SHOE FETISH

Step Inside Design, Mar/Apr 2008 by Taute, Michelle

Flattering the feet of everyone from Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst to Angelina Jolie, Christian LouDoutin's red-soled shoes are no strangers to the red carpet. But now the elegant lines of this designer's distinctly feminine creations have reached another milestone: They'll be featured in the first museum exhibition to focus on Louboutin's career. Sole Desire: The Shoes of Christian Louboutin runs March 13-April 19 at The Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York City. Graduate students in the school's fashion and textile-studies programs have chosen dozens of exquisite shoes for the show, ranging from feather-adorned silk crepe pumps to metal-studded black leather boots. * www.fitnyc.edu/museum

MICHELLE TAUTE, a former editor at I.D., has written for HOW, Metropolis, ArchitecturalRecord and others. She's the author of Design Matters: Brochures 01 from Rockport. www.michelletaute.com