Christian Louboutin
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Christian Louboutin (born 1963) is a well known French shoe designer.
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[edit] Biography
In 1979, as he was walking alongside the streets of Paris, he noticed a billboard that instructed women tourists not to scratch the wooden floor in front of the Museum of Oceanic Art.
Louboutin felt bothered by this sign and, as a consequence, he would draw shoes with compressed buckles and with soles. He admits to having spent a lot of time as a Teenager drawing these types of shoes in his school notebooks. These shoes would become the base of Louboutin's sales as a designer.
Louboutin began attending parties and dance halls in Paris, offering his shoes to the women. Most rejected his shoes, claiming to have no money.
[edit] Education
Louboutin then attended designing schools, such as Chanel's and Saint Laurent's.
[edit] Stores
Louboutin later opened a boutique shop in Paris; his store became distinguished not only because of his clientele, but also because he offered free coffee to shoppers.[citation needed] Such other sellers as American company Neiman Marcus began to sell Louboutin's designs. Louboutin shoes also have a trademark red leather sole, making them more recognizable. He got the idea from one of his employees. During a runway show Louboutin felt the shoe was missing something and saw that one of his employees had red Chanel nail polish on, and instantly, he felt that it would complete the shoe if he painted it on the sole of his shoe. Since then it became the signature of his shoes.
Louboutin, who has been interviewed by fashion reporters such as Jacques Brunel, has seen his celebrity status expand[citation needed] to such places like Monte Carlo, and the United States, among others. He includes Princess Caroline of Monaco and Catherine Deneuve among his friends.
[edit] Celebrities
Celebrities ranging from Angelina Jolie[1] to Mariah Carey are also fans of Christian Louboutin shoes and many celebrities are now choosing his shoes as their red carpet accessories. Angelina Jolie has favoured his designs on almost all red carpet appearances. In her new movie 'Wanted' Angelina Jolie dons a pair as the assassin 'fox', these beige round-toed louboutins are from her personal collection. Kylie Minogue wore Christian Louboutin shoes in her "2 Hearts" video, the distinctive soles are plainly visible when she dances on the piano. Britney Spears has been spotted wearing Louboutin shoes while clubbing in Los Angeles and at various court dates for her custody battle. Christina Aguilera is also a fan of Louboutin's creations, often to be seen wearing them to events, and during her recent Back To Basics tour. Madonna wore Christian's black patent leather studded mary-janes in her Live Earth performance. Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki is also a fan of the brand, seen wearing platform peep-toe Louboutins in basic colors such as nude and black, as well as rhinestone pumps in a photo shoot for Sweet magazine.
[edit] Stores
Christian Louboutin currently has four boutiques in the United States; two in New York; one downtown on Horatio Street, and the other is on Madison Avenue. The third is in Beverly Hills, California. The fourth, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Christian Louboutin is also leasing 5,900 square feet (550 m²) of retail space on Newbury Street in Boston,[citation needed]. There has also been a boutique in London, England for many years.
In Asia, the first Christian Louboutin boutique was opened in October 2007 at On Lan Street in Central, Hong Kong.
[edit] Media
The Oprah Winfrey show featured Christian Louboutin and a collection of his shoes in a show dedicated to 'the face behind the name', Louboutins were on display around the set, with Oprah Winfrey describing the shoes as 'pieces of art'.
Christian has recently collaborated with famous photographer David Lynch and they have created an exhibition featuring rare shoes by Louboutin, they are on show at the Pierre Passebon Gallery. The exhibition is named 'Fetish'.
[edit] References
- ^ Erica Sagon (Feb. 16, 2008). Shoe god inspires sole-searching. The Arizona Republic (online print edition). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
