Christian Louboutin ➔ Retrospective

Shoe lovers rejoice as next spring London’s Design Museum is presenting the UK’s first retrospective of iconic French shoe designer Christian Louboutin.

Louboutin’s exquisite shoes, with their instantly recognisable glossy red soles, will be the centrepiece of the exhibition which celebrates Louboutin’s career to date and showcases twenty years of designs and inspiration.Revealing the artistry and theatricality of his shoe design from stilettos to lace-up boots, studded sneakers and bejewelled pumps the show draws from Louboutin’s personal archive, one-off designs which incorporate his highly innovative ideas, forms and materials

There will be a special section dedicated to the shoes designed for ‘Fetish’ an exhibition at the La Gallerie Du Passage, Paris in 2007, a unique collaboration of photography between Louboutin and acclaimed artist David Lynch.

Christian Louboutin runs from Mar 28-Jul 1 2012 @ The Design Museum (UK)