| Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Fri, 09 May 2008 20:41  |
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My wife has decided she wants a pair of the red sole high heel Louboutin shoes - essential wear with black seams and a pencil skirt - says Victoria Beckhams book, and I agree. 
So I have promised next time we go shopping I will get her a pair. As they are not a bargain basement brand, we have only seen Selfidges (and Harvey Niks I think) who stock them.
Are there any other chains who stock them? Or online shops? (Google suggests not) I am happy to snoop around if it saves £100 for example, but this brand never seems to be in any sale or mark down.
Anyone who is familiar with the retail outlets for this brand please holler.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Fri, 09 May 2008 22:14  |
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I would personally suggest trying Ebay or net a porter (google it!) or possibly even Asos, expect to pay a ruddy fortune for them.
I'd rather have a pair of damn good copies from Japan (again use google) and a load of new stockings to match!
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sat, 10 May 2008 02:39 |
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CL quite often have a sale in their own store - just Google it as everyone says. There are many shoes with the red sole such as L.K. Bennett, Strutt Couture, but none of these cheap. Harrods have a few different makes as well as having heard from a friend in Yorkshire that even Asda now sell a red sole shoe. It was not going to remain exclusive for long.
LL
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:36 |
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| Long_Legs wrote on Sat, 10 May 2008 02:39 |
.... having heard from a friend in Yorkshire that even Asda now sell a red sole shoe....
LL
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This is correct, Mrs Flipty has several pairs of their shoes for work, all of which have a red sole, one pair for example is a black leather peeptoe with a 4" heel. The shoes are actually of decent quality and comfort as she wears them for 8 or 10 hours at a time for work with no complaints at all.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sat, 10 May 2008 14:16 |
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Hi MikeMC.
Suggest it could be worth checking faith.co.uk.
Good luck with your search
FNWcouple
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sat, 10 May 2008 18:37 |
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Try these.
http://www.brownsfashion.com/WhatsNew
http://www.matchesfashion.com/catalogue/ladies/designer/chri stianlouboutin/page/2
The first link is from Browns in South Molton St, London.
The second is an online firm.
Louboutin's shoes are VERY expensive. They come in the highly desirable, investment shoe brand category of shoe. Personally, I wouldn't buy them because they're too high and way too expensive and if I was going to pay that kind of money, I'd buy a pair of shoes from a French designer who designed the ones Catherine Deunvre wore in Belle De Jour, about the same price.
Of course, you could always try Ebay or Russell and Bromleys for a similar type of shoe but not the CL brand.
[Updated on: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:42]
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sat, 10 May 2008 19:27 |
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If it makes her happy buy them
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sun, 11 May 2008 01:30 |
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| andysffs wrote on Sat, 10 May 2008 19:27 |
If it makes her happy buy them
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See thats a guy who makes his lady happy!
I checked faith - they dont stock them - I am going to check Mich's links now.
I dont see her in Asda shoes or Japanese copies somewhow, (no offence to those who like them)
I dont mind the three or four hundred quid they cost, its a lot yes of course, but it doesnt kill me if its not every day. (Which it isnt of course - this is a special buy) But if I can make a saving I will.
I have always been an advocate of the theory that if you want your lady to look good, it isnt cheap, but the end result is worth it.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sun, 11 May 2008 19:06 |
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A word of warning with Christian Louboutin's shoes. They are Italian made and can be VERY narrow, as I've often found having bought a fair amount of Italian made shoes over the years and discovered that they are fine UNTIL your feet start to become wider.
If you are simply looking for high heels, then try Gina Couture - a bit cheaper AND a designer brand.
Have a look on Ebay as well! Lots of CLs around.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sun, 11 May 2008 19:45 |
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For the price of a pair of Louboutins you could surely have a pair of shoes made to measure elsewhere?
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sun, 11 May 2008 20:17 |
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Hi MikeMC
Mrs Stiletto has a few pairs of these beautiful shoes. They come in heels up to 5 inch and due to workmanship she can wear these on a night out without feet "killing"!!
