Fashionista's Red-Hot Trivia Question

Good to know!! In Fashionista's series of trivia questions, we have this gem from September 24, 2008: "Who could wear red soles in the 17th century?" Of course the answer comes out to be courtiers of the French king, but a commenter gave us a precious further insight:

it was the aristocracy of that period who had the money to be debaucherous and get all wild around town. hence the now infamous saying "paint the town red" because the red paint on the shoes would leave marks everywhere

Hmmm we wonder what the UES would look like if Louboutins did the same? Deep thoughts, people! And just because we feel like it, here's another little Louboutin bonus from some 2007 Fashionista: the CL manicure.

Aggressive Alta Ariella a Talon

From top to bottom. Christian Louboutin's Alta Ariella a Talon python boots are unbelievable. Look how sleek that boot shaft is. And the zipper up the back adds a sexy feminine touch to this look, which we can only describe as aggressive. And maybe ambitious too given the $2,595 pricetag. Perhaps it will go onsale one day?

Christian on Rue de Grenelle, Paris

This is the CL Boutique on Rue de Grenelle in Paris. We went inside and it looks a lot like CL boutiques stateside. We wanted to try on several pairs of shoes but we spent the entire day walking and our feet were both dirty and fat as sausages. As if we would subject CL shoes to that sort of torture.