Christian Louboutin
Christian Louboutin helped bring stilettos back into fashion in the 1990s and 2000s, designing dozens of styles with heel heights of
120mm (4.72 inches) and higher. The designer's professed goal is to “make a woman look sexy, beautiful, to make her legs look as
long as [he] can.” While he does offer some lower-heeled styles, Louboutin is generally associated with his dressier eveningwear
designs incorporating bejeweled straps, bows, feathers, patent leather and other, similar decorative touches.
In his U.S. trademark application, Louboutin explains the inception of the signature red soles:
"In 1992 I incorporated the red sole into the design of my shoes. This happened by accident as I felt that the shoes lacked energy so I
applied red nail polish to the sole of a shoe. This was such a success that it became a permanent fixture."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/63166 Newsweek: The Sole of Sexiness
120mm (4.72 inches) and higher. The designer's professed goal is to “make a woman look sexy, beautiful, to make her legs look as
long as [he] can.” While he does offer some lower-heeled styles, Louboutin is generally associated with his dressier eveningwear
designs incorporating bejeweled straps, bows, feathers, patent leather and other, similar decorative touches.
In his U.S. trademark application, Louboutin explains the inception of the signature red soles:
"In 1992 I incorporated the red sole into the design of my shoes. This happened by accident as I felt that the shoes lacked energy so I
applied red nail polish to the sole of a shoe. This was such a success that it became a permanent fixture."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/63166 Newsweek: The Sole of Sexiness
A Christian Louboutin sketch for Barneys' windows
“Christian’s shoes are like the circus coming into town,
Louboutins are a total drug and there is no methadone.”
– Barneys New York creative director Simon Doonan
“Christian’s shoes are like the circus coming into town,
Louboutins are a total drug and there is no methadone.”
– Barneys New York creative director Simon Doonan
From Louboutin's blog about Beyonce Knowles:
September 2009-ChristianLouboutin.com
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