The green satin “Very Tag” with fuchsia graffiti makes a statement with color — and with its intimidating heel. Louboutin hates when critics suggest his super-high heels disempower women by turning them into sex objects. When TIME broached the issue, he launched into a spirited defense. “What about someone like Tina Turner? She’s on high heels. She’s a great performer. She’s free. She’s divorced from her husband. She’s doing her career by herself. She’s caring for her kids and she’s taking care of her self,” he says. After listing adjectives for 90 more seconds, he reaches his conclusion. “She’s the queen of high heels. Does it make her stupid?”
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.