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 →
People tend to fear the ghosts in their own family. You feel these family curses and think, 'If it happened to my father, it could happen to... →
Something I really hate more than anything else is clogs.
There's nothing I liked visually of the period I was a child. There was no dream in it, and nothing sparkled.
When I'm doing a store in a country, I always like to consider the concept of the country and the city.
When you are too specific on a target, it can drain you. Ask me where I will be when I am 60, and I will have no answer to give.
I'd already decided I wanted to design shoes after I saw a sign in the Museum of African and Oceanic Art forbidding high heels. Well, who could... →
Everyone has their dates. For me, it's 1991. I can place every memory of my life either before or after this date. It's the year I became an... →
I have always loved tartans - such an ornamented type of weaving, so vivid in colour, and such a masculine aspect. But actually, I think tartans can... →
I don't give away my shoes to celebrities for free. I'm only happy when people like what I do and make the effort to buy them. I would not be... →
I hate the whole concept of comfort! It's like when people say: 'Well we're not really in love but we're in a comfortable... →
I never was interested in being part of the fashion world - I just wanted to design shoes. I didn't even know 'Vogue' existed when I was... →
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.