Christian Louboutin has revealed some of his prestigious career’s stories, giving us an insight into what it is like to be the world’s most celebrated shoe designer.
Louboutin said he was once asked to make a pair of shoes entirely from rubies. He also told the romantic story of how his shoes helped a woman find the love of her life.
The renowned shoe designer, who is loved by stars including Kate Moss and Madonna, said the most expensive footwear he’s ever been asked to make was an extravagant pair of shoes, made entirely from rubies.
He said; “The most outrageous shoe that I had to do was a shoe where the person gave me stones – precious stones – and say that I could do anything with precious stones.
“We’re talking rubies. And so, I did a sandal. And it was just like a sandal with rubies. And in the drawing, I did the sole paved in rubies, which was all solid block of rubies. And the person looked at the drawing and said, ‘It’s perfect. It’s very, very beautiful’.
He added; “I said, ‘Well, I just drew, you know, the stone on the sole. But actually, we shouldn’t have them on the sole, because then you can’t walk’. And the person said, ‘Well, it’s not a shoe to walk, anyway’. So the whole shoe was a block of ruby. And it actually was really, really, beautiful.”
We would love to find out who the owner of the luxurious Louboutin ruby shoe is…
Christian, known for his trademark red soled shoes, also says his famous design once helped a woman to find the love of her life after a stranger caught sight of her designer footwear and called out to her. They started dating and eventually got married.
He told CNN International’s ‘Talk Asia’ ; “She was saying that her husband-to-be was often laughing with her, because he’s such a shy person, he would always say, ‘But if you had not had those red soles, there was no way I could run after you, because I had no idea what to say’.”
Oooh, sounds like the stuff of real romance…
