Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place. It's like voodoo; we don't want things that are soaked in blood, sweat, and tears. I adore life, and I'm very easygoing - and it shows in my work.
Interpretation
Fashion loses its appeal when lacking inspiration, as true creativity comes from joy rather than struggle.
Christian Louboutin emphasizes that genuine artistry in fashion arises from a place of inspiration and passion, rather than from hardship or desperation. He suggests that the essence of creativity is tied to a love for life and an easygoing attitude, which ultimately reflects in the quality and appeal of one's work.
In practice
This quote can inspire emerging designers at a fashion workshop to pursue their passion.
I wanted to be a shoe designer, but I never thought it could be a profession. But what was the alternative? Doctor? Too dirty! Air-hostess? Maybe not! Then someone gave me a book on Roger Vivier, and, cheri, instantly I knew that was it!
I never had a plan. I have to say, I'm very shocked when people start a company and say, 'In five years I want to launch a perfume, or in 10 years I want to have this.' How can you know?
These heels are candy for the feet; they’re for pleasure, not practicality.
The thing I always try to remember is that feet are attached to the leg, and that you must prolong the silhouette. The shoe elongates the leg and does it discreetly. The goal is to get people to look at a woman's legs. It's all about the leg. No, it's not about the leg. It's about the woman.
A woman can carry a bag, but it is the shoe that carries the woman.
For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering.
So much of performing is a mind game. You're memorizing thousands of notes, and if you start thinking about it in the wrong way, everything can blow up in your face.
Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made.
I think acting is a mixture of instinct, imagination and inventiveness. All you can learn as an actor is basic technique.
Theater has an incredible capacity to move people to social change, to address issues, to inspire social revolution.
Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be. You can't be eight times a week without going stark staring mad. You've got to be in control.
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