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