The Inspiration Behind the Red Sole

Louboutin stumbled upon the red-lacquered sole design in 1993 during his third year in business. He brought his second collection of shoes into stores weeks too late and later thought of making a shoe inspired by Andy Warhol’s “Flowers.” The prototype was a pink stacked heel with a cartoonish cloth blossom with a black sole.

Noticing there was something missing he grabbed the nail polish from an assistant who was painting her nails red and slathered it on the sole of the prototype. From there, the red soles became Louboutin’s signature.

Today, you’ll find it featured on almost every one of the brand’s products, from Christian Louboutin heels for women to Christian Louboutin shoes for men.

How comfortable are Christian Louboutin heels?

As comfortable as sky-high stilettos can possibly be, which means… not very!

The designer himself frankly admitted:

“I don’t think about comfort when I design. […] No shoe with a 12cm (5 inch) heel is comfortable… but people do not come to me looking for a pair of slippers.”

The point is, Christian Louboutin heels are not meant to be comfortable. If you’re looking for a red-soled shoe to stand in all day, then you might opt for Christian Louboutin flats, slides, or sneakers. Christian Louboutin heels are a fashion statement, a luxury.

Louboutin told The Global Times: “I don’t want people to look at my shoes and say: ‘They look really comfortable!’ The important thing is that people say: ‘Wow, they’re beautiful!’”.

But here is why they’re still worth the splurge.

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