The Shoes of Christian Louboutin

Posted by Gill Hart Apr 11, 2008

This celebration of the French shoe designer’s life is called "Sole Desire", due to the fact that Louboutin shoes are most famous for their trademark red soles. No matter what color the shoe, every pair of soles is crimson. The Sole Desire exhibition from March 13 to April 19 2008 at The Museum at FIT is on Seventh Avenue, 27th Street, New York. Admission is free and opening hours are Tuesday - Friday, 12pm to 8 pm and Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. The museum is closed on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays. A special online presentation of Christian Louboutin shoes is accessible through the museum's website, for anyone who is not able to attend the exhibition. Christian Louboutin shoes have received tremendous media attention of late due to the high profile A-list celebrities who wear these status shoes. With footwear boutiques all over the world, this king of the red-hot shoe is well known for his sexy, fetish themed 5 inch stilettos as well as elegant and feminine daywear inspired by dance, nature and far flung exotic places. Louboutin's footwear is a mixture of art, history and culture, and every part of his shoe is handmade, including the signature sole. In today’s ultra fashion-conscious world, a flash of Christian Louboutin red sole is the ultimate in status shoes. Louboutin spokeswoman Shawna Rose says, "Christian likes to say when he designs a shoe it's much more like designing a jewelry collection than it is following fashion" In January 2008, Christian Louboutin shoes were also featured on the Oprah Winfrey show as part of the shows theme “The Face Behind the Name”.