Gayle King, veteran journalist and footwear trailblazer, made an appearance at the Paley Center for Media on Oct. 22 in an ensemble that revived a trend she’s championed in the past: mismatched shoes.
King dressed up for the event honoring “CBS Mornings,” the show on which she serves as co-anchor, in a fitted scarlet dress. The garment featured a pencil skirt with a hemline past the knees in addition to short sleeves and a unique variation on a sweetheart neckline. Some of her accessories included a dainty silver necklace with a heart pendant and a wide bangle. She matched her makeup to her red dress while her hair was styled in a swishy bob.
King shook things up when it came to her footwear. Maintaining the color scheme established by her dress, she slipped on two ruby red stilettos — which, upon close inspection, one might notice did not come from the same box. On her right foot, she wore a shiny metallic pump with reptile embossment. On her left foot, she modeled a similar silhouette, but this heel featured an abstract swirling black pattern in some realm between floral and paisley. Both shoes were designed with a pointed toe and an upper with a gentle curve, while heels lifted the pumps to similar heights.
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However, King is not afraid of wearing shoes that are two different heights. She previously embraced the mismatched shoe trend in a striking pairing involving a colorful floral Croc and a blue and green heel. She modeled this memorable look at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival while dealing with achilles tendonitis.
In recent days, King has shown off quite a few bold red shoes. At Glamour’s 2024 Women of the Year Awards held earlier in October, she wore a pair of embellished D’orsay pumps from Badgley Mischka; in September, she rocked the color again with a pair of pointed suede boots at the “Coriolanus” after party.
