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Article: From Paris with love. (luxury women's shoes by Christian Louboutin) (Spring '93 Fashion Preview)
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- Footwear News
- Article date:
- June 1, 1992
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If you're not looking carefully, it is easy to miss Christian Louboutin's boutique on Paris' rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. With the Louvre near one end of the street, and the Paris Bourse near the other, it is not the most likely location for a young shoe designer's store and studio.
"I wasn't looking for a hot shop," said Christian Louboutin, now one of the most talked-about names in luxury women's shoes. He admitted, however, that being next to the Galefie Verot-Dodat passageway -- a neighborhood filled with luxury antique dealers and artisan's stores that "real Pansians" know-- helps.
Red carpeting, white walls, and an upholstered bench with black ...