Summary
According to "Christian Louboutin - king of the killer stiletto" there are the showcases of Christian Louboutin who designed red-soled shoes, one of the iconic items in pop culture. Louboutin created many products and had strong relationships with elite and celebrities in various fields. He had an outstanding childhood such as being expelled from a school however he was surrounded by many inspirations. His shoes were designer by his obsession such as an aquarium, museum, Egyptian and Bollywood movie. He was a rebellious person. The design of his signature red sole began at boring from the ordinary shoe model. After seeing it, he decided to paint lacquer-red to make it more attractive. Certain collections were influenced by gay liberation and punk. Style of using Colour in pop art also appeared on his design especially Andy Warhol and Allen Jones.
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High heels have been the feminine symbol for a long period. Many girls around the world would like to wear it because having long legs and walking like a cat is their definition of beauty: However, stiletto heels lead to painful and some accidence. While a human is wearing, you are standing on your tiptoes, causing back and knee problems. I would like to call it 'the shoes of pleasure and pain'.A lot of famous women characters completed their outfits with stiletto shoes hence I'm not curious why high heels have a strong influence on girls midset. Cinderella story is one the most obvious example. The poor girl got a great opportunity duo to wearing crystals high heels. Dressing up in magical costume provided the spotlight and solution of all her obstacles. After launching of Cinderella Disney version, this fairy tale came to in many girl's mines.
Moreover, stiletto heels also represent own social status. In the past, only elite and blue blood were possessed of this kind of shoes which used to be produced by sophisticated processes. Although nowadays the majority of creating high heels becomes mass production, it still has some feature to indicate the social status of its owners. People hunt for the outstanding high heels Which might be made from rare materials or designed in impressive style. Red-soled shoes of Christian Louboutin is one of the must-have shoes of 20-century girls and is predicted to continue popularity. Nevertheless, behind the classy and gorgeous design, the pricy prices of these shoes frustrate people to obtain.
Not only do women wear Christian Louboutin shoes but certain actors also choose it for themselves. Wearing this type of shoes isn't discriminated for only female or LGBT. For instance, Harry Styles, a well-known pop star, presented his red-carpet looks with loafer heels or stiletto shoes. This phenomenon shows the new role of these shoes. However, men wearing high heel isn't literally a new trend because first high heels were created for men to ride a horse.
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Question
How our childhood background affect ourselves or our inspiration?
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Reference
- Dominic L. (2020, March, 2). Christian Louboutin - king of the killer stiletto. BBC News. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20200228-christian-louboutin-king-of-the-killer-stiletto
Once you refer about Cinderella's shoes drew me an idea of how media shape people mindset through their stories, and Cinderella story have a impact to the kids's attitude toward their ability especially with girls.
ReplyDeleteMany traditional princes and princess stories put a wrong attitude to kids both girls and boy. For the girls the story trend you shape girl mindset as a weak and passive person, who have not had a power to fight an evil and only thing she can do is waiting for guys or princes to help fix the problem. In contrast, the phase 'Boy don't cry' refer that guys have to have a strong heart, and they are not allow to show their weakness when they cry others might judge them as a loser. In an animation 'Inside out' (2015), explains about how each emotion are related to one another and show how hey work together to preform a good metal health, in addition, suppressing an emotion may leads to mental health problems.
From my aspect, media is a powerful tools to communicate with people, we have to think critically when we perceive it, and with minors we should advice them carefully when they are watching it. This is the reason why rating system is needed.
I was going to respond to some ideas in Phing's blog post, actually, to a couple of things that her source mentions, but when I read it, Naam's comment interested me. I like her idea that "we have to think critically when we perceive". (the "quotation marks" tell you I've copied and pasted Naam's words.)
DeleteA couple of days ago, one of my colleagues at AUA forwarded a message about the Covid-19 virus. It said it was from a friend who worked at a hospital and gave advice about what should and should not be done to protect yourself. It was also garbage that included a mix of true and false claims, as I explained to my friend. It's easy to be fooled by lies if we do not think critically, and the consequences can be deadly. I think Naam is right: the traditional cultural beliefs about women and men were deadly for both men and women. Like many traditions that people believe, they were lies that harmed many people for many generations.
I'm not sure that I agree, however, that a "rating system is needed." I think free speech is more important: if people are legally protected to say that beloved beliefs are fake, that seems to me a much healthier solution to the problem of false beliefs and bad morals. If the law does not allow us to offend traditional beliefs, then those beliefs are probably corrupt: honest, good beliefs do not need to be protected by harsh punishment.
Phong did not mention them in her summary, but the long article she summarized also mentioned several of the artists whose work inspired Louboutin, among them Andy Warhol and the French artists Pierre et Gilles. I don't much like Warhol, who I think is ver over-rated, but I used to love the colourful work of Pierre et Gilles. I didn't think it was great art, but it was fun and made fun of the pretensions of much self-important art. Warhol did the same, I think, but he was not as light and cheerful as the work of Pierre et Gilles. On the other hand, Warhol's quest for fame did lead him to help other artists, such the rock singer Lou Reed, and even the writer William Burroughs, both heroes when I was much younger. Burroughs was especially attractive for his attacks on conventional morality with his fantastical stories of heroin use and weird acts based on his own experiences. Unlike Jane Austen, Picasso, Shakespeare and Mozart, I'm not sure that these artists will stand the test of time, but I liked them in my youth, and enjoyed the memories of my university days that Phing's post brought to mind.
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