Sole Mate
Lauren Collins’s 2011 Profile of the shoe designer Christian Louboutin. “The sole of each of Louboutin’s shoes is lacquered in a vivid, glossy red. Like Louis XIV’s red heels, they signal a sort of sumptuary code, promising a world of glamour and privilege.”
"What's great is tying a bit of net around your face, and everything looks like it's in Super 8," Christian Louboutin told Lauren Collins. "It gives a bit of grain to the world." He once made ruby-soled shoes for a mine owner, shipping zircon decoys to Hong Kong where they were replaced with real gems.