posted by BIBA

Sep 24, 2008 4:47PM

Louis XIV

posted by LeMagnifique

Sep 24, 2008 4:52PM

Wild guess. Men ( blue blood / royalty )

posted by guest

Sep 24, 2008 5:11PM

I know the king of France wore red soled, heeled shoes.

posted by guest

Sep 24, 2008 5:14PM

Louis XIV (he thought they made his legs look hot) and his court.

posted by Halie

Sep 24, 2008 6:19PM

Only royalty?

posted by guest

Sep 24, 2008 6:32PM

it was the aristocracy of that period who had the money to be debaucherous and get all wild around town. hence the now infamous saying "paint the town red" because the red paint on the shoes would leave marks everywhere.

posted by guest

Sep 24, 2008 9:07PM

the pope.

posted by guest

Sep 24, 2008 10:50PM

....AND thus, Christian Loubitin traditionally takes on. Viva la Louis!
Viva la french royalties!

posted by guest

Sep 24, 2008 11:19PM

the executioner

posted by Kara

Sep 25, 2008 8:06AM

Louis XIV and his courtiers....thats where Paint the Town Red originated from bc their shoes left red marks all over town!

posted by guest

Sep 25, 2008 9:52AM

Red soles have their roots way back in the French court of King Louis XIV, in the 17th century. The king wore red soles which were to draw attention to his shapely calves and legs while dancing. He dictated that red-soled shoes could only be worn by members of his court, a privilege for the elite aristocracy.
-Sari

posted by guest

Sep 25, 2008 10:21AM

Louis XIV and the elite at the french court. It was a symbol of power and wealth

posted by The Habit

Sep 25, 2008 1:43PM

There is a mistake in your question! Louis XIV did not wear red SOLES. Rather, he wore red HEELS, and his courtiers followed suit. ;)

posted by The Habit

Sep 25, 2008 2:02PM

DUH! How ironic that I called out your mistake, and then made a mistake in MY post. It should have been that he wore red soles, NOT heels ;)

posted by Natalie Hormilla

Oct 03, 2008 4:37PM

ANSWER = (what guest 12 said)