Jennifer Lopez Taps Into Tom Ford’s Cutout Legacy With Suede Cage Heels in Poland

Jennifer Lopez tapped into a familiar design lineage on Friday while greeting fans in Warsaw, Poland, grounding her look in a pair of sculptural suede heels by Tom Ford.

The style, known as the Paradis sandal, features a curved stiletto, open toe and a full cage upper formed by oval cutouts that wrap from vamp to ankle. Finished in smooth brown calf suede with a tonal back zip, the silhouette is a known fixture of Ford’s namesake line — and a clear continuation of ideas he first introduced during his tenure at Gucci from 1994 to 2004.

Cutout heels became a Ford signature during his later Gucci years, most notably in collections from 2002 to 2004, where sandal uppers were pared down to anatomical curves and high-gloss restraint. That language carried into the early seasons of his eponymous brand, launched in 2005, where styles like the Paradis and Padlock emphasized skin, structure, and a kind of high-shine tension. The Paradis sandal, in particular, has been released in metallic leather, patent, PVC and suede — but the caged construction has remained unchanged across seasons.

Lopez styled the heel with a white pleated shirtdress, cinched at the waist and unbuttoned to mid-calf. She rounded out the look with oversize aviators, gold hoops and a stack of mixed-metal bangles. The palette — warm brown against optic white — gave the shoe room to do what it was designed for: lead.

This marks Lopez’s second archival-adjacent footwear moment in as many months. In May, she wore silver crystal-embellished Dolce & Gabbana platforms with a Stéphane Rolland gown for composer John Kander’s birthday celebration. Earlier this July, she took the stage in Pontevedra, Spain, in rhinestone- and pearl-encrusted thigh-high boots.