On Thursday, October 23rd 2008 DailyCandy – Atlanta informed me that Christian Louboutin would be signing autographs at Jeffrey in Phipps Plaza the very next day. No thesaurus ever written could describe my euphoria at the fact that I could actually meet THE Christian Louboutin in person.
The next day however, my giddiness soon turned into fear and apprehension. I covet Christian Louboutin’s shoes for the craftmanship and quality they possess. . . .everyone else waiting in line seemed to be there for his celebrity status. They bought/wore his shoes because it was the “in” thing to do and all of the who’s who of celebrities were seen in them. Then I heard that he was only signing shoes. . . .new shoes that were purchased that day and never worn. Shoe School was expensive, not to mention all of the materials and equipment that I now needed in order to keep progressing, so I was not prepared to shell out $500+ on a pair of shoes that day. Besides, I wanted him to sign my book. The book that holds all of my shoe-making notes/inspirations/sketches/lists/lessons learned/etc. Despite my reservations, I remained in line. . . .for almost 2 hours.
When I was less than 5 women back from the front of the line, the husband of the lady behind me (who was in line for her daughter) joined his wife in line and started chatting with me about why I wanted to meet him so badly. . . .cue waterworks. . . .yes, I literally started crying in line before I even met the man. Through the tears I managed to spit out all about Shoe School and that shoes were my passion and I eventually wanted to be Christian Louboutin. The husband then shocked the hell out of me and asked me for a business card. Of course I didn’t have any but it really touched me that he recognized that my passion was genuine and he was all about supporting that.
I finally get to the front of the line and hold my breath as the security guys asked Mr. Louboutin’s assistant if he would sign my book. They reluctantly waved me through but warn me to be quick (for paying customers were still waiting). I sat down next to Mr. Louboutin and had an amazing conversation with him. I told him my story, he gave me some advise, and he signed my book:
Here are some more pictures of Christian Louboutin that day. There are two adorable pictures of him playing with a baby, several of me sitting and talking with him, and one of the shoes he was wearing underneath the table.