green with ENVY//: red is for LOVE [of shoes]

[This post is officially dedicated to Elizabeth '©haos' Hur]

So last night I was eating out at a popular sushi restaurant in Atlanta (RuSan's) and was having a conversation with one of my newest sorority babies, ©haos, when she almost fell out of her chair as she catches a glimpse of the newest addition to the moxie shoe collection: 'Very Prive Patent Platform Pump' by Christian Louboutin. Then we continued on to both agree that a post on the one and only Christian Louboutin would only be the next logical thing to do so here I am.

Let's start with a little background and history on Louboutin himself and his one of a kind very beautiful and yet extremely wallet robbing shoes.....

In brief: Christian Louboutin (born 1964) is a footwear designer who launched his line of high-end women's shoes in France in 1991. Since 1992, his designs have incorporated the shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature. On March 27, 2007, Christian Louboutin filed an application for U.S. trademark protection of this red sole design (information courtesty of Wikipedia)

How my personal obsession with Louboutin began:

One day I was watching the film "RockNRolla" when OneTwo (played by Gerard Butler: yum) makes a comment on the female accountant Stella's (the beautiful Thandie Newton) shoes, "Nice shoes by the way...." and she replies, "Thank you. You will be able to afford a pair of your own in a couple of days." And in that entire scene, all I could see were Newton's pair of black patent platform Louboutins....can we say: love at first sight? From then on I seem to have always noticed them wherever and whenever they would appear in front of me. Then a few months later, I was watching the Regis and Kelly show when Ludacris and Kelly Ripa began comparing their shoes. Kelly Ripa was sporting a beautiful pair of Louboutin 'Double Platform Patent' pumps in nude, and of course won the "who has better shoes" contest....Ludacris should have just got up and gone home...nothing beats a pair of Louboutins. Anyways, being the college student that I am...no matter how much I allow myself to indulge in nice things, I knew that making such a big purchase on one pair of shoes would create a nice big deficit in my bank account so I continued to just look and lust....you know the whole "look but can't touch" kind of deal. But hey a girl can always always always appreciate a nice pair of shoes.

Anyways, I must have constantly lusted out loud for a pair of these shoes because one such lovely person, let's call him Boyfriend, graciously gifted me the 'Very Prive Patent Platform Pump' from Louboutin's Classic Collection as a graduation gift! Who knew, enough persistant wishful thinking (out loud) can lead to some good, and in my case some great ;] Oh and can I just say that the word 'beautiful' does not do these shoes justice. And I must admit, I will wear these shoes oh so sparingly because we all know it cost someone and arm and maybe two legs....

Christian Louboutin 'Very Prive Patent Platform Pump' by Classic Collection

On to less personal things....Christian Louboutin has made his way into the world of fashion and fame not only through his patented red soled shoes, but through his unique and wonderful variety of designs he has for his shoes. I can honestly say without any reservations that I have not seen any other designer even come close to successfully creating and marketing so many different styles and types of shoes. If you look below, you will see exactly what I mean when I say that Christiain Louboutin's collection of shoes are truly eclectic.

Just a few fun trivia facts about Christian Louboutin, his shoes, and the world of fashion and celebrities:

Christian has recently collaborated with famous director David Lynch and they have created an exhibition featuring rare shoes by Louboutin, they are on show at the Pierre Passebon Gallery. The exhibition is named 'Fetish'.
In Britney Spears' music video, "If You Seek Amy", she is wearing the Dillian Flower Louboutin's in red
The opening verse of the song "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson, featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo references the brand: "Keep rockin' and keep knockin' / whether you Louboutin it up or Reebok'n"

Knock You Down
In her movie Wanted, Angelina Jolie dons a pair as the assassin 'Fox', these beige round-toed Louboutin's are from her personal collection.
In the Sex and the City episode "I Heart New York" Carrie wears Pink Christian Louboutin w/ chiffon cascade for her date with Big.

Just to mention a few.

And we can't forget all the A-list female celebrities seen all over rockin all kinds of Louboutin's during both the day and evening time.

(photos courtesy of www.buzfoto.com)

The Spring Summer 2010 collection consists of over 100 wonderfully designed shoes (ranging from those sexy red soled pumps to mini heels to boots to even flats and sneakers!) that are sure to catch the eyes of everyone and to fit and appeal to any one person's unique sense of style.

Go take a look and fall in love for yourself: because red is for LOVE (of Louboutin's of course!)

Christian Louboutin Spring Summer 2010 Collection