Opening store in India a sensible decision, says Christian Louboutin

MUMBAI: Paris-based shoe desginer Christian Louboutin, who recently opened his first store in India, says it made sense to open a store here as there are many lovers for the red soled shoes.

Louboutin entered the Indian market by opening his first store in New Delhi, on February 9, this year. The store has shoes for women, men and also has handbags.

"I love India and I came here in 1978. And there were lot of my clients who used to come to London to buy shoes and they asked me open one store in India. I think from business point of view it made sense to open a store here. We opened one store in New Delhi recently and it is doing pretty good," Louboutin said during the Mint Luxury event here.

The designer's clients include Hollywood A-listers like Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian, Sarah Jessica Parker.

He also pointed out that black coloured shoes are not a hit in India as different colours have different meanings in different countries.

"I think every market has lot of things in common and at the same time every market has lot of different things. Like in India, there are lot of traditions and there are some rules that they follow. Also, different colours have different meaning in different countries. In Delhi, black (colour shoe) is least selling," he said.