A new retrospective exhibition at the Design Museum in London celebrates the career of the Parisian shoe designer Christian Louboutin. From spiked stilettos to lace up boots and studded trainers, this magical journey into the designer’s personal archive reveals his unusual sources of inspiration, his love for traditional craftsmanship and attention to femininity.
For the past 20 years, Louboutin has been pushing the boundaries of shoe design, presenting us with some of the most creative and glorious – but very expensive – shoes fashion has ever seen, easily identified by the iconic shiny red soles. Feathers, spikes, flowers, pom-poms, diamonds – anything is possible when he creates shoes. And judging by the man who says “every woman wants to be a showgirl”, I knew this would be no ordinary exhibition. Continue reading
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