But no, I'm talking Christian Louboutin. You know him as the famous shoe designer popular for his signature high heels with red sole trademark that will run you about $800-$2,000 dollars.
This week UK's Grazia Magazine published an interview with the iconic shoe man where he told them that he had no sympathy for women who complain about high heels hurting their feet. "If Tina Turner and Prince's back-up band can perform on stage in them for three hours, you can't tell me they are impossible to walk in."
Louboutin isn't alone in this theory, women spent $38.5 billion on shoes in the U.S last year (according to NPD group more than half of those sales were for shoes with heels over 3 inches high).
Everyone already knows high heels can't be good for your health, for one thing they usually leave you with sore toes and blistered heels though what's more threatening and slightly alarming is the amount of extra pressure the inside of your knees take on from them- some studies actually say this pressure can increase up to 26% and possibly lead to osteoarthritis.
Now although some doctor's may say that if you insist on wearing heels to go for the ones that are 2 inches or less- which let's be honest here, are 2 inch heels really high heels? -I didn't think so.
My recommendation would be the advice most NYC ladies live by, leave your heels under your desk and wear your best pair of flats when you can.
Mr. Louboutin's advice? " High Heels are pleasure with pain. If you can't walk in them, don't wear them."
You can read his full interview with Grazia here: http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2012/04/17/grazias-paula-reed-meets-christian-louboutin-in-the-year-his-design-house-celebr.htm
So if you do choose to brave the pain and affliction high fashion heels will bring you...just do yourself a favor and learn how to walk in them..and oh yeah..don't complain about them either per Louboutin's request
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