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//-->DALLAS _ There are few shoe designers who inspire the fervor created by Christian Louboutin.
Stanley Korshak clients are so fond of his trademark red-soled designs (the current collection includes everything from a wool ",christian shoes;sock" perched on a wooden heel to traditional sexy black pumps) that the Parisian designer was brought in for the Saint Valentine’s Day Luncheon and Style Show, the first time a footwear designer’s work has been showcased on a runway for the annual Leukemia Society benefit.
The night before the event, Louboutin held court at the store and took some time for a quick Q&A session.
Q. What inspired your trademark red soles?
A. "A real problem for designers is when your drawing comes in (as a real shoe), you lose a lot because … (the design) was more imaginative. The excitement of a designer is when what you lose is minimal.
"After my first season I was inspired by Andy Warhol and pop art, and I drew a shoe out of pop art with no blacks and bieges. When I did it in three dimensions, I saw the sole was beige, this noncolor. It took too much out of the shoe, so I obliged myself and did a red sole. After I kept it, a lot of women came up to me and said, ‘It’s so sexy, it’s so "Follow me, young man."’ I decided to keep it because so many of my friends and customers liked it."
Q. Tell us about your famous "Trash Shoe," which is created from things like cigarette butts and crumpled paper, or the wearer’s own trash?
A. "It’s always sold out! One woman ordered a pair and said she was so happy to get divorced, I put her divorce papers in the shoe!
"The trash shoe has been going for three seasons and it’s already sold out (this spring) at my stores in New York and Paris and at Harvey Nichols in London. I keep on doing it. I never think things are a phenomenon, but if it finishes one day, I won’t cry about it."
Q. What’s next for you, designwise?
A. ",office shoes;I’m not someone who is having any plan. In fashion you have to have a connection with style, and people work together because they love each other and are very close.
"I did a line of shoes for Diane von Furstenberg, who is really someone I adore and worship. I respect her dresses and style and there’s no way I’d make … (the louboutin heels) more expensive than her dresses. I’m also going to start bags next season and men’s louboutin heels in a few seasons."
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