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Reimagining Classical Portraits With Christian Louboutin Footwear
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"The Tootsie is held aloft by Impressionist artist James McNeil Whistlers’ mother in an allegory of his most famous painting of the samename. The elegant curve of the boot echoes the curve of her austere pose incontrast to the angular lines in the
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"Marie-Guilleme Benoit’s masterpiece, Portrait d’une negresse, has long been held as a symbol of emancipation and a fine balance between steely determination and femininity. The contrast between the model and her garments is echoed in the Balda B
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"The Puck boot appears in a recreation of the Georges de la Tour ionic piece and metaphor of the plight of the sacred female, ‘Magdalene and the Flame’. Here, his oft used technique of illuminating subjects through the depiction of a light source
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"The Artemis shoulder bag finds it natural setting amongst an interpretation of a classic Jean-Marc Nattier portrait. The French artist celebrated his youthful muses through allegorical portraits, placing them within a mythological context as goddes
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"The Spanish artist Francisco De Zurbaran, habitually placed his vivid subjects close to the surface of his pictures, this composition allowing for a dramatic juxtaposition against the dark background. Here the 8 Mignons sandal pops from the foregrou
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Jean-Baptise-Camille Corot, Portrait of a Girl, Shoe: Halte Black