Christian Louboutin is a French designer who specializes in manufacturing luxury shoes for the most sophisticated buyers. He was born in Paris on January 7, 1963.
Family and career
The future fashion genius grew up among women. Mom and sisters surrounded him with attention and care. They did not hesitate to speak in the presence of Christian about women's issues. According to him, precisely because of this, to this day he knows everything about the ladies that is needed to satisfy any of their whims in terms of choosing shoes. Perhaps it was upbringing in the circle of women that caused the soft nature of Christian and his non-traditional sexual orientation.
Interest in women's shoes woke up with the future designer in his school years. It all started with the fact that he saw a sign in the museum with a crossed-out heeled shoe. Since then, in all Christian's school notebooks, one could find a lot of sketches of women's shoes. Already in the school years, the drawings of the future master were distinguished by an extraordinary approach and interesting design. Having settled down after school to work in one of the Paris cabarets, the guy looked at the dancers performing in shoes and came up with a lot of ways to make shoes more elegant and, most importantly, more convenient. Dancers often subjected their heels to excessive loads, so their shoes should have high strength. After studying the work of the heel in extreme conditions, Christian Louboutin received extremely useful experience. In the same cabaret, he managed to establish contact with Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger. The views of these men on art will subsequently significantly affect the Louboutin style.
Later, Christian managed to get an assistant to famous shoe designers. He helped make shoes to Charles Jourdan and Roger Vivier. Later, Louboutin personally came up with shoe designs for fashion houses Maud Frizon, Yves Saint Laurent and Channel. At 25, the hero of our story came up with pumps, the sole of which was in the shape of an egg and emphasized the bend of the foot. Four years later, Christian Louboutin, whose shoe photo you see in the article, registered his own brand. In 1992, the first designer store opened in Paris. In 2000, Louboutin outlets were already operating in 46 countries around the world.
The first famous client of the master was Carolina - Princess of Monaco. Having visited the Louboutin boutique, she told reporters and acquaintances about it in an enthusiastic manner. Today, designer shoes regularly appear on red carpet around the world. It is worn by movie stars, singers and popular aristocratic ladies.
Features of Louboutin shoes
There are many unusual specimens in his collections. For example, shoes with transparent heels in which flower petals are visible; sandals made of python skin; shoes made of expensive alligator skin, and much more.
Louboutin shoes can be distinguished by red soles and high heels. The red sole, which is considered the symbol of his brand, was once chosen by chance. At the next fashion show, Christian realized that the shoes in which the girls walked on the catwalk were missing something for a truly stunning effect. He looked at the red nail polish of one of his assistants and decided to try painting their soles. Once Christian Louboutin even released a line of sneakers, which, like his shoes, also enjoyed amazing success.
Achievements
For two years, from 2007 to 2009, the Louboutin brand held the leading position in the ranking of the most prestigious shoes in the world. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the doll, Barbie Louboutin created a special collection of shoes and took part in a company photo shoot.
When Christian's brand turned 20, he released a book called Les 20 Ans. The book has pink binding and gilded pages. Some of the photographs that were used here were taken personally by Louboutin. The remaining photos are authorship of Philip Garcia and David Lynch. The introductory part for the book was written by John Malkovich. In addition, a short picture was prepared for the brand’s anniversary, in which several celebrities admired the company's shoes.
In 2010, Christian Louboutin tried himself in the role of director and made a film called "Black Crew." The film includes seven episodes and is based on the idea of the film "Charlie's Angels". Her characters travel to the Cote d'Azur to show their talent there. Each of them is engaged in a certain type of creativity (dancing, singing, circus art, etc.).
Louboutin designed one of the latest collections in the form of a fabulous comic book. Thus, he invited his customers to feel like heroes of famous works.
Personal life
What does Christian Louboutin look like? The photo of the designer is presented to your attention in the article. Yes, this was not a secret, since his photo can often be seen in fashion magazines. But his personal life interests many. Christian grew up in a cabinetry and housewife family. The family was large, and the future designer early became independent. He was bored at school among his peers. As a result, the guy left school and went on a free voyage. Ever since youthful times, the Louboutin family knew about his love for men. Nevertheless, the parents did not try to clarify their son in this matter. Among the famous friends of the designer can be noted Natalia Vodianova, Antoine Arnault, Farid Helf and others. And for Blake Lively Louboutin, he even created a personalized pair of chic shoes.
Style
Christian Louboutin is a fashion designer who loves red color very much. He considers him alluring and unusually strong. Therefore, red color can be found not only on the soles of shoes, but also in the designer’s personal wardrobe. As for personal shoes, here Louboutin prefers practical and convenient models.
Fans
Today, Christian Louboutin is a French fashion designer who is known throughout the world for his shoes. He gives interviews to leading fashion magazines and shoes many celebrities. Britney Spears goes to the "Louboutin" not only to clubs, but also to his litigation. Christina Aguilera also established herself as an ardent fan of shoes from Louboutin. The girl often puts them on fashionable parties and performances. Louboutin shoes are considered the best shoes to go on the red carpet.
