The Great Christian Louboutin Scam Revealed

I only wear mine on the weekend at home on my own!; ) but some of you I undestand wear them a great deal, in fact if your a so called ‘fashionata’ and don’t have a pair of Louboutin’s then you are SO out of the loop. Most girls would give their left leg for a pair of those vibrant red soles. Unfortunately it is precisely those red soles that can be the problem, what happens when you get a hole in the bottom? You take them to the shop and they replace it with a light brown sole – doh! Far be it from me to suggest that this is intentional to force the customer to buy another pair, but…..

If, you don’t want to keep your shoes for anymore than a month or so, this isn’t a problem, but for most who have to justify the expense to their conscience – not to mention their boyfriend – it is an issue. As any doctor will tell you the best form of medicine is prevention, with that in mind, look to my top 3 tips;

1. Spend the entire day lying on a bed or sitting in a chair. If, you must visit Harvey Nics or Barneys then buy a Sedan Chair! Seriously though minimise a lot of walking, dancing, running.

2. Don’t buy killer heels. The CL Catenita’s are 5″ high, they might not be the highest couture pair, but will develop holes and fast. The reason being most holes form on the ball of the foot which is the primary area of stress, all your weight is distributed on an area 2cm across. Go low, they don’t have to be flats but 2″ or so will do, your chiropodist will love you too!

3. Get protective covers applied, clear obviously. This will add quite a bit of extra wear time and only set you back only a few Euros.

WHY DON’T YOU LISTEN TO ME?; )

Ok you can’t avoid it…it’s happened…despite your constant inertia and the barring of your boyfriend ‘trying them out’ a whacking great hole has appeared on the sole try my top 3 tips to get them back on the road;

1. Find a cobbler that can obtain red soles (easier said than done) this is pot luck and quite time consuming, many say they can and you end up with a sole that looks like pink custard.

2. Recolour them yourself, not quite as difficult as it sounds try some Plasti-Dip and follow these instructions;

Steps:
1) Wipe the bottom of shoes with dry paper towel
2) Dip foam brush into the Plast-Dip can and let the paint drip in can until enough paint is on the foam
3) Apply evenly on the bottom of the CL (keep dipping foam into can as needed)
4) Wipe the excess paint that got on the sides of the sides of the shoes with dry paper towel
5) Let the shoes sit for an hour, before I applied the next coat
6) Apply the Plasti-Dip about 4x total


3. ENGAGE GOODALL’S TO DO IT

Hmmmmmm there’s a difficult choice for you!

Drew