Christian Louboutin

Louboutin is a household name, a master craftsman (whose shoes are each handmade in France) and has a multimillion-dollar brand with boutiques around the world and an international celebrity clientele. Christian Louboutin is a comprehensive and lavish fashion monograph on this artistic and very commercially successful shoe designer.

Although Louboutin is known for his sexy and often fetishistic shoes, he is also considered an artist. With editorial images from leading fashion magazines and new photography, this stunning volume celebrates Louboutin’s shoe designs over the last nearly 20 years (since 1992), explores his Asian and Middle Eastern influences, as well as showcasing his boutiques and his apartments, renowned for their lavish and eclectic interiors. The book covers everything from his work for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent and his first boutique in 1992, to his creative collaborations with David Lynch, in a series called “Fetish,” of limited-edition shoes by Louboutin and limited edition photos by Lynch as well as a complete catalogue raisonne of Laboutin’s work at the end, with photos of all 120 shoe designs.

Christian Louboutin is an internationally acclaimed French shoe designer. Philippe Garcia is a fine art and commercial French photographer specialising in still lifes.