At the 2026 VMAs, the Platform Took the Stage, and Chloe Bailey Wore It in Champagne

Chloe Bailey arrived at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on a pair of towering soles in a champagne tone. The soft, pale-gold shade added shine without shouting, and the height did the rest. She wasn't alone in going up: other guests on the arrivals line also chose the platform that night. For an archive that tracks what went on which feet and when, that makes the platform the shoe of the evening, and Bailey's champagne pair one of the finest examples of it.

With reporting from WWD.