312 Quotes by Christian Louboutin

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.

I'll do shoes for the lady who lunches, but it would be, like, a really nasty lunch, talking about men. But where I draw the line, what I absolutely won't do, is the lady who plays bridge in the afternoon!

Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth; they are not playing with the inner character.

Necessity creates everything in my life.

I was always shouted at by my teacher because I would draw straight on the table in the school.

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.

No woman wants to have fat ankles.

I mean, the shoe - there is a music to it, there is attitude, there is sound, it's a movement. Clothes - it's a different story. There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.

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.