To coincide with Disney’s release of the classic movie Cinderella to Blu-Ray disc this fall, high-end shoe designer Christian Louboutin has made a limited-edition re-vamp of Cinderella’s glass slipper. Details on the shoe and how you can win a pair below.
“It’s a very classic fairy tale about love,” Louboutin says, “and the dream that love is absolutely pure.” Though Louboutin’s slipper will not be produced for mass sale, 20 pairs will be given away worldwide this fall, turning “anyone into modern-day Cinderellas,” Louboutin says. Disney and Louboutin will release details on the giveaway Aug. 17.
Lori MacPherson, executive vice president of global product management at Disney, calls the shoe “possibly the most iconic shoe in literature” and says the Louboutin collaboration is a “fitting tribute.”
Louboutin unveiled Cinderella’s new accessory at a soiree Wednesday night at the Palais Brongniart in Paris, during Couture Fashion Week. Guests at the elite event included fashion editors from around the world.
The master craftsman concedes there were challenges to designing the shoe. “You imagine it being completely transparent, (made) out of glass,” Louboutin says. But “full and classical transparency made into a shoe makes a really ugly foot.” And using a plastic such as Lucite “could look very ’60s or sort of punky.”
Instead, Louboutin used lace to give the illusion of transparency, paired with a glittering, Swarovski-crystal-covered heel. He then added butterflies, imagining a modern-day Cinderella tending to her chores and the delicate creature landing on her.
