"Red Bottoms"

This post comes after hearing this term the 1000th time and watching a peculiar interview with a former video vixen. The woman in the video talked about how upgrading your style, more specifically buying a pair of Christian Louboutins, would help your career as a video model. I can understand how your appearance would help your career when your line of work is visual and your image is very important. But does this hold weight for women in other careers? First, for anyone who doesn't know this, when someone says "red bottoms" they are talking about a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. It's funny to me that so many women and some men have used one shoe label as the quintessential staple of every women's closet, the standrd upon which to judge a woman's style. This is not to say that people haven't done this in the past, there were the true religion jeans, the fendi spy bag, Jordans, etc...but what I have noticed with the Louboutins is that this trend has crossed color and income lines. There are women who may never be able to afford a pair of Christian Louboutins talking about how these shoes are a must for every woman. If you can't afford them, it doesn't mean that you have a black hole in your closet. Many women have and continue to look fabulous in shoes that are not Christian Louboutin.

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One shoe designer does not make or break your style. Even if you own 10 pairs of Christian Louboutins "red bottoms" it does not mean that you can coordinate an outfit. Plus, what's a red bottom if you don't have the right outfit to pair it with? If a see someone in a pair of jeans, t-shirt, and a pair of Christian Louboutin heels it does not make me think that this person has great style, if I like the shoes then I'll think that they have a great taste in shoes. Lastly, you make(wear) the shoes, the shoes do not make you. If Christian Louboutins are not your style. Then don't wear them. You have to be confident in what you wear. People can tell the difference between style that is forced and begging for attention and style that is unique to the individual.
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Although many of the shoes created by the fashion label have red bottoms, this signature feature is not a mark of authenticity. Some of the shoes do not have red bottoms, and if you have the cash to get your own pair of custom made Louboutins, then you can get whatever color you like. Take for instance Adrienne Bosh's custom made blue bottom Christian Louboutin pumps (picture below) that she wore for her wedding to Chris Bosh.

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