--- --- # Comfortable Icon Frances McDormand Wore Custom Designer Birkenstocks at the 2019 Oscars ## Video: Oscars 2019 Red Carpet Fashion Compilation [Watch (HLS stream): Oscars 2019 Red Carpet Fashion Compilation](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qowem7Mr.m3u8) (2:14)  _Published 2019-02-25. The best looks from the 2019 Oscars red carpet._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 25, 2019 5:03 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 25, 2019 5:03 PM UTC [Frances McDormand](http://time.com/5185340/frances-mcdormand-inclusion-rider/) set a new standard for red carpet comfort when she showed up to present at the [2019 Oscars](http://time.com/5535474/oscars-2019-records/) in a pink [Valentino](http://time.com/5512324/valentino-couture-naomi-campbell-2019/) haute couture gown and a pair of custom yellow suede Valentino Birkenstocks. McDormand, who’s often been noted for her pragmatic fashion choices, told [_Vogue_](https://www.vogue.com/article/frances-mcdormand-oscars-2019)that her choice to pass up heels in favor of everyone’s favorite hippie sandal was a natural choice. “When given the chance to lend my enthusiasm and experience to the collaboration of a particular item of fashion there was only one answer for me: Birkenstock’s Arizona two strap sandal,” the two-timer Oscar winner said, noting that she always appreciated the world of fashion, but was especially enthusiastic to create these shoes after she attended the 2018 Met Gala with Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. “I have worn these sandals for most of my adult life. They have literally formed me physically and philosophically. All that I desired was to have a pair in my favorite color: acid yellow. And now they exist! The spark caught fire and there’s no going back.” See McDormand’s glamorous Birkenstocks look for the 2019 Oscars below. Frances McDormand Wears Valentino Birkenstocks to Oscars ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5537049/frances-mcdormand-2019-oscars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5537049/frances-mcdormand-2019-oscars/"},"headline":"Comfortable Icon Frances McDormand Wore Custom Designer Birkenstocks at the 2019 Oscars","datePublished":"2019-02-25T17:03:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:10.284Z","description":"We stan a comfortable queen","url":"https://time.com/5537049/frances-mcdormand-2019-oscars/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","fashion"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5537049/frances-mcdormand-2019-oscars/","name":"Comfortable Icon Frances McDormand Wore Custom Designer Birkenstocks at the 2019 Oscars"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Oscars 2019 Red Carpet Fashion Compilation","description":"The best looks from the 2019 Oscars red carpet.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/qowem7Mr/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-02-25T01:37:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qowem7Mr.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5537049/frances-mcdormand-2019-oscars/","duration":"PT2M14S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5537049/frances-mcdormand-2019-oscars/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```