| For people who are not Shoe Monsters, Culture | | | | installed a retrospective collection of the designer's |
| Monster can tell you that Louboutins typically start at | | | | greatest hits. Asked what separates the Left Coast |
| roughly $500 and run into the thousands. In the course | | | | from the rest of the Louboutin-loving world, he giggled : |
| of the 2 hour play, White slips into four different pairs | | | | girls in L.A. Don't really need to walk, so their shoes |
| of the spiky-heeled, red-soled treasures. | | | | can't be high enough. |
| Most women, they assert, would do pretty much | | | | Christian Louboutin is the designer of high-end, |
| anything for a pair of killer heels, the kind they see on | | | | high-heeled shoes worn by the most glamorous feet in |
| the red carpet, as worn by their idols and fashion icons | | | | the world and recognized right away by their horny |
| like Sarah Jessica Parker, Victoria Beckham, Angelina | | | | red lacquered soles. If the trip to the upper East Side is |
| Jolie, Megan Fox and the other female stars who | | | | too far to travel ( and you certainly could not walk it in |
| have made a reputation for themselves for their | | | | these shoes ), there is a second store downtown at |
| fashion decisions. | | | | 59 Horatio Street, 10014. |
| This is all extraordinarily excitingmy markers are ready, | | | | The designer's ethos is to "make shoes that are like |
| remarked Louboutin, making reference to his practice | | | | jewels" and each unique design demonstrates unique |
| of signing his famous red soles for fans. The | | | | quality and an innate sultriness. From vertigo-inducing |
| shoemaker, who said he likes to go hiking, see films, | | | | pumps to the seasonal must-have shoe boots as well |
| and visit vintage stores while in L.A, was in the town | | | | as a covetable range of totes and clutches, Christian |
| for a personal appearance at Saks ; the retailer has | | | | Louboutin is the accessories brand for every |
| just finished a renovation of its shoe boutique and | | | | super-chic fashionista. |