Tracee Ellis Ross continued her run of sculptural footwear on Friday on the Martha’s Winery African American Movie Pageant, attending the screening of her new mission “Solo Touring with Tracee Ellis Ross” on the Martha’s Winery Performing Arts Middle in Massachusetts.
The actor and producer grounded her look in Givenchy’s Sculpted pumps, crafted from shiny black patent calfskin. The type is lower with a low décolleté and rounded toe, set on a curved block heel that angles inward for an architectural profile. The pared-back higher leaves the heel form to do a lot of the visible work — a throughline in a lot of Ross’ latest shoe selections.
Tracee Ellis Ross attends screening of “Solo Touring with Tracee Ellis Ross” on the 2025 Martha’s Winery African American Movie Pageant at Martha’s Winery Performing Arts Middle on Friday night.
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The Givenchy silhouette slots neatly into Ross’ broader footwear narrative. Late final month, she wore white Christian Louboutin So Kate pumps to “Watch What Occurs Dwell,” a pointed-toe stiletto she’s revisited through the years regardless of calling it a “torture gadget.” In Might, she hosted “Black Hair Reimagined” in unreleased Balmain boots constructed on a concave sculpted wedge, and in February, she attended Marc Jacobs’ spring 2025 present in black pumps with an upturned pointed toe. Even her archive consists of Ferragamo’s feather-adorned pumps and Bottega Veneta’s chunky lug boots — all designs that prioritize kind and silhouette as a lot as operate.
At Martha’s Winery, she paired the pumps with a graphic two-piece ensemble. The highest featured a vivid yellow textured bustier with huge black straps, assembly a high-waisted black skirt embroidered with white cockatoos and gold floral stems. Outsized silver drop earrings framed her face, whereas a slicked-back braided type and purple lip completed the look.
Givenchy’s Sculpted pump retails for $1,120 and is a part of the model’s present assortment. The inward-curved heel has been used throughout varied finishes, from matte leather-based to high-shine patent, providing a particular tackle a basic pump. In Ross’ palms, the pair served as a modernist counterweight to the skirt’s embroidery, holding the look grounded whereas preserving its clear, linear focus.
Givenchy Sculpted Pumps in black patent leather-based, $1,220.
Givenchy
Now in its twenty first yr, the Martha’s Winery African American Movie Pageant runs August 2–10, bringing collectively filmmakers, actors, and business executives for screenings, panels and premieres.
