Christian Louboutin, the French shoe designer best known for his signature red-soled creations, has recently inaugurated his first men’s shoe store in New York. GQ magazine recently had an exclusive interview with Christian Louboutin, right after the opening of his Meatpacking District boutique. Discover how his venture into men’s fashion almost occurred by chance. Here are the highlights from Mr. Louboutin’s interview. For more, be sure to pay a visit to GQ!
GQ: You’ve designed for other entertainers on stage, women and men, aside from Mika. Is there a secret to designing a shoe meant for the stage versus one for daily life? Does it come down to materials that are reflective or shiny or does the silhouette change?
Louboutin: It really depends on people, on the performer. Some performers are very sleek and so the design is going to be very simple, very straight lines, or either pointed really, I’d say in terms of line. Depending who is on stage it can be the shape as it really is or it can be an added element. It really depends on people.
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