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Video: A look into why Louboutin's signature red-bottom heels cost so much

Christian Louboutin's trademark red-bottomed shoes have become iconic. Beyoncé wore a custom pair of boots for her Coachella performance, and Cardi B slipped on a pair of "bloody shoes" for her "Bodak Yellow" music video. But why do these heels cost hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of dollars? Source: Business Insider Channel, YouTube.

Fashion

Christian Louboutin launches belts for men

Christian Louboutin is launching a new product category: belts for men. Eight styles, all made of leather and manufactured in Italy, will join the label’s catalogue from December. The belts will come in different colors and feature Louboutin’s signature shade of red on the backside. The collection will be available for purchase at christian...

Business

Christian Louboutin wins legal dispute over red soles

Paris’ court of appeal has given Christian Louboutin's exclusive rights over his iconic red soles, after a legal battle between the shoe designer and leather goods company Kesslord, which offered similar models in France. Christian Louboutin’s shoes are famous for the soles in bright red -- more specifically, color number 18.1663TP in Pantone’s...

Business

Louboutin loses EU trademark in red sole court case

Christian Louboutin has lost a landmark case in the European Union’s highest court against others using his signature red-soled shoe design. The case saw Louboutin file a case against Dutch high street shoe company Van Haren, which in 2013 sold high-heeled shoes with a red sole, a design attributed to Louboutin. The EU court’s Advocate General...

Trends

Louboutin x Angelina Jolie

Christian Louboutin has teamed up with Angelina Jolie to create the a limited edition shoe called Malangeli. The cartoon-esque shoe has been worn by Jolie to global premiers of Disney's new film Maleficent, and Louboutin will sell the sculpted wedge design from October. In addition to the sculpted heel, the shoe features a leather body and nude...

Apparel

Louboutin opposes anti-Islam campaign

French designer Christian Louboutin is asking a Belgian court to kill a far-right campaign using his iconic stilettos for a poster denouncing Islam, the Belga news agency reported. The poster by Flemish group ‘Women against Islamisation’ shows the bare legs of an ex-Miss Belgium wearing signature red-soled Louboutins as she lifts up a black...

Fashion

Elizabeth Taylor's wardrobe fetched over £75m at auction

Elizabeth Taylor's wardrobe and jewellery fetched over £75m at auction in New York this week, with some items being sold 150 times over the reserve price. The late actress wardrobe had been on exhibition in the UK, Moscow, Los Angeles, Dubai, Geneva, Paris and Hong Kong as part of a three-month global tour ahead of the auction, which was held at...

Apparel

Louboutin celebrates 20 years with new book

Christian Louboutin, creator of the iconic red sole high heel, is celebrating 20 years of his infamous shoe brand. To mark the milestone, Louboutin looks back at two decades of a success story in an art book published by Rizzoli. Dita Von Teese, Diane von Furstenberg, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rossy de Palma, Arielle Dombasle, Farida Khelfa, Mika,...

Apparel

Louboutin not the only red sole shoe

Christian Louboutin is seeing red, and not just on the soles of his shoes. The designer was ruled against in an American controversy, where the eponymous shoe brand requested to stop the sales of red-soled shoes made by French rival Yves Saint Laurent. The judge said Louboutin wouldn't likely be able to prove that its own ever-present red soles...

Apparel

Louboutin x Bella Freud

Christian Louboutin and Bella Freud have collaborated on a capsule knitwear collection, due to launch this July. Louboutin, who is the godfather of Bella’s child, has come up with a series of sketches inspired by the theme of fetishism. The designs will be incorporated into merino wool sweaters created by Freud. Pieces will come in a range of...