At the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards, filmed at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on June 15, 2019, Tiffany Haddish paired a metallic Jonathan Simkhai gown with Stuart Weitzman sandals — a delicate, barely-there shoe choice that let the sequined dress take center stage.
Haddish, who presented Jada Pinkett Smith with the Trailblazer Award during the ceremony, wore a custom asymmetric Jonathan Simkhai gown covered in metallic sequins. The floor-length design combined a single long sleeve with an exaggerated shoulder detail, ruching through the fitted bodice, and a thigh-high side slit that kept her glittering sandals visible on the red carpet.
Tiffany Haddish pairs a metallic Jonathan Simkhai gown with glittering Stuart Weitzman Nudist sandals at the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on June 15, 2019 (Credit: Nicky Nelson / WENN / FayesVision)
Standing about 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm), with a reported US shoe size 8, Haddish chose a floor-length silhouette that still let her heels show through the high side slit. The narrow straps and slim stilettos also kept the footwear visually light against the heavily sequined fabric.
Jonathan Simkhai’s asymmetric design features metallic sequins, a ruched fitted bodice, and a single statement sleeve
Stuart Weitzman Nudist Sandals Add a Barely-There Finish
For footwear, Haddish chose Stuart Weitzman Nudist sandals in a glittering two-tone metallic lamé finish. The minimalist design — a narrow toe strap, slim ankle strap, and high stiletto heel — provided a simple counterpoint to the gown’s sequins, ruching, and asymmetric silhouette.
A side view highlights the asymmetric construction and draped shoulder detail of Tiffany Haddish’s metallic Jonathan Simkhai gown
A closer look at Tiffany Haddish’s Stuart Weitzman Nudist sandals, featuring slim glittering toe and ankle straps
Shop the style: The Stuart Weitzman Nudist has remained part of the brand’s footwear lineup long after Haddish wore the style on the red carpet. As of September 2026, Nordstrom carries several Stuart Weitzman Nudist sandals, including the classic Nudist as well as Nudist II, platform, block-heel, and embellished variations.
The side view shows the slender stiletto heel and barely-there straps of Tiffany Haddish’s glittering Stuart Weitzman Nudist sandals
Tiffany Haddish Has Returned to Stuart Weitzman’s Nudist Sandals
The 2019 MTV appearance was not Haddish’s first time wearing the minimalist style. At the 2018 Academy Awards, she arrived in glittering Stuart Weitzman Nudist sandals in Lamé Gold Noir with her traditional Eritrean-inspired red-carpet look. Later in the ceremony, she and Maya Rudolph memorably appeared onstage holding their evening shoes after taking them off.
Haddish also paired Stuart Weitzman’s Nudist sandals with the white Alexander McQueen halter dress she famously wore repeatedly, reinforcing the barely-there heel as more than a one-off red-carpet choice. Her broader footwear history ranges from black T-bar pumps with a yellow Alice + Olivia slip dress to other metallic evening sandals.
A rear view shows the floor-length sequin gown and Tiffany Haddish’s glittering Stuart Weitzman ankle-strap sandals
Why the Stuart Weitzman Nudist Became a Red-Carpet Staple
Tiffany Haddish’s metallic sandals illustrate why Stuart Weitzman’s Nudist became one of the defining celebrity heels of the 2010s. Its construction is remarkably simple: a narrow strap across the toes, a slim ankle strap, and a high stiletto heel. On the red carpet, that barely-there shape gives the leg an uninterrupted line while leaving an elaborate dress — in Haddish’s case, a sequined Jonathan Simkhai gown with ruching, an asymmetric shoulder, and a thigh-high slit — to provide the visual drama.
The formula proved adaptable well beyond metallic evening gowns. Celebrities wore the Nudist with graphic prints, couture, jumpsuits, cocktail dresses, and brightly colored looks, often using the sandal as a visually quiet counterpoint to more complicated clothing.
👠 How Celebrities Styled Stuart Weitzman’s Nudist Sandals:
- ✨ Jamie Chung paired shimmering Nudist sandals with a vivid red wrap dress, allowing the metallic heels to add polish without distracting from the dress’s color and fluid silhouette.
- 🎨 Chloë Grace Moretz grounded a graphic Christopher Kane dress with minimalist Nudist sandals, showing how the barely-there design could balance a strong print and architectural silhouette.
- 🌟 Willow Shields wore gold Nudist sandals with an experimental Alfredo Villalba PVC dress, using a clean metallic heel to bring restraint to a more directional red-carpet look.
- 👗 January Jones teamed nude Nudist sandals with a colorful Peter Pilotto print dress, keeping the footwear understated beneath the graphic pattern.
- 🔄 Sophia Bush wore the same Nudist silhouette three times in less than two weeks, pairing the minimalist sandal with markedly different outfits in Hollywood and New York.
From Metallic Nudists to Gold Louboutin Sandals
Haddish’s later red-carpet footwear suggests that metallic strappy heels remained part of her evening wardrobe. At the 2026 Fashion LA Awards, she paired a flowing red Tony Ward gown with Christian Louboutin Millennium sandals in antique gold. With four slim buckled straps and 4-inch stilettos, the Louboutins were more elaborate than her Stuart Weitzman Nudists, but the styling principle was similar: slender metallic sandals adding height and shine beneath a dramatic gown without introducing a competing color.
That progression — from the stripped-back Nudist to the more detailed Millennium — also shows why barely-there sandals have remained useful on the red carpet. Rather than serving as the outfit’s centerpiece, their narrow straps leave more visual space for sequins, saturated color, sculptural tailoring, and high-slit silhouettes.