Christian Louboutin painted the world red with his infamous red-soled shoes and single-handedly elevated it to a status symbol. The red sole which was inspired by a girl painting her nails red in 1996, led to a footwear fashion revolution. By the year 2010, the company was selling over 600,000 shoes per year all bearing the same Pantone 18-1663 TPX “Chinese red”-hued soles.
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