Alexander Skarsgard Wears Transparent Shoes at Wicker Screening

Alexander Skarsgard drew attention to unconventional red carpet fashion with transparent shoes at the BFI London Film Festival screening of his erotic film Wicker on October 8. The actor wore clear plastic Oxford shoes designed by Saint Laurent for its Spring 2027 collection, featuring black soles and matching laces.

The footwear reflects the French fashion house's experimental approach to menswear. According to Women's Wear Daily, the design was given a name inspired by OnlyFans, a subscription-based platform known for adult content, as part of a playful concept celebrating men's feet.

Corrado De Biase, Saint Laurent's freelance design director of shoes, explained the thinking behind the unusual design in an interview published by Women's Wear Daily on October 5.

"It was a joke between us to say, ‘I don’t understand why men are scared to show their feet,’ because there’s a lot of beautiful men that have beautiful feet and like to show it." De Biase said.

De Biase also explained the reference behind the shoes' name and the design team's decision to embrace the concept rather than avoid it.

"And that’s why those shoes are called ‘O. Fan,’ like OnlyFans, because everyone knows that’s the new obsession of gay communities, to show their feet on OnlyFans," De Biase said. "So why not celebrate this?"

Skarsgard has previously worn unconventional footwear at major film events. At the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, he appeared in thigh-high leather boots for the premiere of Pillion, a film in which his character's wardrobe helped inform his red carpet look.

The actor described Pillion as a "kinky gay biker, sub-dom story" and discussed his outfit with W Magazine last year.

"It was my first time at Cannes and I was very excited about it," Skarsgard said. "My character wears a lot of leather in the movie, so it just felt fitting to wear a little bit of leather on the carpet and to the premiere."

Although the actor avoided searching his own name online after the Cannes appearance, he said he enjoyed wearing the outfit. He also discussed how personal feelings influence his approach to fashion.

"Whatever you wear, it's about how you feel. Are you excited to wear it? Does it make you happy?"

Skarsgard said. "You want to wear something that makes you radiate happiness and excitement."

Despite his high-profile red carpet choices, Skarsgard's everyday style draws on his upbringing in Stockholm, where Swedish design and architecture influenced his preference for minimalism and restrained colors.

"It's very minimalistic and clean. The color palette is quite monochromatic," Skarsgard explained. "So, that’s my preference, in a way. But then, it's also fun to break that, and go in a completely different direction, and to change the color palette a bit, and the conformity of it."

Skarsgard, 50, is the son of actor Stellan Skarsgard. His appearances at film premieres have demonstrated a contrast between his preference for understated everyday clothing and his willingness to experiment with distinctive red carpet looks.