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The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have.

Christian Louboutin

The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have.

Tags: beauty, fashion, feminine, femininity, heels, shoes, women

At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater!

Christian Louboutin

At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater!

Tags: age, theater, wanted

About Author
Christian Louboutin (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ lubutɛ̃]; born 7 January 1963) is a French fashion designer. His stiletto footwear incorporates shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature. Initially a freelance designer for fashion houses, he started his shoe salon in Paris, with his shoes finding favor with celebrity clientele. He has partnered with other organizations for projects including limited edition pieces, gallery exhibits, and a custom bar. His company has since branched out into men's luxury footwear, handbags, fragrances, and makeup.

Fruit in the morning is such a big joy for me. I like to grab fruit from the tree, et cetera. I don't feel that way with vegetables. Fruit, you can eat it at any time, any moment, in any type of situa...

Christian Louboutin

Fruit in the morning is such a big joy for me. I like to grab fruit from the tree, et cetera. I don't feel that way with vegetables. Fruit, you can eat it at any time, any moment, in any type of situa...

Tags: time, tree, joy

I have no problem with the idea of comfort, but it is not an important thing aesthetically. If you look at a shoe and immediately say it looks very comfortable, in terms of design, it is not going to...

Christian Louboutin

I have no problem with the idea of comfort, but it is not an important thing aesthetically. If you look at a shoe and immediately say it looks very comfortable, in terms of design, it is not going to...

Tags: pain, shoes, i am

Being on a trapeze is like dreaming. I feel totally outside of myself when I'm flying. You know, designing shoes, my imagination is flying in my drawings.

Christian Louboutin

Being on a trapeze is like dreaming. I feel totally outside of myself when I'm flying. You know, designing shoes, my imagination is flying in my drawings.

Tags: myself, shoes, flying

I never wanted to design clothes. I never wanted to work for the fashion industry. Shoes sort of belong to the fashion industry, which is why I'm part of the fashion industry. But that's never been my...

Christian Louboutin

I never wanted to design clothes. I never wanted to work for the fashion industry. Shoes sort of belong to the fashion industry, which is why I'm part of the fashion industry. But that's never been my...

Tags: work, shoes, child

Even today, I am still very child-like while designing. It's a bit like Christmas - each of your designs you create is like unravelling your presents.

Christian Louboutin

Even today, I am still very child-like while designing. It's a bit like Christmas - each of your designs you create is like unravelling your presents.

Tags: today, i am, you

I was always shouted at by my teacher because I would draw straight on the table in the school.

Christian Louboutin

I was always shouted at by my teacher because I would draw straight on the table in the school.

Tags: school, always, straight

If I'm in the country, my big idea is to do nothing. It means talking, it means cooking with the leftovers in the fridge - l'art d'accommoder les restes - it means gardening.

Christian Louboutin

If I'm in the country, my big idea is to do nothing. It means talking, it means cooking with the leftovers in the fridge - l'art d'accommoder les restes - it means gardening.

Tags: cooking, country, idea

A shoe is not only a design, but it's a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you're going to move is quite dictated by your shoes.

Christian Louboutin

A shoe is not only a design, but it's a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you're going to move is quite dictated by your shoes.

Tags: shoes, language, walk

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 growing up. 'Vogue,' what is that?'

Christian Louboutin

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 growing up. 'Vogue,' what is that?'

Tags: shoes, world, growing up

Strangely enough, I really think that shoes are a communication tool between people.

Christian Louboutin

Strangely enough, I really think that shoes are a communication tool between people.

Tags: shoes, people, think

My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.

Christian Louboutin

My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.

Tags: women, shoes, performance

If you do what you love, it is the best way to relax.

Christian Louboutin

If you do what you love, it is the best way to relax.

Tags: best, relax

I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They...

Christian Louboutin

I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They...

Tags: work, age, crazy

A good host is someone who really takes care of everyone, from the food to their daily programme. I can't.

Christian Louboutin

A good host is someone who really takes care of everyone, from the food to their daily programme. I can't.

Tags: daily, good, care

My father, who was a cabinetmaker, told me, 'Wood has a grain and if you go into the grain, you have beauty. If you go against it, you have splinters - it breaks.' And I took that as my view of life....

Christian Louboutin

My father, who was a cabinetmaker, told me, 'Wood has a grain and if you go into the grain, you have beauty. If you go against it, you have splinters - it breaks.' And I took that as my view of life....

Tags: life, father, me

The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.

Christian Louboutin

The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.

Tags: women, better, way

I'm a designer, and I think if you work in fashion, you have to give people fantasy.

Christian Louboutin

I'm a designer, and I think if you work in fashion, you have to give people fantasy.

Tags: work, fashion, people

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 resist?

Christian Louboutin

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 resist?

Tags: art, shoes, museum