaned into glossy Paris Fashion Week drama with a sharp, Matrix-inspired finish.
- 👠 Her Giuseppe Zanotti Spring/Summer 2018 campaign captured the model’s long-running connection to statement footwear, from barely-there sandals to high-impact heels.