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If you had been waiting for a sign to own a piece of fashion so controversial it’s not only divided the internet but prompted Brookyln ‘softbois’ to steal them from their Tinder dates, allow Anya Taylor-Joy to be of service. Yesterday in New York, the actress stepped out in a modern variant of the normcore silhouette—denim jeans, leather jacket, loafers and baseball cap. Yet, it was her footwear choice that piqued our interest. Namely, the Maison Margiela Tabi Toe Penny Loafers.
Indeed, Taylor-Joy has proved that even her street-style ensembles are of the boundary-pushing variety, with the polarising split-toe silhouette a sore point of discourse for style netizens. Irrespective of which camp you fall into, this endorsement proves the once-humble arthouse shoe is now a cornerstone of if you know, you know ‘It’ girl items. With the Furiosa star the first celebrity to wear Maison Margiela’s belle epoch-inspired Fall/Winter 2024 haute couture on the red carpet, you didn’t expect her to play it safe now, did you?
Taylor-Joy evoked a part sci-fi empress, part couture witch fantasy at her surprise cameo appearance at the Dune: Part Two premiere in New York. And while the maison and the cult style has already developed a legion of stylish acolytes like Chloë Sevigny, Dua Lipa, Rosalía, Miley Cyrus and Kylie Jenner, her Dune co-star Florence Pugh voiced her hesitation on joining the Tabi train. “I love your shoes,” Pugh told an Australian reporter wearing the Tabis during a press adding, “But I don’t think I could pull them off.” Zendaya also recently wore a caramel latte ballet flat variant during her recent outing in Sydney while in town to promote Challengers.
Yes, fortune favours the bold, but so does fashion. And if you have a spare $1000 lying around, now is the time to take the plunge. It’s worth acquainting yourself with the cardinal rule of tabis in preparation for your induction to this exclusive set. (Before you ask, yes the split toe is actually severed and not just for aesthetics!). As the silhouette’s patron saint, Brenda Weischer, would advise, always begin your search on vintage resale sites like Vestiaire Collective. And as the Tabi Tinder saga taught us, never let a man into your closet—especially on a first date!
