red bottoms heelsIn fashion, "nude" can be used to describe the colour of anything from Kate Middleton's favourite pumps to a blouse or a shade of nail polish. The colour in question is a sort of beige, biscuity shade, roughly similar to the colour of Caucasian skin. It is praised for its flattering qualities and, when it comes to shoes, its leg-lengthening powers.People with skin of any other colour – and, therefore, women from ethnic minorities – are implicitly unable to participate in this trend.red bottoms heels If a pair of "nude" pumps blends with the colour of a white woman's skin, the same pair will contrast against black skin. As with plasters, children's dolls and – still – foundation, white skin remains the default option.Christian Louboutin – more associated with red soles and the highest of heels than race relations – is making attempts to change that. His Nudes collection is designed to match a range of skin tones – from the familiar traditional "nude" to a rich dark brown, with five different styles available. The campaign images show off the idea with lots of legs of various races, and an app even matches the shade of your own skin to the shoes for you.Smaller brands may have dipped a toe in this debate, but for one of the biggest names in footwear to jump in is to be applauded.red bottoms heels It's a no-brainer, though – commercially as much as anything else. Whatever you think about the style, it's smart to offer the leg-lengthening trick to many more of the female population – you'll sell more shoes. With prices around the £400-and-up mark, Louboutin's collection isn't, of course, going to make an impact on the vast majority, but the ripples sent to the high street no doubt will. In the meantime, "nude" remains a word that should be used with caution.
red bottoms heelsSmaller brands may have dipped a toe in this debate, but for one of the biggest names in footwear to jump in is to be applauded. It's a no-brainer, though – commercially as much as anything else. Whatever you think about the style, it's smart to offer the leg-lengthening trick to many more of the female population – you'll sell more shoes.red bottoms heels With prices around the £400-and-up mark, Louboutin's collection isn't, of course, going to make an impact on the vast majority, but the ripples sent to the high street no doubt will. In the meantime, "nude" remains a word that should be used with caution.
red bottoms heelsThey are the shoes of choice for A-Listers and fashionistas. French designer Christian Louboutin and his unmistakable red-soled footwear became famous on “Sex and the City. ”Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Carla Bruni have been spotted wearing the signature red-bottom shoes. The designer opened his first store in Paris when he was 19. He now has 80 shops worldwide.When asked on “CBS This Morning, ” Louboutin told the co-hosts that red “has to” be his favorite color now. red bottoms heelsHe chose the striking hue to be the color of the soles of his shoes for a very specific reason.“When I started the red sole, it was in the early ’90s, and I realized … when I had my first daughter there was a lot of women who were only dressed in black, who would not wear colors, but even if you don’t like colors, red you have, ” he said. “You have the elements on your nails. You have the elements on your lips. Even if you don’t wear colors, you end up having red someplace.red bottoms heels ”Louboutin said that a shoe should make a woman “look good, ” but he said the “mystery” of a heel is that it “totally transforms” the body language of the woman.“It’s a very important thing. It’s just on the feet, but it irradiates the whole body, ” he said.
red bottoms heelsIt's one of the oldest tricks in the Celebrity Stylist's Handbook: send a leading lady down the red carpet in flesh colored heels and her legs will magically appear five inches longer. Of course, if said leading lady's skin tone happens to be darker or lighter than Kate Middleton's signature LK Bennett pumps, it can be hard to find footwear that matches her complexion. So what does that mean for the rest of us folks without a personal shopper at our disposal?red bottoms heels Are we doomed to a lifetime of looking no taller than we actually are?
red bottoms heelsWhen we head out for an afternoon of errands, we throw on our comfiest leggings and a pair of cute ballet flats. When Lisa Vanderpump runs errands, she rocks seriously expensive Christian Louboutin boots!The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star showed off her love of dangerous footwear while out in West Hollywood on Tuesday, November 12.red bottoms heels Lisa was spotted donning her trademark ensemble of a form-fitting blazer and booty-hugging jeans, but her black leather boots clearly meant business!red bottoms heels The $1, 300 stunners feature a 1-inch platform and spiked-covered heels, as well at the brand’s signature red sole.We don’t know about you, but Christian Louboutin boots are nowhere near being in our immediate future. Thankfully, we scoured the interwebs for a similar style and found one at Spy Love Buy!
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