Christian Louboutins are arguably the most popular designer shoes that money can buy.
So what’s the deal with these oh-so-expensive, elegant shoes?
Who is Christian Louboutin, and what is his design process really like?
And why are the soles of these shoes red, anyway?
Read on to discover the untold truth of Christian Louboutins.
So, just who is Christian Louboutin anyway?
So who is the man behind the stiletto?
Christian Louboutin grew up on the streets of Paris, the child of working-class parents.
“It dawned on me that most objects start life as a drawing.”
“I found it hard to be a nine-to-five artisan,” he continued.
In 1991, Louboutin opened his first boutique, eventually rising to the top of the footwear field.
Nowadays, there are 150 Christian Louboutin stores across the globe and plenty of satisfied customers.
The whole thing started when Louboutin was designing a shoe inspired by artist Andy Warhol.
But when the prototype arrived, Louboutin noticed that something seemed to be missing.
“But the drawing still was stronger and I could not understand why.”
Fortunately, adeus ex machinaarrived in a rather unconventional way, which changed everything for Louboutin.
“Then it popped, and I thought,Thisis the drawing,” he added.
Obviously, you’ll appear to stand taller, thanks to the shape of the shoe.
But for some of us, it’s worth it.
“I’ve always loved them.”
“It depends on the person.
They have to make it their own.”
We’ll get right on that.
“Christian Louboutin warmly welcomes this judgment,” the company shared in a statement.
This is beige,'" he revealed in an interview with theIndependent.
“Nude is a color of skin and this is not the color of my skin.'”
Naturally, and with good reason, the woman was justifiably “annoyed.”
To that end, Louboutin knew he had to do something about it.
“Immediately when she told me that, I understood.”
Louboutin than broadened the nude line to five colors before its official release in 2013.
However, that’s not the case, as Louboutin’s style is only for customers with an edge.
That’s not lost on Hamish Bowles,Vogue’s European editor-at-large.
“There’s the promise of something wicked in Christian’s shoes,” he proclaimed.
And we atThe Listare here for it.
That’s when Louboutin found himself inspired perhaps more than he expected.
“He needed a few pairs.
I ended up putting some of them in my stores and they flew away.”
Thus, Louboutin’s shoe lines for men were born.
But he’d also realized that a lot of men had jettisoned that concept altogether.
“It could be called metrosexual or whatever,” he continued.
Hey, sometimes you just want something shiny!
Clearly Louboutin appreciates the finer things in life, and that includes real estate.
“What is really important is the heat,” he continued.
“Every drawing brings me to another,” he shared in a chat withThe New Yorker.
“It’s like a sentence.
“It’s kind of scary.”
There, any final changes are made.
Um, think they need an assistant or two?
We’d be happy to help!
Additionally,Priyanka Choprais also a huge fan of Christian Louboutins.
She added that she was “excited” to be wearing Carrie Bradshaw’s footwear of choice.
“They called me but they don’t want to pay,” he explained in an interview withWWD.
“Nothing is great publicity when it doesn’t pay.
That’s my job.
I design shoes and people buy them.”
We can’t say we’re mad about this logic.
“You don’t know them necessarily,” he continued.
“I’m not going to speak of people I don’t know.”
However, Louboutin isn’t catering to anyone, so to speak.
“I appreciate that some perceive them that way,” he revealed to theBBC.
“I’ve gone from dressy to undressed.”
And well, that’s kind of appealing.
In a nutshell, it’s not likely.
“It’s non negotiable.”
That being said, Louboutin knows that his shoes aren’t going to save the world.
But he also values art for art’s sake.
“It’s very important to design things that you don’t need.”
