SINGAPORE – A true-blue Singaporean brand has made it onto the blue carpet rolled out for the Met Gala held in New York on May 5, one of the starriest fashion events of the world.

Home-grown shoe label Charles & Keith was spotted on the feet of several celebrities, including Colombian singer Shakira, former Pussycat Dolls band member Nicole Scherzinger and famed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

In a press release sent out on May 6, the brand said Shakira, Adichie and model Precious Lee were all wearing its Michelle Recycled Polyester Platform Sandals in various custom colourways. Scherzinger was spotted in white textured Michelle Satin Platform Sandals. All four celebrities were dressed by Nepalese-American fashion designer Prabal Gurung.

This marks the first time the brand’s signature Michelle shoe has appeared at the Met Gala. On the brand’s online shop, the sandals are available in white polyester, as well as metallic leather silver and gold. They retail for $99.90.

Shakira paired her custom corseted bright pink gown with sandals in a similar shade. Though her floor-length gown and voluminous train covered her feet in many pictures, Charles & Keith was tagged as providing the Hips Don’t Lie (2006) singer’s footwear in a video uploaded by Prabal Gurung’s official Instagram account.

American model Lee wore the shoes in brown to go with her leopard print cape and shimmery brown jumpsuit. Adichie wore them in red to match her red gown with feather details, complete with bow and tie motifs.

A glimpse of Scherzinger’s Michelle sandals can be seen in pictures posted to her Instagram account, peeking out from under her menswear-inspired dress with a plunging neckline.

Germany-born classical pianist Gina Alice was also spotted at the Met Gala sporting the same shoes as Scherzinger – white textured Michelle Satin Platform Sandals. She wore a strapless Kim Kassas Couture outfit that featured a black corset and white lace skirt, as well as a clutch that looked like a piano.

The Met Gala, a fund-raiser for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was first organised in 1948. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour livened up the party in the 1990s by inviting celebrities to appear, eventually transforming the event into a high-profile catwalk for the famous.

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