Christian Louboutin

styliste de chaussure français · age 62

Christian Louboutin photo

life in chapters

6 milestones from birth to now, with Christian's age at every one.

1960s

  1. Birth

    Born January 7, 1964

1990s

  1. age ~27 Career milestone

    Opens his first Paris boutique

    founder

    Louboutin opens his debut shoe salon in Paris, with Princess Caroline of Monaco among his first customers.

  2. age ~29 Career milestone

    Creates the signature red sole

    designer

    Louboutin lacquers a shoe sole with an assistant's red nail polish, inventing the brand's now-trademark red bottom.

2000s

  1. age ~43 Award

    Named most prestigious women's shoe brand

    founder

    The brand tops the Luxury Institute's index of most prestigious women's shoes for three consecutive years.

2010s

  1. age ~47 Career milestone

    Becomes the most-searched shoe brand online

    founder

    Louboutin's label is recognized as the most searched-for shoe brand on the internet, cementing its global icon status.

2020s

  1. age ~57 Career milestone

    Sells a stake to Exor for $643 million

    owner

    Louboutin sells roughly a 24% stake in his company to investment firm Exor, valuing the house at about $2.73 billion.

age 62 now

Still going