Gabrielle Union Wade Keeps Jude’s Fame Pump Streak Going in Black Before the Met Gala

Gabrielle Union Wade kept one of her go-to 2026 shoe silhouettes in rotation on Sunday night, wearing Jude’s Fame pumps in black while arriving with husband Dwyane Wade at UTA’s pre-Met Gala party in NoMad.

Union Wade’s wore thee Fame Pump in what appears to be black brushed leather or satin-finish, bringing a darker turn to a silhouette she has already worn in multiple finishes this year. The $630 style is cut as an elongated pointed pump with a slightly squared tip, a low curved vamp and Jude’s signature curved blade heel. From the side, the heel gave the shoe its strongest detail: slim like a stiletto, but bent inward with a more architectural line than a standard evening pump.

The black finish also shifted the Fame pump away from the brighter and more textured versions Union Wade has worn recently. In January, she wore the same Jude style in gray suede with a navy Ronny Kobo three-piece suit during a stop at SiriusXM Studios in New York. She has also worn the Fame pump in a white leather back in January, while her February ABC Studios run included Jude’s Haze pumps in orange python-embossed leather.

Union Wade paired the black pumps with Christopher Esber’s Serpent Shirt, wearing the loose long-sleeve button-down in a blue, white and brown snake-effect print. She styled it with a pale gray ruched miniskirt, which was gathered around a circular gold-tone hardware detail at the front. A small black clutch finished the look.

It also continued Jude’s visibility among celebrity stylists. Since launching in 2024, the label has built momentum around directional pumps made in Portugal from Italian leathers, with founders Jurgita Dileviciute and Denitsa Bumbarova receiving the Emerging Talent Award at the 2025 FN Achievement Awards.