Christian Louboutin’s Marie Antoinette collection at South Coast Plaza
Christian Louboutin, shown next to the Marie Antoinette at the collection’s West Coast debut in South Coast Plaza, chose the French queen for inspiration because of her era’s focus on the decorative arts. (Christina House / For The Times)
Women line up at Louboutin’s store in South Coast Plaza to meet the designer and get his autograph. (Christina House / For The Times)
Louboutin devotees wait their turn with shoes in hand ready to be signed. (Christina House / For The Times)
Louboutin chats with Diana Matthews, who purchased a pair of shoes from the Marie Antoinette line. (Christina House / For The Times)
Louboutin colorfully signs the bottom of a shoe for a fan. (Christina House / For The Times)
Christina Ferguson of Irvine tries on the $6,295 Marie Antoinette. (Christina House / For The Times)
Along with a watery pale pink, the shoe embroidered with colorful beads by the house of Jean-Francois Lesage also comes in a deep turquoise and yellow. Only 36 pairs were made and the ones at the South Coast Plaza were all snapped up. (Christina House / For The Times)
