Interesting: Everyone at Gigi Hadid's Bday Party in NYC Wore the Shoes You Thought Were Dead

Guess we were wrong about this one.

Gigi Hadid arriving at her 30th birthday party with Bradley Cooper
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As you'd expect given her popularity, Gigi Hadid's 30th birthday party that just took place in NYC was quite the star-studded affair. And fittingly, all of the attendees showed up in trendy outfits for the night out—including Hadid herself, who attended with Bradley Cooper and wore a corset-style bodysuit and leather pants.

I’m one of those people who always looks to see what shoes someone is wearing before anything else, and I noticed a trend when doing so with the Gigi birthday crowd, which included Bella Hadid (obviously), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Anne Hathaway, to name a few.

For context (and to prove that my headline wasn’t hyperbole), from the start of the pandemic and several years thereafter, pretty much everyone was declaring high heels “dead”—especially ultra-high stilettos, which were unofficially replaced with kitten heels. But based on the unofficial red carpet that was the entrance to Hadid’s party, it seems that celebrities, at least, think that five years is enough of a hiatus and are ready to wear ultra-high heels for their nights out. Based on how cool they all looked, I can’t say that I blamed them. Keep scrolling to see a handful of the part-goers for yourself and shop some of my personal favorite high-stiletto heels.

Gigi Hadid's birthday party

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On Gigi Hadid: Schiaparelli bodysuit; Jimmy Choo bag

Bella Hadid at Gigi Hadid's birthday party

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On Bella Hadid: Fendi bag

Anne Hathaway at Gigi Hadid's birthday party

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On Anne Hathaway: Bvlgari bag

Anok Yai at Gigi Hadid's birthday party

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WHO: Anok Yai

Martha Hunt at Gigi Hadid's birthday party

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On Martha Hunt: Nensi Dojaka dress; Stuart Weitzman shoes

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at Gigi Hadid's birthday party

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WHO: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Gabriella Karefa-Johnson at Gigi Hadid's birthday party

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WHO: Gabriella Karefa-Johnson

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Allyson Payer
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Allyson is a senior editor forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.