However, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said that shape trademarks do not apply to Louboutin's red sole. Christian Louboutin first designed his trademark shoe in 1993, using an assistant's ...

Christian Louboutin had the idea for red soles in 1993. An employee was painting her nails red. Louboutin snagged the bottle and painted the soles of a prototype shoe. Just like that, the red ...

Christian Louboutin made one key change to the iconic red soles from his namesake brand for Taylor Swift. Louboutin told InStyle he used rubber soles instead of leather for Swift's Eras Tour shoes.

In an interview with InStyle published on Wednesday, shoe designer Christian Louboutin said that he made one key change to his iconic red soles when creating footwear for the singer on her tour.