Christian Louboutin is a French designer who specializes in making luxury shoes for the most sophisticated customers. 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 talk about women's problems in the presence of Christian. According to him, it is thanks to this that he still knows everything about the ladies that is needed to satisfy any of their whims in terms of choosing shoes. Perhaps it was upbringing in a circle of women that caused Christian's soft nature and his non-traditional sexual orientation.
Interest in women's shoes woke up in the future designer in his school years. It all started with the fact that he saw in the museum a sign with a crossed out shoe with a heel. Since then, in all Christian's school notebooks, one could find a lot of sketches of women's shoes. Already in his school years, the drawings of the future master were distinguished by an extraordinary approach and interesting design. Having settled after school to work in one of the Parisian 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 comfortable. Dancers often subjected their heels to excessive stress, so their shoes had to be highly durable. Having studied the work of the heel in extreme conditions, Christian Louboutin received an 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 in the future will significantly affect the style of Louboutin.
Later, Christian managed to get a job as an assistant to famous shoe designers. He helped make shoes for Charles Jourdan and Roger Vivier. Even later, Louboutin personally designed shoes for fashion houses Maud Frizon, Yves Saint Laurent and Channel. At the age of 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 photo of shoes you see in the article, registered his own brand. In 1992, the designer's first store opened in Paris. In 2000, Louboutin outlets were already operating in 46 countries around the world.
The first known client of the master was Caroline, Princess of Monaco. Having visited the Louboutin boutique, she spoke about it to journalists and acquaintances in an enthusiastic manner. Today, the designer's shoes regularly appear on red carpets around the world. It is worn by movie stars, singers and popular aristocratic ladies.
Features of Louboutin shoes
There are many unusual items in his collections. For example, shoes with transparent heels, in which flower petals are visible; sandals made of python skin; shoes,made from expensive alligator skin, and much more.
Louboutin shoes can be distinguished by their red soles and high heels. The red sole, which is considered a symbol of his brand, was once chosen quite by accident. At the next fashion show, Christian realized that the shoes in which the girls walked the catwalk lacked something for a truly stunning effect. He looked at the red nail polish of one of his assistants and decided to try painting the soles with it. 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. For the 50th anniversary of the Barbie doll, Louboutin created a special collection of shoes and took part in a branded photo shoot.
When Christian's brand was 20 years old, he released a book called Les 20 Ans. The book has a pink binding and gilded pages. Some of the photographs used here were taken personally by Louboutin. Other photos by Philip Garcia and David Lynch. The introductory part for the book was written by John Malkovich. In addition, a short film was prepared for the brand's anniversary, in which several celebrities admired the company's shoes.
In 2010, Christian Louboutin tried himself as a director and made a film called "The Black Crew". The picture includes seven episodes and is based on the idea of the film "Charlie's Angels". Her heroes go 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.).
One of the latest collections Louboutin designed in the form of a fabulous comic book. Thus, he invited his clients to feel like the heroes of famous works.
Private life
What does Christian Louboutin look like? A 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 is of interest to many. Christian grew up in a family of a cabinetmaker and a housewife. The family was large, and the future designer became independent early. He was bored at school among friends of the same age. As a result, the guy left school and went to free swimming. Since his youth, Louboutin's family knew about his love for men. Nevertheless, the parents did not try to reason with their son in this matter. Among the famous friends of the designer are Natalia Vodianova, Antoine Arnault, Farid Khelf and others. And for Blake Lively, Louboutin even created a signature pair of chic shoes.
Style
Christian Louboutin is a fashion designer who loves red very much. He considers it 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 comfortable 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 publications and wears shoes for many celebrities. Britney Spears wears Louboutins not only to clubs, but also to her lawsuits. Christina Aguilera has also established herself as an ardent admirer of Louboutin shoes. The girl often wears them to fashionable parties and performances. Louboutin shoes are considered the best shoes for going out on the red carpet.
Approach to work
Christian Louboutin is a designer who tries to make shoes that people can admire for a long time. At the same time, his main goal is to make clients truly sexy and attractive, and their legs as long as possible. Christian considers a women's shoe a special fetish item, the like of which is no longer in the wardrobe. According to the designer, he is interested in everything that serves to glorify the female form. But the legs are most of all, because, in his opinion, they are able to express any feeling.
Despite his orientation, Louboutin knows a lot about female beauty and knows how to emphasize with the help of shoes all the splendor of women's legs. He treats ladies like friends, wanting to help them win a man's heart.
