Christian Louboutin, With His Signature Red Soles
Christian Louboutin is appealing a New York court decision that allows rival luxury house Yves Saint Laurent to produce shoes with Louboutin's "signature" red sole. The French designer has been painting the bottom of his shoes red since 1992, but red has played a significant role in fashionable footwear since the 1600s -- representing not just sexual allure but wealth and power too.