The INSIDER Summary:
- Elisabeth Moss wore shoes that likely read "Offred" on their soles for her Emmys outfit.
- It's a reference to the name of her character in "The Handmaid's Tale," which refers to her subservient status to men.
- By having that on her shoes, it symbolized her stepping all over the patriarchy.
At the Emmys earlier this month, Elisabeth Moss hid a secret message in her outfit that a lot of people missed.
That's because it was at the bottom of her shoe.
Her right shoe had the word "off" scrawled on the bottom. Moss's stylist, Karla Welch, shared a picture of it on Instagram.
The other shoe likely said "red." Together, they read "Offred," a reference to Moss's character's name in "The Handmaid's Tale."
In the show — which won the Emmy for best drama, as well as best actress for Moss — Moss plays a "handmaid" in a patriarchal totalitarian society. Handmaidens are named after the men they're subservient to. So "Offred" means "Of Fred," the man in charge of her.
By putting that name on the bottom of her shoe, she's literally stepping on the patriarchy.