Chrissy Teigen stepped into one of fall’s clearest color stories this week, pairing Tom Ford’s Satin Eva d’Orsay pumps with a monochrome look in New York on Tuesday.

The Eva is built on sharp geometry: a pointed vamp capped by a loafer-style strap, with Tom Ford’s T tucked neatly at center. Cutaway sides leave the arch exposed, balanced by a slim stiletto heel measuring just over four inches. In pastel satin, the shoe softened the architecture while saturating the butter tone that has been trending on red carpets all month.

It’s the loafer reference that grounds the design. Ford’s pump has long been a staple in evening lineups, but the penny-strap detail keeps its proportions strict rather than delicate. Rendered in satin, the $1,290 silhouette moves easily from black-tie rotation to a trend palette.

The yellow wave has been hard to miss. Doja Cat chose custom Pleaser platforms in the shade at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, leaning into mule minimalism with sky-high lift. Days earlier, Halsey revived Christian Louboutin’s mid-2000s Guitoune Flower slingbacks in sunshine satin for Venice, reintroducing the rosette pump in a modern register.

Designers outside fashion have reached the same conclusion. Pinterest searches for butter yellow have spiked this summer, with interiors brands calling the hue a “neutral in disguise.” From Anthropologie dinnerware to Loewe handbags, the tone has shifted from seasonal accent to near-staple.

Teigen kept the rest of her look in line: Dries Van Noten’s Delavina sheath dress and matching jacket, printed with golden bursts, carried the palette upward without eclipsing the shoes. Oversized black sunglasses added the only note of contrast. The effect was clean and deliberate — a Tom Ford heel using one of the season’s most malleable shades to fold a loafer-coded pump into fashion’s larger butter-yellow moment.