Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Parisian Designer, Mr. Christian Louboutin. Known to many as a shoe God - the creator of the infamous red “GO” sole that dons the LUCKY feet of women everywhere, Christian made an exciting appearance for Los Angelenos fans at his Hollywood boutique. The event was scheduled from 4-7pm and loyal followers (myself included) waited upwards of three hours to have the master sign his works of art. Christian spent a few minutes with every guest, taking his time while autographing the arch of his shoes – greeting you by name. He called me “Kat” which I let less than five people in my life get away with, he’s now one of them.
Christian Louboutin (pronounced KRI-shtaan Lu-bu-THAN)’s designs aren’t for the faint of heart, or wallet... Some pairs could finance a vacation. I avoided this level of shoe-lust for as long as I could for many reasons. A lot of his designs are sky-high (heels upwards of 5 inches) and standing at 5”10 barefoot I don’t need the extra lift. But the weekend before last I went to Saks on my first operation CL. I tried on a reasonable heel height (3 1/4”) in a style I fell in love with, and was pleasantly surprised that they were as comfortable as some other favorites in my shoe emporium. It took me a week to go back and pull the trigger; they aren’t a purchase to be made lightly. But in anticipation of last night’s event I found myself back at Saks last Saturday letting the love affair begin. Yesterday was my new “Simple 85 Nude Patent Pumps” debut, and fittingly I took the left shoe right off my foot for Christian to sign. One fashionista friend (love you J ♥) rightfully said they're now an heirloom... agreed, I will definitely have them FOREVER.
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