At the 2018 American Music Awards in Los Angeles on October 9, 2018, Ciara stepped onto the red carpet in a leg-baring Dsquared2 Spring 2019 mini dress and the label’s distinctive Riri sandals. She attended with her son Future Jr. before taking the stage to perform “Dose” and “Level Up” with Missy Elliott.
The Dsquared2 look put the focus firmly on Ciara’s legs and statement footwear, pairing the color-block mini with the Riri’s sculptural metallic heel and ankle-wrap design.
Ciara Shows Off Her Legs in Dsquared2 Riri Sandals and a Color-Block Mini Dress
Ciara wears her voluminous curls loose with warm-toned makeup and a color-block Dsquared2 Spring 2019 mini dress at the 2018 American Music Awards
Ciara brought along her four-year-old son Future Jr., who wore a bright red-and-blue Gucci coat with matching Gucci sneakers, a white T-shirt, and dark blue pants.
Ciara shows off her legs in strappy Dsquared2 Riri sandals while walking the AMAs red carpet with her son Future Jr., dressed in Gucci
For her own look, Ciara wore her hair in voluminous curls and paired the Dsquared2 mini with Pandora jewelry. Her makeup was created by Yolanda Frederick using Pat McGrath Labs.
Metallic orange panels add shine to Ciara’s sporty Dsquared2 mini, balanced by an olive-green bodice, black detailing, and a wide beige waistband at the 2018 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on October 9, 2018 (Credit: WENN / Brian To / Dave Bedrosian / Future Image)
The standout detail was at her feet. Ciara completed the mini-dress look with Dsquared2’s Riri sandals, a statement style previously worn by Kendall Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Rita Ora, and Rihanna.
A close-up reveals Ciara’s black Dsquared2 Riri sandals, featuring slender wraparound straps, open toes, and towering stiletto heels
Ciara kept her AMAs look short and leg-focused, but Cardi B approached the same red carpet from an entirely different direction, carrying her floral theme from her Dolce Gabbana gown all the way down to her platform sandals.
Cardi B Matches Her Dolce Gabbana Floral Gown With Petal-Covered Platform Sandals
Cardi B arrived at the 2018 American Music Awards with Offset in an elaborate Dolce Gabbana Spring 2019 look that turned the floral print of her gown into a head-to-toe theme.
Cardi B poses with Offset in a dramatic Dolce Gabbana Spring 2019 floral gown, complete with a coordinating flower-covered headpiece and sandals (Credit: WENN)
Nominated for eight awards that night, Cardi also performed “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin during the ceremony.
Cardi B’s elaborate floral headwrap, oversized jeweled earrings, and red lip echo the maximalist garden theme of her Dolce Gabbana gown
Her red-carpet outfit combined the floral-printed gown with a coordinating flower-covered headpiece, oversized earrings, and soft pink eye makeup.
A thigh-high slit gives a clear glimpse of Cardi B’s flower-embellished platform sandals beneath the voluminous floral Dolce Gabbana skirt
Even the footwear followed the botanical theme. Through the gown’s thigh-high slit, Cardi revealed gold platform sandals decorated with dimensional petals, turning the shoes into an extension of the dress rather than a separate accessory.
Cardi B’s platform sandals feature black ankle straps and chunky heels topped with dimensional pink floral appliqués that mirror her gown
More Ciara and Cardi B Shoe Moments Worth Revisiting
Ciara and Cardi B approach statement dressing very differently, but both consistently use footwear to sharpen the effect of a look. Ciara often balances dramatic clothes with sleek stilettos, sculptural sandals, or fashion-forward boots, while Cardi B tends to push proportion, shine, and embellishment further with towering platforms and high-impact heels.
👠 Explore Ciara Cardi B’s Standout Shoe Moments:
- 📏 Ciara’s height and shoe-size guide traces how the 5’7″ singer uses heels from Gianvito Rossi, Aquazzura, Giuseppe Zanotti, Christian Louboutin, Stuart Weitzman, Le Silla, and other luxury labels to add even more presence to her red-carpet looks.
- 🤍 Ciara gave Christian Louboutin’s white Miss Z pumps a playful twist by wearing them with ruffled socks and a blue-and-white gingham 525 America set at the 2026 Outstanding Mother Awards.
- 💚 Her 2019 Met Gala and Dear Mama appearances showed two very different sides of evening footwear, from custom emerald Gianvito Rossi sandals with a Peter Dundas gown to sculptural Alaïa heels with Stéphane Rolland couture.
- 👢 Ciara took over-the-knee boots in a more experimental direction with Balenciaga’s Flex design, combining loose denim shafts, pointed black toes, and curved lacquered heels.
- 📏 Cardi B’s fashion and footwear profile looks at her petite proportions, unusually small shoe size, and preference for heels that amplify the scale and drama of her outfits.
- ✨ Cardi B paired her sculptural Dilara Findikoglu hair-clip gown with glittering Jimmy Choo heels at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, keeping the metallic effect going all the way to her feet.
- 🏛️ For the 2022 Met Gala, Cardi B’s gold Versace look extended into custom Atelier Versace platform heels, creating a continuous metallic silhouette built around chains, crystals, and exaggerated height.
- 🤍 Cardi B went comparatively minimal in white Saint Laurent Amber sandals with her matching Fashion Nova vegan-leather jacket and mini skirt at a 2019 launch party in Los Angeles.
- 🔥 Silver Jimmy Choo Max platform sandals added six-inch height to Cardi B’s 2023 Vanity Fair Oscars after-party look, bringing a flash of metallic shine beneath her dramatic red gown.