Christian Louboutin (French: [kʁis.tjɑ lu.bu.tɛ ]; born 7 January 1963) is a French footwear designer whose footwear has incorporated shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature. Read full biography of Christian Louboutin →
In designing shoes for myself; I'm not thinking of a specific person or catwalk. I'm just not thinking of clothes at all. I'm always... →
One moves more slowly in heels. Walking fast is neither sexy nor engaging. Nobody notices the people who race around. If you're walking in heels... →
You know, I'm behind my company. My company has been a big part of my life. And it's not that I been buying a company or that my father... →
If you're passionate about the world, and if you really look closely at everything around you, each thing can be transformed into a shoe, or into... →
In a creative business, if you're happy, it will come out in your work. I don't see how you can be happy if you don't like the people... →
In France you cannot not have lunch. If you stopped the French from having lunch, you will have a second revolution, I can tell you this. Not going... →
Men in high heels? That's a prosthesis. But I sympathise. Women have these giant heels. They get taller and taller. The men need help. But a man... →
Part of my work is dedicated to artisanship and can only be done by very few people because it requires a specific technique. Being an artist is... →
I really wish I had invented the flip-flop. I love flip-flops. It's the one style of shoe I would be so proud of inventing: the Havaiana.
A good host is someone who really takes care of everyone, from the food to their daily programme. I can't.
I don't repeat that many styles if I can help, although some have become classics. I try not to repeat. I'd rather surprise people.
I am more feminist than feminists.
There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.
Christian Louboutin (French: [kʁis.tjɑ lu.bu.tɛ ]; born 7 January 1963) is a French footwear designer whose footwear has incorporated shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature.