Taraji P. Henson Does Kate Spade’s 3D Floral Mules to SheCare Wellness Pods Opening at Coppin State University

Taraji P. Henson was looking fresh in all-white at the fourth SheCare Wellness Pods opening at Coppin State University in Baltimore on Friday. The initiative provides frontline mental wellness care for Black women.

Henson, who is involved via her Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, wore a head-to-toe white look from Kate Spade New York. The label is a partner of the SheCare Wellness project. From it, she wore a daisy lace collar button-up shirt, cargo pants and a deco chain shoulder bag.

For shoes, the “Empire” star chose Kate Spade New York’s Flourish mule shoes. The style is an open-toe sandal. It most prominently features a 3D floral embellishment on the top. In addition, the leather upper has an open toe and also includes a 2.5-inch comma heel. Kate Spade New York is selling the Flourish mule for $268.

Mule style shoes have been popular over the last few years. This notably kicked into the public consciousness in a big way in 2015 when Gucci released its Princeton mule designed by Alessandro Michele In 2015. They became a cornerstone of the company’s footwear business. Since then, many brands have dropped mules in a variety of heights and designs. Schiaparelli recently offered surrealist-style mules with an upper moulded to appear like toes. Others have offered tall stiletto styles.

“Anora” star Mikey Madison wore a pair of furry mules for an appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” during her press tour for her award season campaign. Jennifer Lopez had on an open-toe stiletto mule featuring a PVC upper from Femme Los Angeles while she was in Saudi Arabia for Formula 1 in April.