On September 14, 2026, Olivia Wilde attended the Paris premiere of her directorial film The Invite at Pathé Palace, embracing retro corporate chic in head-to-toe Saint Laurent. Standing at 5’7″ (170.2 cm), Wilde leaned into the suit’s long proportions, pairing brown Prince of Wales tailoring with glossy black pointed-toe pumps.
The combination was classic menswear with a sharper feminine finish: oversized shoulders and flared trousers up top, followed by narrow patent toes extending just beyond the hems.
Olivia Wilde brings ’70s-inspired tailoring to The Invite Paris premiere in a brown Prince of Wales Saint Laurent suit, burgundy silk blouse, and glossy black pointed-toe pumps at Pathé Palace on September 14, 2026 (Credit: Lionel Guericolas / Starface Photo / Cover Images)
Saint Laurent Pointed-Toe Pumps Sharpen Wilde’s Wide-Leg Suit
Wilde slipped into shiny black patent Saint Laurent pumps. Most of the shoes disappeared beneath her trousers, leaving their dramatically elongated toes—with subtly squared-off tips—visible below the hems.
That small amount of exposed footwear does a lot visually. The glossy patent leather contrasts with the matte brown wool, while the narrow toe continues the line of the wide-leg trousers instead of interrupting it.
It’s a styling formula Wilde has used before. At the 2019 CinemaCon Awards, she paired an emerald Elie Saab pantsuit with black Christian Louboutin So Kate pointed-toe pumps, again using a narrow black shoe to sharpen a tailored silhouette.
The proportions also illustrate why this shape works so well beneath long trousers. As seen throughout our guide to black pointed-toe pumps and leg-lengthening styling, an elongated toe can remain visible beyond a floor-skimming hem, creating a cleaner continuation from trouser leg to shoe.
A close-up shows the elongated, subtly squared points of Olivia Wilde’s glossy black Saint Laurent pumps emerging beneath the flared hems of her checked wool trousers (Credit: Lionel Guericolas / Starface Photo / Cover Images)
Saint Laurent has repeatedly explored this elongated shape in its women’s footwear. Zoe Saldaña, for example, wore the house’s black Manon pumps with similarly sharp, extended toes, demonstrating how the silhouette translates from tailoring to eveningwear.
For anyone comparing silhouettes, our guide to pointed, almond, round, and square shoe toe shapes explains how the narrower toe box changes both the appearance and fit of a pump.
Olivia Wilde Goes ’70s in Saint Laurent Prince of Wales Tailoring
The pumps grounded a ’70s-influenced Saint Laurent suit cut from brown checked virgin wool in Italy. The warm brown palette and traditional Prince of Wales check gave the ensemble a vintage menswear character, while its exaggerated proportions made it feel distinctly Saint Laurent.
The double-breasted blazer featured peaked lapels, broad shoulders, an angled chest pocket, and flap pockets. Its deliberately oversized shape fell well below the hips, creating a long vertical line that continued through the trousers and pointed pumps.
The Saint Laurent Prince of Wales check wool blazer retails for $4,200 at Net-a-Porter and Mytheresa.
Wilde left the blazer open over a burgundy silk blouse. Its long sleeves extended beyond the jacket cuffs, introducing a rich red accent against the muted brown check and breaking up the otherwise traditional menswear palette.
Wilde layers Saint Laurent’s oversized double-breasted Prince of Wales blazer over a burgundy silk blouse, with matching flared trousers completing the ’70s-inspired suit (Credit: Lionel Guericolas / Starface Photo / Cover Images)
Below, she wore the matching checked wool trousers, which sat low on the waist before falling into long flared legs with sharply pressed creases. Slash pockets at the hips and buttoned welt pockets at the back preserved the traditional tailoring details.
The trousers were sold with unfinished hems so the length could be altered to the wearer. On Wilde, they were tailored to fall almost to the floor while still exposing the tips of her pumps—a small detail that helped connect the oversized trousers to the sharply shaped footwear.
