High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Christian Louboutin (pronounced ) (b. 7 January 1964, Paris, France) is a French footwear designer whose father is cabinetmaker Roger Louboutin and homemaker mother Irene. His siblings include three sisters, no brothers. Landscape architect Louis Benech has been his partner since 1997. Louboutin launched his line of high-end women`s shoes in France in 1991. Since 1992, the footwear has incorporated shiny, red-lacquered soles that have become his signature.