In the words of Christian Louboutin:
I never had the dream to be a great designer. My focus was just to do beautiful things.
When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body.
Some people don't even know my name, but they know I am the man with the red soles.
I am interested in all things that celebrate and enhance the female form.
My drawing for women is really curvy. My drawings for men are actually quite angular.
My mother's cross was given to me when she died. I like to have it always close to me.
I think every market has lot of things in common, and at the same time, every market has lot of different things.
Beauty is all about form; proportions and the relationships between one line and another.
Shoes are just a pedestal. What interests me is the power of the woman who wears them.
Strangely enough, I really think that shoes are a communication tool between people.
The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have.
If I'm in Italy, I'm going to have a cappuccino and two small brioches and then a mix of orange and grapefruit. I don't drink tea in Italy.
I am very much into voices. I would say I'm a fan of voices, not of sound. I'm a fan of singers, not of bands.
Bhutan is a very serene country with an incredible history. It has an incredible group of great artisans.
If I'm in Italy I'm going to have a cappuccino and two small brioches and then a mix of orange and grapefruit. I don't drink tea in Italy.
If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England. She and the Pope are the ultimate clients.
It is extremely necessary to realize that the world doesn't only have one way of seeing things.
When I started to work on perfume, I could not reduce the idea of a woman to one smell.
There are few plants that are ugly. It's how you use them that may not be pretty.
Sometimes women feel uncomfortable when men stare at them when they try on shoes.
You need to believe in yourself and what you do. Be tenacious and genuine.
Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth, they are not playing with the inner character. That is why women are happy to wear painful shoes.
A good host is someone who really takes care of everyone, from the food to their daily programme. I can't.
The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes.
I never liked my last name or my first name, but it's not as bad as Frigidaire, so it's fine.
These heels are candy for the feet; they’re for pleasure, not practicality.
A naked woman in heels is a beautiful thing. A naked man in shoes looks like a fool.
I'm a designer, and I think if you work in fashion, you have to give people fantasy.
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.
Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth; they are not playing with the inner character.
A lot of men said they were jealous of me because my shoes excite women in a way they can't.
I was always shouted at by my teacher because I would draw straight on the table in the school.
The core of my work is dedicated not to pleasing women, but to pleasing men.
I always loved fish for the colors and birds for the plumage. In the same way, I loved those women of the cabaret. They were birds of paradise.
Women like my shoes because they look good on them, not because they look good on the rack.
A woman tells a story with her clothes, but it's the shoe that carries her.
I mean, the shoe - there is a music to it, there is attitude, there is sound, it's a movement.
Funnily enough, the most difficult style to do is the plain pump because it needs to look good on a variety of feet.
The heel is engineering in itself. This little thing that supports the human weight has to have a precise balance.
My favorite sound is definitely mules. If it was an instrument, it's really pingthe touch of the black keys of the piano.
I'll do shoes for the lady who lunches, but it would be, like, a really nasty lunch, talking about men.
If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England.
My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.
The core of my work is dedicated not to pleasing women, but to pleasing men. Men are like bulls. They cannot resist the red sole.
I don't like conflicts. I'm not a competitive person at heart. To be in the middle of turmoil is boring.
There is an element of seduction in shoes that doesn't exist for men. A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.
I would say that a good shoe is exactly like a good wine. These shoes are going to stay and last for a long time.
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