Gabrielle Union Extends Her Jude Pump Streak Before Met Gala

Gabrielle Union Wade saved one in all her go-to 2026 shoe silhouettes in rotation on Sunday evening, sporting jude‘s Fame pumps in black whereas arriving with husband Dwyane Wade at UTA’s pre-Met Gala party in NoMad.

Union Wade’s wore thee Fame Pump in what seems to be black brushed leather-based or satin-finish, bringing a darker flip to a silhouette she has already worn in a number of finishes this yr. The $630 type is lower as an elongated pointed pump with a barely squared tip, a low curved vamp and Jude’s signature curved blade heel. From the facet, the heel gave the shoe its strongest element: slim like a stiletto, however bent inward with a extra architectural line than a normal night pump.

The black end additionally moved the Fame pump away from the brighter and extra textured variations Union Wade has worn lately. In January, she wore the same Jude style in gray suede with a navy Ronny Kobo three-piece go well with throughout a cease at SiriusXM Studios in New York. She has additionally worn the Fame pump in a white leather-based again in January, whereas her February ABC Studios run included Jude’s Haze pumps in orange python-embossed leather-based.

Union Wade paired the black pumps with Christopher Esber’s Serpent Shirt, sporting the free long-sleeve button-down in a blue, white and brown snake-effect print. She styled it with a pale grey ruched miniskirt, which was gathered round a round gold-tone {hardware} element on the entrance. A small black clutch completed the look.

It additionally continued Jude’s visibility amongst superstar stylists. Since launching in 2024, the label has constructed momentum round directional pumps made in Portugal from Italian leathers, with founders Jurgita Dileviciute and Denitsa Bumbarova receiving the Emerging Talent Award on the 2025 FN Achievement Awards.