Lady Gaga has made extreme footwear a recurring part of her style, from unconventional statement shoes to some of the highest heels she has worn. Her choices have included towering platforms, heel-less wedges, curved soles, lace-up boots, and heavily embellished designs.
👠 Jump to a Shoe:
- 1. Meat Shoes at the 2010 MTV VMAs
- 2. Extreme Red Curved-Heel Wedges
- 3. Alexander McQueen Ankle Booties
- 4. Towering Black Lace-Up Platform Boots
- 5. Sky-High Nude Platform Pumps
- 6. Nina Ricci Heel-Less Wedges
- 7. Red Platform Heels at the 2016 Grammys
- 8. Alexander McQueen Lace-Up Platform Sandals
- 9. A-Morir 10-Inch Pearl Platform Shoes
- 10. Custom United Nude Platform Boots
This retrospective highlights 10 of her most memorable shoe moments, including the meat shoes she wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, Nina Ricci heel-less wedges, Alexander McQueen platforms, A-Morir 10-inch pearl-covered shoes, and custom United Nude boots.
The selection also shows how varied Gaga’s footwear has been over the years. Some pairs are deliberately theatrical, while others use familiar pump, sandal, or boot silhouettes pushed to unusual proportions. For more on how those towering heels relate to her proportions and footwear choices, see our guide to Lady Gaga’s height, shoe size, and heels.
1. Lady Gaga’s Meat Shoes at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (Full Story)
Lady Gaga at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV VMAs) held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 11, 2010 (Credit: WENN)
Lady Gaga wearing her infamous meat shoes
2. Lady Gaga’s Extreme Red Curved-Heel Wedges in New York
Lady Gaga wears extreme red curved-heel platform wedges with a sculpted red dress and matching statement sunglasses during a photo shoot in New York City’s Meatpacking District on September 12, 2011
Lady Gaga wearing extreme red curved-heel wedges
3. Lady Gaga’s Alexander McQueen Ankle Booties in London
Lady Gaga leaving her hotel wearing a green dress and a headpiece made of flowers on her way to the Philip Treacy catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London on September 16, 2012
Lady Gaga’s headpiece made of flowers
4. Lady Gaga’s Towering Black Lace-Up Platform Boots at Narita Airport
Lady Gaga pairs towering black lace-up platform ankle boots with fishnet tights and an oversized embellished jacket at Narita International Airport on May 16, 2012
Close-up of Lady Gaga’s black lace-up platform boots, featuring dramatically elevated soles and slender stiletto heels
5. Lady Gaga’s Sky-High Nude Platform Pumps in Amsterdam
Lady Gaga pairs sky-high nude patent platform pumps with ankle straps and towering stiletto heels with a colorful one-shoulder dress after performing at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome on September 18, 2012
Lady Gaga pairs sky-high nude patent platform pumps with ankle straps and towering stiletto heels with a cream mini coat while leaving her Amsterdam hotel on September 19, 2012
Lady Gaga’s nude patent pumps feature exaggerated platform soles, slender ankle straps, and towering stiletto heels
6. Lady Gaga’s Nina Ricci Heel-Less Wedges
Lady Gaga paired a black leather Pam Hogg dress with heel-less wedges from Nina Ricci’s Fall/Winter 2009 collection while leaving the Groucho Club in London’s Soho on December 6, 2016. The sculptural shoes dispense with a conventional heel, shifting the visual weight to the sharply elevated wedge sole.
Lady Gaga on a night out seen leaving Groucho club in Soho, looking worse for wear on December 6, 2016
Lady Gaga wearing heelless Nina Ricci wedges
7. Lady Gaga’s Sky-High Red Platform Heels at the 2016 Grammys (Full Story)
Lady Gaga arrives at the 2016 Grammys held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 15, 2016
Lady Gaga rocking iconic sky-high red heels
8. Lady Gaga’s Alexander McQueen Lace-Up Platform Sandals (Full Story)
Lady Gaga wearing Pippy Longstocking plaits while leaving The Langham Hotel in London, England, on June 10, 2015
Lady Gaga rocking Alexander McQueen lace-up sandals
9. Lady Gaga’s 10-Inch A-Morir Pearl Platform Shoes (Full Story)
Lady Gaga at the Glamour Magazine Women Of The Year Gala in New York City on November 11, 2013
Lady Gaga wearing pearl platform shoes
10. Lady Gaga’s Custom United Nude Platform Boots (Full Story)
Lady Gaga arrives at Macy’s Herald Square for her ‘”Fame” fragrance launch in a horse-drawn carriage, designed to resemble the perfume’s bottle in New York City on September 14, 2012
Lady Gaga rocks custom boots by United Nude