Last updated: March 2026
Quick Answer: Grammy-winning artist Shaboozey wore Christian Louboutin black-and-white Oxfords to the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, on March 15, 2026. He wore them on stage during a tribute performance to Sinners, the night's most-nominated film, paired with a black-and-white Campillo suit styled with Mikimoto jewellery and a Chopard watch.
- The specific CL model is the Off & Gen Oxford (confirmed by WWD); described across sources as glossy, black-and-white Oxford construction
- The black-and-white palette directly echoes the Jaden Smith Avant-Premiere collection, launched January 2026
- This is the third major CL men's cultural moment in three months: PFW Men's, Louis Vuitton Fall 2026, the Oscars
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Contents
- Shaboozey Christian Louboutin Oscars
- What is Shaboozey wearing at the Oscars?
- Christian Louboutin men's shoes Oscars 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions
- The house behind the shoes
- Related Articles
Shaboozey Christian Louboutin Oscars
Shaboozey wearing Christian Louboutin on the Oscars stage, not the red carpet, is a different order of brand moment from a celebrity sighting at a luncheon or an awards arrival. The stage is where every broadcast cut goes. It is the shoe that appears in slow motion, in close-up, in the replay packages that run through the night and the recaps that run for the next 48 hours. Shaboozey wore them while performing a tribute to Sinners, the film that came into the 98th Oscars with 16 nominations, the most of any film at the ceremony.
Red carpet sightings register in fashion coverage. A performance on the Oscars stage registers in everything else.
Shaboozey is Collins Obinna Chibueze: the Grammy-winning country and hip-hop artist whose "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" was 2024's most-played song on US radio. He is not a fashion-circuit regular. He is an artist who walked onto the stage at the most-watched broadcast in Hollywood's calendar wearing a specific brand's shoes, in a specific colourway, and the shoes were visible throughout. The brand is Christian Louboutin. The colourway is black and white. It is the kind of moment we watch for: not a fashion-week appearance or a styled shoot, but an artist on the world's biggest stage wearing the house because it was the right shoe!
What is Shaboozey wearing at the Oscars?
The black-and-white Oxford against a black-and-white Campillo suit is not a default styling choice. It is a specific one. The CL Avant-Premiere palette, as Jaden Smith launched it in January 2026, is built around exactly this contrast: black, white, and the red sole as the only interruption. Shaboozey did not reach for a generic formal shoe. He reached for a shoe whose colourway was already a statement about where the house is going.
The look: a matte-black Campillo jacket with matching vest, a white high-neck blouse beneath, and diamond and pearl accessories including two brooches, earrings, and tassels from the trouser waistband. The shoes were Christian Louboutin black-and-white Oxfords with a glossy finish. The specific model name has not been confirmed from CL's own product pages; the Spring 2026 men's range includes two-tone Oxford constructions in black with calf leather and veau velours.
The total look is monochrome until the Louboutin red sole appears underneath. That is not accidental.
Christian Louboutin men's shoes Oscars 2026
Christian Louboutin men's has had more focused cultural momentum in the first quarter of 2026 than it has had in years, and none of it required a paid endorsement. Three events in three months: Jaden Smith's debut at Paris Fashion Week Men's in January, Smith wearing CL at the Louis Vuitton Fall 2026 show in March, Shaboozey at the Oscars on March 15.
The Jaden Smith appointment changed the frame. Before January 2026, CL men's operated as a secondary category to one of fashion's best-known women's ranges. Smith's Avant-Premiere collection, launched January 22, brought editorial attention: 35 pieces built around the Corteo and a philosophy Smith described as "the history of working men through the centuries." The coverage was concentrated and significant. Smith then wore CL to Louis Vuitton's show in March, on the final day of PFW Women's RTW. Now Shaboozey at the Oscars.
Shaboozey was not the only CL wearer at the 98th Academy Awards. Christian Louboutin appeared on Barbie Ferreira, Jayme Lawson, and Arden Cho at the same ceremony, though specific models for those appearances are unconfirmed. The men's Oxford on the stage was the moment that stood apart from the rest. We find the men's momentum more significant than it might appear in a single evening's coverage: the Oscars stage moment is the third CL men's story in three months, and each one has built on the last.
Frequently Asked Questions
What shoes did Shaboozey wear to the Oscars 2026?
Shaboozey wore Christian Louboutin black-and-white Oxfords with a glossy finish to the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026. The specific model is the Off & Gen Oxford, confirmed by WWD. He wore them with a black-and-white Campillo suit during a performance tribute to Sinners at the Dolby Theatre.
What is Shaboozey wearing at the Oscars?
Black-and-white Campillo suit (matte-black jacket, matching vest, white high-neck blouse), Mikimoto jewellery, diamond and pearl accessories including brooches and waistband tassels, a Chopard watch, and Christian Louboutin black-and-white Oxfords. The full look was coordinated in monochrome with the CL red sole as the only colour break.
Christian Louboutin Avant-Premiere collection
The Avant-Premiere capsule is the debut collection from Jaden Smith as CL's first men's creative director, launched January 22, 2026. It spans 35 pieces across shoes, boots, sneakers, bags, and accessories, built primarily around a black, white, and red palette, and drawing on Smith's manifesto about "working men through the centuries." Full context: Jaden Smith and Christian Louboutin.
The house behind the shoes
The men's momentum is real, and the Oscars stage moment is its clearest illustration yet. But the house generating that momentum built its reputation over three decades on women's footwear, and that foundation has not moved. The same red sole that appeared under Shaboozey's Oxford on the Dolby Theatre stage is the one that appears under the So Kate, the Pigalle, and the Miss Z. One house. One mark. It is the house we love for exactly this reason.
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