Allison Williams Updates Menswear in Black Pointed-Toe Pumps for Podcast Launch Party

Allison Williams gave early-American menswear a modern, feminine touch to promote her new historical true crime podcast, “Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands,” on Wednesday in New York City. Matte black pointy-toe pumps peeped out from her perfectly tailored gray tweed pants, which she paired with a matching buttoned-up vest, white blouse, dark eyeliner and a mauve lip.

Williams wore a similar pair of shoes in patent black leather earlier in the day on the “Today” show to discuss the new audio series, which she stars in and executive produced. She paired those patent pumps with a pink single-breasted power suit, a feminine yin to the men’s wear yang she wore later on. Both pumps featured sharp toes and moderate heels, a go-to in her closet.

The “Get Out” actor often pairs her chic preppy-meets-glam style with equally classic pointed-toe pumps and heeled sandals from Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin. When going for a more casual look, she opts for Chanel ballet flats or classic sneakers like Keds, who she regularly collaborates with.

“Erased” dissects the first formally recorded murder trial in the United States, in which twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands was allegedly thrown down a well in Manhattan in 1800 by her well-heeled lover Levi Weeks. Williams narrates Sand’s cousin and advocate Catherine Ring and “Scandal’s” Tony Goldwyn voices Weeks. Williams also executive produced the show written by writer and director Allison Flom. Both were drawn to the story, retold through a feminist lens, because of their shared passion for criminal justice reform.

Williams says this story highlights the inherent flaws and sexism baked in the criminal justice from day one and sees it as an important example of sharing stories lost to—or inaccurately revised—by history.