Comments on: HOWTO make cheap Louboutin knockoffs

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:34:00 +0000

Agreed with the general sentiment but I actually like the look. Sometimes the association with a big name in fashion ruins things for people who don’t want to be associated with big names in fashion :(

I mean I’m male and wouldn’t be wearing high heels anyway (most of the time), but that’s beside the point ;)

I’m pretty sure I could get away with painting the soles of my shoes without anyone making the connection, and I guess I wouldn’t choose red anyway.

In menswear, brightly colored rubber soles on otherwise dressy shoes have been a thing for a few years now. But honestly I like the look of the Louboutin high heels a lot better (I’d never seen or heard of them before now though).

By: eviladrian

eviladrian — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:32:00 +0000

It’s like the old story about women who couldn’t get nylon stockings during WWII, so they would draw a line down their leg with an eyebrow pencil.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:16:00 +0000

Also called cinnabar or vermillion.

By: Mark Rafter

Mark Rafter — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:32:00 +0000

The sales are up 40%, not the price.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:38:00 +0000

Not Croydonpunk?

By: CLamb

CLamb — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:54:00 +0000

Good thing Louboutin isn’t following the pattern of the DRM world and lobbying for regulations to force the paint manufacturers to make red paint unable to adhere to the bottoms of ladies’ shoes.

By: OoerictoO

OoerictoO — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:46:00 +0000

right you are… murdoch block plugin looks to be still blocking it due to confusion with Australian daily telegraph. poorly formed regex bites again?

By: lafave

lafave — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:14:00 +0000

He tried, but a US judge denied the trademark protection (and the official Louboutin color is Pantone-18 Chinese Red)

By: SomeGuyNamedMark

SomeGuyNamedMark — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:59:00 +0000

I bet he’s trademarked a specific shade (or more)

By: Michael Heap

Michael Heap — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:58:00 +0000

The telegraph may be offensive but is not owned by murdoch

By: Dovanna

Dovanna — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:37:00 +0000

I wouldn’t want anyone to think I was rich enough to buy these shoes. More chance to get mugged I would think.

By: perch

perch — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:28:00 +0000

I’ll paint the soles of my shoes any color that I think is awesome, and quite frankly don’t give a hoot about some fancy-pants L* or whoever I’ve never heard of.

DIY fashion for the entire win, though. If you didn’t make or modify it yourself, it’s not yours.

By: bcsizemo

bcsizemo — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:21:00 +0000

If Louboutin was smart he’d make every year a slightly different shade of red (or hell a different color all together).

By: er0ck

er0ck — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:18:00 +0000

warning! link to Murdoch owned site. information contained may be outright fabrications or intended to manipulate…

By: Custom Built Surrey

Custom Built Surrey — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:52:00 +0000

Too true Steve. Example:
I got stung by a bee yesterday….£20 for a jar of honey! Ripoff.

By: AnnaRegina

AnnaRegina — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:51:00 +0000

Also, you can purchase red soles online & have a cobbler resole your shoes with them.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Since when does Homebase set its prices according to demand?