Christian Louboutin is a French fashion designer.
38 Facts About Christian Louboutin
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Christian Louboutin has partnered with other organizations for projects including limited edition pieces, gallery exhibits, and a custom bar.
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Christian Louboutin's company has since branched out into men's luxury footwear, handbags, fragrances, and makeup.
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Christian Louboutin was the only son of Roger, a cabinet-maker, and Irene, a homemaker from Brittany.
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Christian Louboutin was expelled from school three times and then he decided to run away from home at the age of 12, at which point his mother allowed him to move out to live at a friend's house.
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Christian Louboutin faced much opposition when he decided to drop out from school.
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Christian Louboutin stated that she had to leave school when she was only 12, but got her degree when she was 50.
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Christian Louboutin was a fixture on the city's party scene alongside Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol.
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Christian Louboutin says his fascination with shoes began in 1976 when he visited the Musee national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie on the avenue Daumesnil.
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Christian Louboutin returned to Paris in 1981, where he assembled a portfolio of drawings of elaborate high heels.
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Subsequently, Christian Louboutin met Roger Vivier, who claims to have invented the stiletto, or spiked-heel shoe.
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Christian Louboutin complimented the store one day when a fashion journalist was present, and the journalist's subsequent publication of Princess' comments helped greatly to increase Louboutin's renown.
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Christian Louboutin topped the Luxury Institute's annual Luxury Brand Status Index for three years; the brand's offerings were declared the Most Prestigious Women's Shoes in 2007,2008 and 2009.
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In February, 2020 Christian Louboutin had an exhibition in Paris celebrating the 30th-anniversary of Christian Louboutin Ltd.
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Christian Louboutin is most popularly known for the red leather soles on his high-heeled shoes.
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The red sole is protected as a trademark in several countries, and litigation has taken place in various disputes in which Christian Louboutin claimed infringement of its rights.
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In 2013, Christian Louboutin filed a trademark infringement claim of the Benelux trademark against Dr Adams.
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In France, the trademark of Christian Louboutin was held valid, but not infringed by Zara.
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In 2012, in The Netherlands, Christian Louboutin initiated litigation, based on the Benelux trademark, against shoe retailer Van Haren, seeking to stop it from selling the red-soled shoe "5th Avenue by Halle Berry".
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In 2011, Christian Louboutin company filed a US trademark infringement claim of its red-soled shoes against designer Yves Saint Laurent.
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In September 2012, the court finally ruled that Christian Louboutin retains the exclusive right to use the color red on the bottom of its shoes whenever the outer portion of the shoe is any color besides red, while Yves Saint Laurent can continue to sell its shoes with red soles as long as the whole shoe is red.
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Christian Louboutin has said over the past decade, he has been offered licensing deals on everything from cars and glasses to swimwear and ready-to-wear, but has turned them down as he does not want his name to be one that can be licensed.
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Two explanations were given why Christian Louboutin started a men's line.
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On 23 July 2014, Christian Louboutin Beaute launched a range of nail lacquers, exclusively debuting the signature red shade, Rouge Louboutin, at the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship in New York and its 15 US boutiques.
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Christian Louboutin entered the fragrance market in 2016 with the release of three parfums: Bikini Questa Sera, with jasmine and tuberose notes; Tornade Blonde, with rose and cassis notes; and Trouble in Heaven, with patchouli and amber notes.
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Christian Louboutin partnered with Lynch and Swizz Beats to compose music when Louboutin directed a show at the Crazy Horse, called Feu, which ran from 5 March to 31 May 2012.
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Christian Louboutin appears in a Disney-produced 10-minute short called The Magic of the Glass Slipper: A Cinderella Story, a bonus feature on the Cinderella Blu-ray DVD.
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Christian Louboutin partnered with Mattel that same year to create a limited edition "Louboutin Barbie".
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Christian Louboutin was one of the judges at the Martini Royale Casting Party to find the new face of the drinks brand.
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In 2013, Christian Louboutin was celebrated at Toronto's Design Exchange with a comprehensive exhibit featuring themes of showgirls, fetish, construction and travel.
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In 2020, Christian Louboutin created a digitalized Loubi World platform whereby guests can create an avatar with facial recognition technology and choose a variety of shoes and accessories.
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Christian Louboutin designed the virtual space so that the avatars can interact with virtual locales and landmarks.
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From previous experience in his Paris store, Christian Louboutin claimed that women feel uncomfortable when men stare at them while they try on shoes, hence the separate stores.
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Christian Louboutin Miami is located on 40th Street in the Design District of Miami, Florida.
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Christian Louboutin chose to open a store in Miami because of the mix of businesses, the small urban scale, and his obvious following there.
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Christian Louboutin's website sells some of their products online, and contains a statement that it is the only legitimate online source with the word Christian Louboutin in the domain name to do so.
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In Canada, Christian Louboutin shoes are available from Holt Renfrew and Davids.
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Christian Louboutin set up a separate website focused on protecting the brand and detailing more than 3,000 websites that sell fake goods, many of which have been closed down.