Christian Louboutin x Ndebele people

Do I need to present this brand ? Of course not. But I've been wanting to post this article even before I started this blog. I did not because I was looking for a pair of sneakers I wanted to associate to it; I'm still unable to find them so...





This shoe, named Ulona, immediatly reminded me of something when I first saw it. But I couldn't tell what.
A long while after, I was at the bookstore leafing through a book about tribes around the world, when I came across the page about the impressive Ndebele tribe, from South Africa. I knew they recalled me something but couldn't tell what.
Finally it hit me: Ulona was created from the Ndebele style ! The patterns are reminiscent of the paintings Ndebele women are well-known for, and the rings represent the ones they carry around their neck, arms and legs.
That's genius, Mr Louboutin !