Being on a trapeze is like dreaming. I feel totally outside of myself when I’m flying. You know, designing shoes, my imagination is flying in my drawings. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
I don’t give away my shoes to celebrities for free. I’m only happy when people like what I do and make the effort to buy them. I would not be happy to see people in my shoes if I knew that they had to be paid to do it, that they had to be pushed. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
In Paris, I really do like to try and do nothing… but that’s impossible. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
I guess being French, I love Hollywood. I love Hollywood movies. Joseph Mankiewicz’s ‘All About Eve.’ ‘Mildred Pierce.’ Christian Louboutin Read Quote
I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls – for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They were my idea of glamour – and Sylvie Vartan, the French singer. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
For women raised in the ’70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they’re associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England. She and the Pope are the ultimate clients. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
Comfy,’ that’s one of the worst words! I just picture a woman feeling bad, with a big bottle of alcohol, really puffy. It’s really depressing, but she likes her life because she has comfortable clogs. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
My job is designing shoes. It’s work that happens behind the scenes, as they say, and that suits me just fine because in general I am a shy person. But sometimes I have these extroverted outbursts. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
Bhutan is a very serene country with an incredible history. It has an incredible group of great artisans. Christian Louboutin Read Quote
