Fashion Garments

There is music to a shoe, there is attitude, there is sound.’ Photograph: Denis Rouvre

God forgive me, I interviewed Christian Louboutin while wearing a pair of trainers. Not fancy sci-fi ones either, but properly old and grimy ones. Louboutin is one of the most famous shoe designers in the world and officially the most prestigious, according to independent ratings company Luxury Institute, which has named Christian Louboutin as the most desirable shoe brand in the world for the past three years. He is also the man who is credited, or blamed, for bringing the stiletto back into fashion. So wearing trainers to meet him is a little like suggesting to Jamie Oliver that we meet at McDonald’s for lunch.

But then – whaddyaknow – Louboutin turns up to his tiny and stiletto-filled office wearing trainers himself. (Although where mine say Converse, his say, in a discreet logo on the side, Christian Louboutin, which, presumably, would come in handy should he forget his name.)

“Your trainers are nicer than mine,” I say as we settle on the striped sofa against the wall.

“Oh non…” he drawls in a tone that says, “Oui, oui, oui, oui, oui.”

But he assures me that he does not judge women by their shoes. Well, not exactly.

“I look at the face first. And when I look at the face, I try to see the personality and, from that, guess what kind of shoes this girl would have.”

 source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/mar/19/christian-louboutin-high-heels