update: christian louboutin at neimans in bev hills pics…

It was pandemonium yesterday at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills as Christian Louboutin launched his 20^th anniversary capsule collection with a personal appearance. The shoe salon on the first floor was turned into a Louboutin playground and wow did the women come out to play.

in the flesh

craziness in the signing line

louby fans

Set on a platform for all to see was the throne for the man himself, Christian Louboutin, who received applause when walking into the event. Behind him was an incredible installation from graffiti artist Gallo, which made for quite the bold backdrop. With that, the usual furniture in the shoe department had been swapped out for gold couches, cubes, and hooded chairs. It made quite the golden statement – as it should when celebrating 20 years of red soles!

go for the gold

graffiti in the shoe salon

waiting for his arrival

In the center, was what we were all waiting for – the table (tiered like a birthday cake) with each of the 20^th anniversary shoes on display. And ooooohhhhh were they good!

anniversary cake of shoes

20 year topper

zipper heel

lace peep toe boot

ultra fem bow heel

sky scraper knot stiletto

infamous $3995 diamond heel

suede fringe peep toe boot

pom pom ankle strap peep toe

princess di flats

classic nude patent leather stacked stiletto

the only purse from the capsule I could find

graffiti bootie white

graffiti bootie black

spike story

heavy metal

very pretty

anniversary box

As the DJ was spinning upbeat tunes, women were sparing no expense and grabbing Louboutin’s left and right. Once purchased, you could go get in line (which was only a few hundred people long!) and have Mr. Louboutin sign them.

stiletto signing

note to shoppers

While shopping around and getting pics to share with you, I had the pleasure of meeting the graffiti artist Galo, who was super sweet and told me he had linked up with Christian Louboutin through a friend and previous project. We also discussed the crushed can dress he designed in the window of NM, which I told him I would happily wear to my next event – I’ll just need the Asteroid Spike Toe Pump to go with it. Minor detail…