I wouldn't take it as a compliment if someone looked at one of my shoes and said, 'Oh, that looks like a comfortable shoe.' There is a heel that is too high to walk in, certainly. But who cares? You don't have to walk in high heels.

The first was a story of a French woman who asked him to make her a pair of shoes for her very large feet. Business Model
In his first year of business Louboutin sold 200 pairs of shoes. This image stayed in his mind and he later used this idea in his designs.

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