Nikki Garcia is back and fans were excited. The star joined WWE’s first-ever show on Netflix on Monday night. Posts of her from Netflix and WWE were in some of the most liked and engaged with posts of the evening. For the “Raw” event, fresh off a divorce from Artem Chigvintsev, she chose an all red leather look. She wore a read leather corset with red leather pants. The trousers included slits at the bottom that allowed her shoes to peek out.
Styled by Natalie Saidi, Garcia’s shoes were a bright red leather slingback. It is unclear which designer in particular she was wearing. Her shoe featured a pointed toe and a low, rounded vamp. It also features a skinny stiletto heel of about four inches.
The shoe was likely from a brand like Le Silla or Dolce & Gabbana. Le Silla offers a slingback in their Bella series, which includes a stiletto heel of almost five inches. That shoe has a patent finish while Nikki Garcia’s does not appear to. The stiletto heel of that style is notably underneath the foot while the heel of Dolce & Gabbana’s slingback is at the back of the foot.
Slingbacks are a trend that do not seem to be abating. They trended throughout 2024, notably making an impression at the Cannes International Film Festival via brands like Saint Laurent, Roger Vivier and Christian Dior. They continued throughout the summer and fall in a variety of heights and have careened through to 2025. Only seven days into January stars like Selena Gomez and Margaret Qualley have already worn slingback heels. These choices have also been at varying heights.
Qualley’s slingback from Chanel, the originator of the modern day slingback, was practically flat. That cap-toe design sported a heel of less than an inch which provided a sort of comfortable glam for the Golden Globes red carpet. Selena Gomez went slightly higher only a day before at the Palm Springs Film Festival. At Variety Creative Impact Awards Brunch she chose a slingback from Santoni with a two inch block heel. Garcia’s choice takes it all to new heights.
The retired professional wrestler is best known for her tenure in WWE from 2007 to 2022, in which she performed under the ring name Nikki Bella alongside her twin sister, Brie, as The Bella Twins.
