Watch: Kim Kardashian has a dramatic fall in $80, 8-inch heels at Oscars party


Kim Kardashian took a stumble on her way to the Vanity Fair Oscar party, dramatically falling while wearing her eight-inch heels


Jenni McKnight
Jenni McKnightUS Lifestyle Editor
March 18, 2026
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Kim Kardashian isn't one to back away from a challenging fashion choice, but she paid a painful price for donning eight-inch heels to the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday night.

The 45-year-old shared a new video on TikTok that showed her taking a dramatic stumble as she made her way to the A-list post-Oscars bash at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

In the clip, Kim is adding the final touches to her glamorous look, slipping into her skintight shimmering gold Gucci dress before adding her clear-and-gold Pleaser shoes, which boasted an eight-inch stiletto heel and a four-inch platform.

However, as she made her way to her waiting car, Kim dramatically fell into the side of a hedge in her $80 shoes, only being saved by grabbing onto an "old lady" who was passing by.

Before her fall, Kim could be heard telling her friend Stephanie Shepherd: "I wonder if this shoe should be tighter?" Turns out, it should have been, as moments later, she found herself getting acquainted with the hedge.

"Sorry, sorry! My ankle…" she said as she was helped to her unsteady feet. "Wait, let me try to walk on it," she added before letting out an expletive.

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Kim grabbed a passerby as she stumbled into a hedge in her 8-inch heels

"That poor lady, I grabbed her, I grabbed that old lady's, like, box," she said as she continued to make her way to her car, this time, holding the hand of a member of her team before she suggested: "I think we need to make the left foot tighter."

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Kim's fall didn't stop her from looking incredible once she got to the Vanity Fair party

Of course, Kim being Kim, not even a potential sprained ankle stopped her from posing like a pro once she made it to the red carpet, showing off her head-turning look in all its glory.

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