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Last weekend when I was in Paris, I made a trip to rue jean-jacques rousseau, home to the first Christian Louboutin men’s store. The store is situated in a gorgeous covered passage, which reminded me of the burlington arcade in London but less touristy and crowded.
The question you are probably going to ask, is if I saw that pair of Christian Louboutin x Marlon Gobel gold spiked shoes. Yes I did!
Isn’t that amazing! These are shoes fit for a king! I believe the official name is Potpourri Dandy, only 30 odd pairs were made, and that’s the second last pair in store. Since I am not quite willing to lose a kidney just yet, I did the next best thing…
Nevermind I wore the wrong trousers and the wrong socks, the shoes were truly magical. These were first featured early last year as part of Marlon Gobel’s fall winter 2011 collection. Quite simply the most amazing runway shoes I’ve seen, and I really want to know who are the lucky collectors.
Putting the gold spiked shoes back into the box, I had a little wander. The store is tastefully decorated and full of interesting little details. I have no idea what that little stool is for, but I guess it’s used for shoe polishing?
The store’s quite eclectic in it’s furnishings and decor. An ex-star trek prop sits in one corner, and there’s also a “tattoo parlour” within the store. Customers can select certain shoes and customise them the way they like. Let’s take a look inside the parlour…
I could literally just move in here already. The most delicious rollerflats in studs studs and more studs!
I could literally just move in here already. The most delicious rollerflats in studs studs and more studs!
One of my favourite shoes is the mikaraja, named after the singer mika and the maharajah-ness of the shoes. I’ve seen it in black patent leather, which frankly I wasn’t too keen on. However this version in blue canvas is simply stunning. The decorations were all hand sewn by lesage embroiderers in India, known to be the best in the world, from the same skilled artisans who work for Chanel, hermes etc.
Really lovely, definitely one of my favourite pair of Louboutin shoes ever.
What I really really love, and scoured the whole of London and now Paris but to no avail: the cream colored pik boat sneakers. I love the simplicity of the shoes, but finished with an almost discreet parameter of spikes. This is super high on my wishist, if you find one in size 43, hit me up!
Close up of the pik boat sneakers.
Failing on the gold spiked potpourri, the gorgeous lesage mikaraja and the cream pik boat, I settled for three other pairs of spiked sneakers. Would you believe, none of them are in my size? Who in the Louboutin world is hoarding size 43 sneakers, reveal yourself now.
The store is truly magical, and currently the only shop in the world to carry such a comprehensive line of men’s shoes. It’s just amazing, I wish for a similar store to open in London soon. The second men’s store will soon open in New York’s meatpacking district.
And oh, the icing on the cake will definitely be bumping into the designer himself outside the store.
It was a great day!
So, seen any shoes you like so far?
