Christian Louboutin: our post-grad plan

On a stylish and blistering hot summer night ten fabulous college friends roamed the ritzy streets of Scottsdale, Arizona in beautiful non-designer heels.  

Drunkenly swaying down the sidewalk from one jumping club to the next, plans of post-college came up in conversation once more.  Though unlike most conversations of late it did not revolve around law school, grad school, or Hollywood, but instead a more more appealing form of a diploma: Christian Louboutin shoes.

His shoes are recognizable by mere glances, with his signature shoe being a sleek black stiletto with the bold and naughty red underbelly. In the latest issue of Vogue, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard has a five-page spread featuring classy fashion, stunning locations, all while wearing the same pair of gorgeous black ruffled Christian Louboutin pumps.  One pair is all a girl really needs.  Or can afford for that matter.  They run between $700-900 a pair.  Hell, even knock-offs are $200.

photo credit goes to Vogue Magazine  

As we walked along the streets of Scottsdale my roommate Sarah and I sighed in want of such a pair.  My Friend In The Purple Dress is equally smitten with shoes, though "No one would ever guess that," she said.  Looking at my own closet I know exactly what she means by that.

We're the generation of girls post-Sex and the City, and entrenched in current hipster fashion.  We've grown up these past few years loving the high fashion of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte, but we can only afford Target and Urban Outfitters.  Furthermore what's hot these days are multiple layers of clothes, vests, hats, muted tones, lots of stripes, and flip-flops with skinny pants.  I love the look, personally, but I do know that someday my flip-flops are going to graduate into heels.

This is where Christian Louboutin fits in.  As Sarah put it, she'll know she has arrived in life when she can wear her very own pair--and not give up eating for 3 months to pay for them.  Will we ever get that point?  Maybe.  But even if we don't, for now, in our final year of college, as we flip through texts books, check books, and Cosmo, it sure is fun to dream.

*all photos in this blog entry are credit of Christian Louboutin and Vouge Magazine