- Christian Louboutin: the cult of the red soles
- The shoe obsession
It seems that the brand Christian Louboutin has always existed, because his genius and simple red sole is in line with the little black dress
Little black dress: to change the world
Chanel, a mini-skirt or a way New Look of Christian Dior. But in reality, women wear their favorite "Louboutin" only since the nineties, when it was founded the brand, which will become an object of worship for all the fashionistas of the world.
Right on beautiful shoes
Brand Christian Louboutin could hardly become such a popular and iconic as it is, not whether its charismatic founder, talented and creative Parisian who looked wider than the others and did not hesitate to offer a revolutionary solution in the form of their shoes. Christian Louboutin was born in the French capital in 1963. Interest in the way of women's shoes was born he was a child. As acknowledged by the master, the age of eight he went to the Museum of Oceanography, which was forbidden to walk in the shoes that can scratch the beautiful museum floor. This event is a symbol of the crossed shoes are so etched in his memory that he had already started thinking about how to allow women to wear beautiful and comfortable shoes that will not interfere with them or others.
His youth came in the mid-seventies, when the fashion world is undergoing significant changes. Sexual revolution died down, it is time freedom when everything is possible, including in clothing, where he began frantic style and color mixing, sometimes gives way to elegant classic outfits. Shoes seventies was far from feminine in its conventional concept. In fashion were heavy platform and returned mary-janes with jumper-strap at the ankle. Women were not too large variety of shoes that are really beautiful and would cause delight. These shoes Louboutin wanted to create and did so, though a bit later.
The first steps in the industry
At eighteen, the young man went to comprehend the craft shoemaker's house Charles Jourdan, from which came true expert and connoisseur of all the subtleties of this skill. Inspired by the Parisian cabaret dancers shoes, Louboutin increasingly convinced of how necessary the woman is beautiful, elegant shoes that are comfortable, which could be held all day and even dance. The basis of such shoes - comfortable shoes, the creation of which he dreamed. Prior to the opening of the business, he has worked in Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. Last brand by a strange coincidence will be his adversary on the high-profile legal case in the new millennium.
The earliest Louboutin shoes, which he had himself designed and produced in the sale, had a provocative form of an egg, revealing the inside of the foot. They released it as an independent designer, and in 1991 Christian Louboutin founded his brand named after him. At the same time opened its first store in Paris, Christian Louboutin, which has quickly gained the attention of the regulars antique shops located nearby.
The birth of the red soles
Red outsole, which has become a hallmark of shoes Christian Louboutin, was invented by accident. Collection of shoes came from the production, but the master was not quite satisfied. It was good, no one argued with any quality or design, but Lubutenu seemed that these shoes something missing that would make them stand out from the mass of other shoe. Suddenly he saw one of his close collaborators paints her nails with red lacquer Chanel. Borrowing bottle, he painted the soles of new shoes - it was something I needed. It was so simple and so brilliant, because the red sole shoes have not yet produced one.
A variety of trendy "handwriting"
It is difficult to find a celebrity who would be indifferent to the iconic "lubutenam." This sole conquered the world of fashion and fixed glances down to the shoes, immodestly brightest flaming scarlet color. Since then, Christian Louboutin shoes are considered the attributes of elegant luxury. Business women wear them to work, celebrities wear them under evening dresses for the most important events, the adherents of the romantic style of dress also can not pass up this shoe because Christian Louboutin - is not only a sleek chic, but also originality, romantic and fashionable shock.
Brand Christian Louboutin always keeps up with the current trends, without changing itself. In fashion there Cape sharp, rounded toe, metal spikes, studs, lace
Lace in the modern wardrobe
, Crocodile or snake skin, in these shoes successfully connected to fashion and style, luxury and pomp laconic elegance, chic and daring femininity tranquility. Louboutin is not afraid to experiment, creating combinations and shapes that are not ventured to others. But forgive him everything, because if he did, then it's good - in fashion circles is an indisputable fact.
The recognition of the uniqueness
In 2011, Christian Louboutin filed a lawsuit against two right fashion houses - Carmen Steffens and Yves Saint Laurent, which is included in the collections shoes with red soles. How dare they encroach on what he came up - came up spontaneously, easily and gracefully, years of strengthening the distinctive fact as a symbol of the brand? At first it seemed that Lubutenu not win the court, because the red color
What color goes red: beware
soles - it's just a red sole, and never stated that it has exclusive rights to it. But suddenly claim was settled, and the red sole Christian Louboutin was registered as a protected trademark.
Certainly, will be even up, they are today. But not in the case of scarlet soles. Shoes Christian Louboutin - is not just comfortable and beautiful shoes, and now property of the fashion industry, which no one and nothing can replace it.
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