The Saint Laurent Prince of Wales checked virgin wool flared pants retail for $1,840 at Net-a-Porter.
The Paris styling also contrasts with Wilde’s earlier wardrobe while promoting the same film. In New York, she paired an Officine Générale suit with Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 sneakers before changing into Giuseppe Zanotti mules. The Saint Laurent pumps brought a much sharper, more traditionally polished finish to tailoring for the Paris premiere.
Gold Hoops and Burgundy Makeup Finish the Saint Laurent Look
With the checked suit, silk blouse, and patent pumps already establishing the look’s textures and proportions, Wilde kept the jewelry restrained. She wore a ring and chunky gold-tone hoop earrings, adding a warm metallic accent to the brown-and-burgundy palette.
She wore her hair down in loose, slightly tousled waves, softening the strong shoulders and precise tailoring. Her makeup echoed the blouse with muted burgundy-red tones on the lips and eyes, finished with sharply defined black eyeliner.
Chunky gold hoop earrings, tousled waves, winged eyeliner, and muted burgundy-red makeup soften the strong shoulders and menswear proportions of Wilde’s Saint Laurent tailoring (Credit: Lionel Guericolas / Starface Photo / Cover Images)
Why Saint Laurent’s Pointed Pumps Keep Returning to Celebrity Style
Wilde’s black pumps are understated beneath her checked trousers, but their exaggerated toes are unmistakably Saint Laurent. The house repeatedly uses elongated points, low-cut vamps, slingback straps, and slender heels to turn a familiar pump into something sharper and more architectural. The narrow shape works particularly well with tailoring: rather than disappearing beneath a wide trouser hem, the pointed toe extends the leg line and gives relaxed proportions a more precise finish.
That design language remains prominent in Saint Laurent’s footwear. As of September 2026, Saint Laurent pumps at Nordstrom include the Jeanne, Renee, Babylone, Folie, Guermantes, Goya, Vendome, and Allure Strass slingbacks, offering variations on the house’s sleek, sharply defined approach to pumps. From relatively restrained silhouettes to crystal embellishment and statement heels, the details change while the elongated, polished profile remains a recurring theme.
Saint Laurent’s pointed-toe slingbacks show how the house reworks its sharply elongated silhouette through contrasting finishes, from black leather and glossy patent details to metallic accents, sage green fabric, and leopard print
Celebrity styling shows how easily that shape moves between different wardrobes. Teyana Taylor has paired translucent Saint Laurent Brigitte pumps with oversized tailoring, while Suki Waterhouse chose burgundy Apolline slingbacks with a lace mini dress. On Wilde, the idea is stripped back to its essentials: glossy black leather, an extended toe, and just enough shoe visible beneath the flared trousers to give the ’70s-inspired suit one final sharp edge.
👠 Explore More Celebrity Saint Laurent Pointed Heels:
- 🔺 See Teyana Taylor sharpen oversized Bermuda-shorts tailoring with translucent Saint Laurent Brigitte pumps, finished with elongated squared points and angled metal stilettos.
- 🍷 Discover Suki Waterhouse’s burgundy Saint Laurent Apolline slingbacks, whose pinched pointed toes and curved heels brought a darker edge to delicate lace.
- 🤍 See Rosé contrast romantic Khaite with white Saint Laurent P.A.R.I.S. slingbacks, featuring elongated pointed toes and lacquered metal stilettos.
- 🌹 See Jennifer Garner ground a dramatic Valentino floral skirt with glossy Saint Laurent Blade pumps, combining sharp patent toes with gold chain hardware.
- 🖤 Revisit Cara Delevingne’s head-to-toe Saint Laurent tailoring, finished with black patent pointed pumps beneath metallic pinstriped trousers.
- ✨ See Lady Gaga take the Saint Laurent Paris pump into metallic territory, matching its pointed toe, deep V-cut vamp, and slender stiletto with a silver dress.