“Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth, they are not playing with the inner character. That is why women are happy to wear painful shoes.” MenCharacterWealthShoesPainfulElegance Author:Christian Louboutin
“The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.” WayAttitudeHigherEmpoweringHeelsEmpoweredEmpowering WomenHigh Heels Author:Christian Louboutin
“There is a heel that is too high to walk in, certainly. But who cares? You don't have to walk in high heels.” CareWalksFashionHeelsWho CaresHigh HeelsComfortable Shoes Author:Christian Louboutin
“A good pump is a silhouette, like the bone structure of the face. It's like a beautiful face with no make-up. You can cover a not-so-beautiful face with make-up, but it is just a mask - it is the same with shoes.” BeautifulFacesStructureShoesBonesMaskPumpsSilhouettesBeautiful Face 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
“I hate the idea of natural. For example, I prefer gardens to wild nature. I like to see the human touch. High heels are a complete invention - an extravagance. They're far from natural, but it's the impracticality that I adore. I prefer the useless to the useful, the sophisticated to the natural.” HumansIdeasHateNaturalExampleGardenI HateInventionUselessHeelsSophisticatedAdoreHigh HeelsExtravagance Author:Christian Louboutin
“I like to undress women - not to dress them. You know, like Manet's 'Olympia' or Helmut Newton's photographs - naked women with shoes. This is what I am trying to do.” KnowsTryingDressesPhotographShoesNakedNewton Author:Christian Louboutin
“I mean, the shoe - there is a music to it, there is attitude, there is sound, it's a movement. Clothes - it's a different story. There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.” MeanDifferentStoriesSoundAttitudeMillionsDesignMovementClothesShoesLandscaping Author:Christian Louboutin
“If you are not bored by life, and your primary motto is enthusiasm and if you like your friends, family around you, it all translates into your designs. That's what keeps the creativity alive.” IfsCreativityAliveDesignEnthusiasmPrimariesBoredTranslateMottoFamily Friends Author:Christian Louboutin
“When I'm drawing, I'm drawing with the light, being completely open and creative. I can't draw in the evening. I need light and I need warmth if it is a summer thing, and I need cold if it is a winter collection. The good thing is that I have houses to go to whenever I'm working. I draw according to the place.” IfsNeedsI CanLightHouseCreativeColdSummerDrawsGood ThingsWinterDrawingEveningCollectionsWarmth Author:Christian Louboutin