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Christian Louboutin at the Design Museum – The Press Conference
I was mega excited to receive an email inviting me to the press conference and preview of the much-anticipated Christian Louboutin exhibition at the Design Museum. I am a huge fan of the man who created all those beautiful red soled shoes worn by fashionistas across the globe, and so couldn’t wait to get up close and personal with some of his most iconic designs. The Press conference took place on a beautiful sunny day at the Design Museum, with a panel made up of Christian Louboutin, Deyon Sudjic of the Design Museum, Simon Stacey the creative director of Household, and Diane Loveday the exhibition creator. The following is a…
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Christian Louboutin Versus YSL – Shoe Wars!
The strangest and silliest story of the fashion week has to be that of Christian Louboutin suing YSL in what Hercule Poirot would term ‘The case of the red sole’. The basic facts are that Christian Louboutin are suing YSL for infringing copyright after YSL produced a peep toe shoe with a red sole. Christian Louboutin are, of course, famous for their bright red soles that are the trademark of their highly covetable heels. They have been producing red soled shoes since 1992 and they have become a status symbol, due in no small part to the instantly recognisable red sole. A stream of A list celebrities have sported the…
