The 11 best sneakers moments from the Oscars red carpet (and after-party)

From Hailee Steinfeld to Rihanna, and everyone in between who came to the Academy Awards and said "casual it is!"

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8. Chloe Zhao at the 2021 Oscars

Chloe Zhao
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Chloe Zhao put the “you mad?” in Nomadland by eschewing the dress code and wearing $120 Veja Esplar sneakers, aka the same trainers (as they call them across the pond) that Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton wear.