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February 11, 2012
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Christian Louboutin

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Christian Louboutin (born 1976) is a well known France|French shoe Fashion designer|designer. Louboutin is Black_(people)|black. He includes Princess Caroline, Princess of Hanover|Caroline of Monaco and Catherine Deneuve among his friends.





Christian Louboutin was interested in women's fashion since he was a small child. In 1979, as he was walking alongside the streets of Paris, France|Paris, he noticed a billboard that instructed women tourists not to scratch the wooden floor in front of the Museum of Oceanic Art.

Louboutin felt personally bothered by this sign, and, as a consequence, he would draw shoes with compressed buckles and with soles. He admits to having spent a lot of time as a teenager drawing these types of shoes in his school notebooks. These shoes would become the base of Louboutin's sales as a designer.

Later on, Louboutin began attending party|parties and dance halls in Paris, offering his shoes to women at these events and venues. Most of the ladies rejected his shoes, claiming to have no money.

Louboutin then decided to attend various designing schools, such as Chanel's and Chris Saint Laurent|Saint Laurent's.

Louboutin later opened a boutique shop in Paris; his store became distinguished not only because of his clientele, but also because he offered free coffee to shoppers. Such other sellers such as United States|American company Neiman Marcus began to sell Louboutin's designs. Louboutin shoes also have a trademark red leather sole, making them instantly recognizable.

Louboutin, who has been interviewed by fashion reporters such as Jacques Brunel, has seen his celebrity expand to such places like Monte Carlo, Singapore and the United States, among others.





http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/label_france/ENGLISH/DOSSIER/MODE/lou.html france.diplomatie.fr, in English

Category:1976 births|Louboutin, Christian
Category:Fashion designers|Louboutin, Christian
Category:French people|Louboutin, Christian


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