'Christian Louboutin' the Book

'Christian Louboutin' is truly a work of art - an elegant monograph revealing the artistry and theatricality of the world of Louboutin. Beneath the 5 piece fold out cover of pink faux-leather is a magical interior pop-up and gilded pages covering the shoes, the places and the man behind the world’s most iconic shoes.

From the Charles Jourdan workshops in Romans-sur-Isère, to the David Lynch Fetish exhibition, this book recounts the career of Christian Louboutin: a child of the century who devours every second of it in order to irrigate his manifold inspiration, all within a fashion house that has grown as an extension of himself; this house which remains independent, and consciously separate from the large groups that form luxury fashion today.

To present his seminal work in a series of striking photographs, Christian Louboutin directed Philippe Garcia towards some of his favorite models: including his sister Farida, Dita von Teese, Kristin Scott- Thomas and Mika. This group of dear friends, this vast amily, has been incarnating the Louboutin style for two decades, during which he became one of the most influential shoemakers in the world.