Christian Louboutin Exhibits His Famous Red Soled Beauties
1991, the year that will forever be etched in shoe fashion history, the year that Christian Louboutin decided to turn his back on Landscape Gardening and return to the arena that he truly loved. That might not be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, but it gives an insight into Louboutin’s life that is normally outshone by his red soled beauties. Now if you wish to appreciate Louboutin’s sophisticated artistry without spending a small fortune you can; on display at London’s Design Museum is an exhibition of Louboutin’s finest work.
Christian Louboutin’s love and obsession with shoes began in 1976 when he noticed a sign banning spike heeled shoes from a museum exhibition. This in itself instilled a defying attitude within Louboutin pushing him into a field in which he could make his own mark; “I wanted to create something that broke rules and made women feel confident and empowered.” Louboutin began sketching shoes as a teenager before assembling his own portfolio and landing a job with renowned shoe designer Charles Jourdan. Whilst working for Jourdan, Louboutin met Roger Vivier, “Vivier taught me that the most important part of the shoe is the body and the heel… Like good bone structure, if you get that right, the rest is makeup.”
As Louboutin’s career began to gather pace he started working as a freelance shoe designer working and creating designs for the likes of Chanel, Maud Frizon and Yves Saint Laurent. But it was his destiny to design his own shoes, under his own banner, and in 1991 with the aid of financial backing Louboutin opened his first Paris Boutique; the rest, as they say, is history.
Now in celebration of his work in the fashion arena the Design Museum has put together an exhibition celebrating Christian Louboutin’s work from his sky scraping heels to materials from his own personal archive to his new collections including handbags and his new range for men. “At the core of the exhibition is a unique exploration of Louboutin’s design process, taking the visitor through every stage of the design journey, revealing how a shoe is constructed, from the initial drawing and first prototype through to production in the factory.”
Honour’s range of shoes may not come with the Louboutin embossed stencil on the heel or the patented red sole. But some of our range of Killer Heels can be considered inspired by Louboutin’s passionate verve for footwear. Footwear that we feel fits within Louboutin’s ethos of making women feel confident and empowered.
Siren Court Shoe
Christian Louboutin Exhibition
Design Museum – 28 Shad Thames, Bankside, London SE1 2YD
The exhibition kicked off on the 1st May and comes to a close on the 9th July with tickets priced at £10 for adults, £9 Concessions, £6 for Students with Children under 12 Free.















































































