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Skarsgård’s Valentino Rockstud Flip-Flops at Sundance Draw Split Fashion Verdicts

Coverage casts the designer-led look as a deliberate persona play drawing divergent reviews.

Overview

  • Alexander Skarsgård appeared at the Sundance premiere of Charli XCX’s mockumentary The Moment in Park City on January 23.
  • He wore Valentino Rockstud flip-flop sandals from the brand’s Pre-Fall 2026 runway, showing bare toes on the red carpet.
  • His outfit was a head-to-toe Valentino ensemble that replicated a pre-fall look with a khaki trench over a sporty jacket, a mustard shirt with a floral tie, and brown slacks.
  • Fashion coverage framed the sandals as a grown-up nod to the 2010s rockstud craze.
  • GQ criticized the ensemble as overly mish-mashed with a sponsored feel and said the flip-flops fell flat, noting this continues his provocative red-carpet streak after last spring’s thigh-high Saint Laurent boots at Cannes.