Who needs sharp elbows when you have Louboutin’s Kryptonite pump? This shoe screams “space-age chic” with its protruding spikes and decorative crystals. Its one-inch covered platform will boost any fashionista, helping her cope with that super-high heel. Burlesque star Dita von Teese only performs in Louboutins and switches them up based on her mood. “Sometimes I feel more powerful and I can handle the six-inch heel,” she tells TIME. “But sometimes I get nervous and I need a slightly shorter heel.”
Twenty Years of Christian Louboutin
A brief history of the sexy and sophisticated soles coveted by everyone from fashion designers to Hollywood's most stylish celebrities.