We love a good shoe-focused collaboration more than most. New York-based label The Blonds and Christian Louboutin have once again worked together to bring us some of the most gratuitously glamorous fashion there ever existed.
If you’re getting tired of the barely-there sandals, nude shoes, and sensible sneakers ruling footwear trends right now, feast your eyes on these 10 pairs of spiked, studded, and crystal-encrusted Christian Louboutin shoes sent down the entirely over-the-top The Blonds Fall 2018 fashion show. Get ready for a celebration of embellishments, excess, and pure glamour!
Models wearing Christian Louboutin red bottom shoes at The Blondes Fall 2018 runway show for New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios in New York City on February 14, 2018 (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
1. Spiked red leather booties worn with a spiked red leather zip bodysuit by Phillipe Blond to open the show.
Phillipe Blond and partner David Blond designed all the pieces for their label and modeled them in all their shows. Phillipe rocked a fierce red leather bodysuit and matching booties to kick off the runway presentation.
Phillipe Blond, one half of the design duo The Blonds, is wearing a spiked red leather zip bodysuit with Christian Louboutin spiked red leather booties (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
Christian Louboutin for The Blonds spike-studded red leather booties as worn by Phillipe Blond (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
2. Red glitter platform booties paired with a black-spiked red leather corset.
Corsets are The Blonds’ signature piece, having had their big break in 2007 when Beyoncé wore a sparkly corset from their first-ever fashion show in her “Upgrade U” music video.
Christian Louboutin for The Blonds red glitter platform booties worn by a model at The Blonds Fall 2018 fashion show (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
The Blonds Fall 2018 red leather corset covered in black spikes (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
3. Glittery ankle boots worn with a leather-harnessed crystal bodysuit and gold-spiked red stiletto nails.
The Blonds left no detail unnoticed in their glam-’80s punk-themed Fall 2018 show; it was leather on crystals on spikes down to the red-lacquered stiletto nails on a model’s fingerless-gloved hand.
A model wearing Christian Louboutin for The Blonds glitter booties with a crystal bodysuit and a spiked mesh zip jumpsuit (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
The model is wearing flame sunglasses, a black leather harness, a multicolor-crystal bodysuit, and a spiked black zip jumpsuit at The Blonds Fall 2018 fashion show (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
A model wearing Christian Louboutin for The Blonds red glitter ankle boots (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
Closeup of a model’s chain-fringed, beaded, sequined dress, red leather fingerless gloves, and gold-spiked, red-lacquered stiletto nails (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
4. Fringed slouchy boots mix-and-matched with a glittery spiked leather-harness corset and a shimmery, reptilian-scale corset.
Fringed boots were mere backdrops to a red, leather-harnessed corset covered in glittery red talons and one seemingly made of shimmery reptilian scales.
A model wearing red fringed slouchy boots with a red, leather-harnessed corset covered in glittery red talons (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
Details of a model’s glittery red-spiked corset and matching nails (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
A model wearing a shimmery reptilian-scale corset with Christian Louboutin for The Blonds black fringed slouchy platform boots (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
5. Shiny, red lace-up booties combined with a red latex jumpsuit and a crystal-mesh bodysuit.
Shiny, red-patent Louboutin boots found their fashion match in a red latex jumpsuit that would make “Oops!… I Did It Again” singer Britney Spears proud.
A model wearing a red latex jumpsuit with a long-fringed jacket and Christian Louboutin for The Blonds red patent lace-up booties (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
A model wearing a crystal-mesh bodysuit with a red leather harness, fringed fingerless gloves, and Christian Louboutin for The Blonds red leather lace-up booties (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
6. Thigh-high boots in BDSM-ish black leather and skintight stretch suede.
While the baggier boots were styled with fringed jackets and draped corsets, the skintight stretch-suede thigh-highs were unforgivingly paired with constricting leather and crystal-mesh bodysuits.
Models wearing Christian Louboutin for The Blonds slouchy thigh-high boots in black patent and black leather (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
Details of The Blonds fall 2018 draped-side chainmail corset with gold leaf and pearl embellishments (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
Models in Christian Louboutin for The Blonds stretch-suede thigh-high platform boots with gold heel cups (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
7. Slouchy platform booties worn with a gold-trimmed angel-print corset and a gold foil jumpsuit.
Slouchy platform booties apparently go well with a gold foil jumpsuit as well as they do with an angel-print corset.
Models wearing Christian Louboutin for The Blonds slouchy platform boots (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
Closeup of The Blonds Fall 2018 corset featuring an angel painting print and gold-and-pearl embellishments (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
8. Spike-studded, gold thigh-high boots paired with a crystal-encrusted bodysuit.
Up-to-there thigh-high boots take inspiration from fisherman boots and make it their own with studs and gold leather fabrication.
A model wearing a crystal-encrusted bodysuit with Christian Louboutin for The Blonds spike-studded gold thigh-high boots (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
Details of The Blonds Fall 2018 crystal-encrusted high-cut bodysuit and baby-blue leather harness (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
9. Spiked-studded gold booties worn with a gold snake corset.
Upping the ante on a skintight black latexy jumpsuit were spike-studded gold booties and two snakes slithering on a gold corset.
A model wearing a gold snake corset with Christian Louboutin for The Blonds spike-studded gold ankle boots (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)
10. Heel-less hoof platform boots worn by Daphne Guinness to close the runway show.
Though Daphne Guinness did not wear Christian Louboutin shoes, she wore one of her signature heel-less hoof platform boots in a glittery finish that fit right into the glitzy show.
David Blond, the other half of the platinum-haired The Blonds, also wore Christian Louboutin shoes in the form of glittery block-heel oxfords.
Daphne Guinness is flanked by The Blonds designers Phillipe and David Blond at The Blonds Runway Show 2018 for NYFFW 2018 at Spring Studios in New York City (Credit: Jeff Grossman / WENN)