Christian Louboutin Quotes
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A shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk.
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I have always loved tartans - such an ornamented type of weaving, so vivid in colour, and such a masculine aspect. But actually, I think tartans can be feminine or masculine.
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Designing my shoes, I'm thinking timeless. Not trendy.
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I never had a plan. I have to say, I'm very shocked when people start a company and say, 'In five years I want to launch a perfume, or in 10 years I want to have this.' How can you know?
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I guess, being French, I love Hollywood.
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You know, you cannot be comfortable on a high heel shoes the way you would be in sneakers. But, you know, not everyone wants to be on sneakers. Sneakers are for different purposes.
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I listen to my stomach. It tells me when I am starving.
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People are proud of their tattoos. It's like a modern coat of arms.
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If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England. She and the Pope are the ultimate clients.
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One moves more slowly in heels. Walking fast is neither sexy nor engaging. Nobody notices the people who race around. If you're walking in heels, you've got time. It's much more attractive.
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There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.
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If there is something I like, I buy it and then find somewhere for it. I buy first then I think.
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Sometimes women feel uncomfortable when men stare at them when they try on shoes.
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When I'm doing a store in a country, I always like to consider the concept of the country and the city. Ask what are the clothes of the city, what does this city represent for me?
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The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.
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I'd already decided I wanted to design shoes after I saw a sign in the Museum of African and Oceanic Art forbidding high heels. Well, who could resist?
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There are few plants that are ugly. It's how you use them that may not be pretty.
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Everyone has their dates. For me, it's 1991. I can place every memory of my life either before or after this date. It's the year I became an adult. My mother died, and I created my company shortly thereafter. I definitely would not have done it if she hadn't passed away.
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The core of my work is dedicated not to pleasing women, but to pleasing men. Men are like bulls. They cannot resist the red sole.
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For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering.