Christian Louboutin is a luxury footwear house best known for women's high-heeled shoes with red-lacquered outsoles, a feature the company has registered as a trademark in several jurisdictions. Footwear accounts for the large majority of its sales, with handbags, small leather goods, fragrance, and cosmetics as extensions. It trades at the upper luxury price tier through owned boutiques and selective wholesale.
Founded in 1991 in France.