“[While designing] I'm mixing two lines of thought really: me as a designer for women and then me as a man. At the start of the design process it's the designer for women that comes to the forefront - sketching and revising the silhouette. Then the man comes into the picture - and I look at the shoe from a very masculine point of view. Then there is a conflict between the two sides of me. Sometimes the man wins, and sometimes the designer wins.” MenLooksTwoSometimesWinningProcessSidesLinesViewsDesignHe ManConflictShoesPoint Of ViewDesignerMasculineTwo SidesMixingSketchingSilhouettesRevisingDesign Process Author:Christian Louboutin
“The designer side of me has many ideas on how the shoes or woman should look, but the man is thinking 'would I want to see my girl in those shoes?'” ThinkingMenWantShouldLooksIdeasGirlSidesHe ManShoesDesignerMy Girl Author:Christian Louboutin
“I'm always taking into consideration how the shoe will look on the foot, its relation to the ankle and the leg - that's very important. I often see shoes that seem interesting or nice until a woman puts them on. then a lot of shoes look very clunky, and nobody likes to see that.” LooksImportantSeemsInterestingNiceFeetRelationShoesLegsLikesConsiderationAnkles Author:Christian Louboutin
“A naked woman in heels is a beautiful thing. A naked man in shoes looks like a fool.” MenLooksBeautifulFashionFoolShoesNakedHeelsBeautiful Things Author:Christian Louboutin
“When a woman buys shoes, she takes them out of the box and looks at herself in the mirror. But she isn't really looking at her shoes - she's looking at herself. If she likes herself, then she likes the shoes.” IfsLooksMirrorsShoesBoxesLikes Author:Christian Louboutin
“I wouldn't take it as a compliment if someone looked at one of my shoes and said, 'Oh, that looks like a comfortable shoe.' There is a heel that is too high to walk in, certainly. But who cares? You don't have to walk in high heels.” IfsLooksSaidCareWalksFashionComfortableShoesComplimentHeelsWho CaresHigh HeelsComfortable Shoes Author:Christian Louboutin
“Funnily enough, the most difficult style to do is the plain pump because it needs to look good on a variety of feet.” NeedsLooksEnoughDifficultFeetStyleVarietyPumps Author:Christian Louboutin
“A lot of women don't like when they're sort of fat, but a fat foot is as beautiful as a skinny foot. Think of Greek statues. Look how many people love the foot of the baby! There is something super-charming about the baby foot.” PeopleThinkingLooksBeautifulFeetBabyFatsGreekCharmingStatuesSkinny Author:Christian Louboutin
“Funnily enough, the most difficult style to do is the plain pump because it needs to look good on a variety of feet. I compare it to having a good bone structure. Make-up will make you look good, but it helps if you have a good skeleton to begin with.” IfsNeedsLooksEnoughHelpingDifficultFeetStyleStructureBonesVarietyCompareSkeletonsPumps Author:Christian Louboutin
“I have no problem with the idea of comfort, but it is not an important thing aesthetically. If you look at a shoe and immediately say it looks very comfortable, in terms of design, it is not going to excite me. Of course, I am not putting nails in my shoes to ensure everybody is in pain, but a heel is not a pair of slippers and never will be.” IfsLooksImportantIdeasProblemPainCoursesTermDesignComfortComfortableImportant ThingsShoesPairsHeelsNailsNo ProblemSlippers Author:Christian Louboutin
“If the height of the heel is the same as the length of your foot, it starts to look wrong. And if the heel is positioned badly on the sole, you get into ballerina territory, where the body is pushed into a very strange posture. You can exaggerate the arch only so much.” IfsLooksBodyFeetStrangeHeightLengthTerritorySoleHeelsPostureArchesBallerina Author:Christian Louboutin
“If you're passionate about the world, and if you really look closely at everything around you, each thing can be transformed into a shoe, or into a part of a shoe.” IfsWorldLooksShoesPassionateTransformed Author:Christian Louboutin
“The thing I always try to remember is that feet are attached to the leg, and that you must prolong the silhouette. The shoe elongates the leg and does it discreetly. The goal is to get people to look at a woman's legs. It's all about the leg. No, it's not about the leg. It's about the woman.” PeopleTryingLooksDoeRememberGoalFeetShoesLegsSilhouettes Author:Christian Louboutin
“What was called extreme 20 years ago definitely isn't extreme anymore. When I started, I remember people saying, 'Oh my God, I can't walk in that!' It was like, three inches - they look like kitten heels now.” PeopleYearsLooksI CanRememberThreeWalksYears AgoExtremesInchesHeelsKitten Author:Christian Louboutin
“I would hate for someone to look at my shoes and say, 'Oh my God! That looks so comfortable!'” LooksHateFashionComfortableShoesShoes And FashionDesigner Shoes Author:Christian Louboutin
“I would hate for someone to look at my shoe and say, 'Oh my God! That looks so comfortable!'” WantBelieveLooksBeautifulSufferingHateProcessCreativeComfortComfortableProjectsDon't BelieveShoesCreative Process Author:Christian Louboutin
“People ask me all the time, 'How can I walk in these heels?' I answer with the best compliment I remember that came from a woman who lives here in Paris...I know my street much better. Heels permit me to take the time to look at the architecture of my street. Now I take time to look at things.' High heels give you time to think, to look at your surroundings- a camel has seen more in life than a very quick horse! Women should live to rhythm of high-heeled shoes!” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingShouldLooksRememberAsksAnswersWalksStreetsHorseShoesArchitectureRhythmAsk MeParisComplimentPermitHeelsTake TimeSurroundingsHigh HeelsTime To ThinkCamels Author:Christian Louboutin