They are expensive but but you pay for what you get, admittedly he is "The" shoe designer so you do pay a premium.
Tty this site www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Designers/Christian_Louboutin
But if you lady is anything like mine and we are buying shoes this expensive she wants to go to the shop and experience the full "experience"!!!
Harrods has a good selection so does Harvey Nicholls.
Hope we were of some help.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:47 |
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Thankyou for the input all, it was that particular brand she wanted to try - I agree at this money she needs to try them so it looks like we are paying retail.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Mon, 12 May 2008 23:55 |
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A friend of mine has said you should never buy a pair of Louboutins online until you have tried a pair on and found your "Louboutin size". The sizes can be a bit different as mentioned above.
Get down to London, a number of store stock them and of course the Louboutin shop it's self.
SW
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:32 |
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I agree. If you are paying the kind of prices that these very much sought after shoes (particularly among celebrities) command, then try them on. Your wife may find she needs a bigger size, especially if she has wide feet.
No point buying uncomfortable shoes.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sat, 17 May 2008 14:10 |
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Maybe I'm an oddity, but I seem to be the same size in Louboutins as I am in high street shoes. The only two brands in which I take other sizes are Kurt Geiger Luxe and Georgina Goodman for Evans in which I go down a size.
EL
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sun, 18 May 2008 01:29 |
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Evans shoes are a wider fit than standard, I also fit a smaller size in there.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Mon, 19 May 2008 16:19 |
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Kurt Geiger is always a funny one with me. I bought a pair of Camper shoes from the Howells shoe department one year and found the size was fine but the shoe positioning meant that the edge around the foot caused me some annoyance, because of the way the sole lifted the foot up.
Shoe sizes are odd with me anyway. Depends on where the shoe was made. If its Italian, then its a size 7 as they're always narrow as hell. If its Clarks then size 6 or 6.5 is the norm.
If you're going to pay over the odds for a brand like Louboutins, then take the time out and get them fitted properly. Go to the store in the afternoon, when your feet are that much bigger from walking around and try them out.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sun, 01 June 2008 01:18 |
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So we went to Selfidges and Harvey Niks, and Louboutins do not fit correctly and were not nice generally for the money. 
So she got some £313 D&G ones instead - and they do look good!
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Sun, 01 June 2008 18:17 |
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Very nice.
That's the trouble with some shoes. They may look great on a website but then you see them in a store and you think 'Ye gods'.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Tue, 03 June 2008 17:51 |
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Good for you. Louboutin are everywhere and have lost any of the exclusivity/quality that they used to have - they have become a large consumer brand like jimmy choo and gina and are now generally safe and rubbish or totally over the top. not that there aren't still a few pairs which are great mind. Frankly the red sole is becoming a bit of an embarrassment a bit like the burburry check pattern all those years ago.
(ok - I know I have a shoe fetish as well and I've probably bought 20-30 pairs of CL in my time but I'm SO OVER THEM!)
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Tue, 03 June 2008 19:45 |
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Londonpaul,
It was a thread on CL that got you and I talking some 4 odd years ago, I think. I have to agree with you, my new favourites are Strutt Couture, with a Little Mermaid emblem on each shoe.
That should evoke a laugh from a few people 
LL
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Tue, 03 June 2008 22:55 |
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I'd rather wear Camper shoes. They are more individual and better for my feet.
They also don't cost as much as CLs.
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Thu, 05 June 2008 08:54 |
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| Long_Legs wrote on Tue, 03 June 2008 19:45 |
Londonpaul,
It was a thread on CL that got you and I talking some 4 odd years ago, I think. I have to agree with you, my new favourites are Strutt Couture, with a Little Mermaid emblem on each shoe.
That should evoke a laugh from a few people
LL
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Hehehe Yes it does LL
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| Re: Christian Louboutin Shoes - Red Sole |
Mon, 23 June 2008 07:58 |
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CL has recently opened a new shop in Mayfair, London, I believe.
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