“I love performers and body language,” Louboutin said. Originally launched in 2014 with nail polish, the beauty line has since extended into categories like lipstick and perfume, as well as an eye-makeup collection, launched last month, that includes liner, mascara and a brow definer.
The designer’s affinity for cinema is part of the reason he expanded into beauty, too. The red carpet has a bit of a Cinderella aspect.” When you’re older, you love people onstage or in movies. “When you’re , you look at Cinderella and the glass slipper. “It’s a new Cinderella syndrome,” he said. “But actually, it’s much more than expected.” “At the very beginning, I was doing thinking it was a very small percentage of people who will like it,” said Louboutin. He’s particularly found success in the sneaker realm. (It launched in 2005 and now makes up 20 percent of his business, and is increasing by double digits each year.) As for the men’s collection, he offered daring new Cuban-heeled boots, some covered entirely in sequins.įor the past several years, men’s has been a major new focus. For instance, the women’s collection includes laceups and loafers that are built from his men’s lasts. “A lot of the men’s shoes I’ve designed, I’ve also been doing them for women,” he said. ”įor fall, Louboutin was particularly struck by the idea of gender fluidity. “And then I see what’s missing in the collection - not enough flats, too many pointy. “I start to change them, look at the proportions,” Louboutin said. When it’s hours of drawing, you can do a lot of them.”Ī few weeks later, he moves into full-on production mode, where he travels to Italy to refine the new season’s lasts and finishes. “Then I have lunch and do more sketching. “I wake up, have breakfast, and then I start drawing,” Louboutin said. “Christian possesses a very high level of curiosity, which is matched with a natural intuition,” said Peter Harris, president of Pedder Group. “He is very connected to popular culture, technology, music, art and film, which influences enormously his design story, keeping his work always within the context of ‘now.’”Įach season, the designer’s sketching process takes about two weeks. Retailers acknowledged the label’s fiercely devoted fan base, and its ability to maintain relevance in a saturated market. I took my time to do what I actually wanted to do.” Categories have been added little by little. “Things have been growing very organically and have not been pushed,” Louboutin said. (The company is still privately owned, and the designer said there are no plans to sell.) Reflecting on his long career, Louboutin attributed much of his success to doing things his own way.
The only thing that they have in common is that they’re always in good disposition.” Christian Louboutin with his cherry-print platforms. Christian Louboutin Expands His Beauty Footprint With New Stiletto LipsticksĪ day after the shoot, the Frenchman appeared relatively unfazed by the major milestone he celebrates this year, as he sat outside his villa at the Chateau Marmont, along with his 2-year-old twins.
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