Channel Your Inner Avenger with Christian Louboutin x Marvel Capsule Collection
To celebrate Disney100, fantasy meets French luxury in a collab that even Stan Lee would be proud of.
The home of Spider-Man, Iron Man and Captain America, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is truly as expansive as the cosmos. With every new film or series that joins the ranks of the Avengers, the MCU just becomes a little fuller, and the die-hard MCU stans grow a little stronger. If you’ve missed your favourite squad of superheroes, you can expect the second season of Loki out soon on October 5th, and The Marvels (the sequel film to the 2019 hit Captain Marvel) is slated to hit theatres in early November. But the MCU is appearing in one other affair that’s coming sooner than you think – in a capsule collection created in partnership with Christian Louboutin.
In honour of Disney100 (that’s Disney’s centennial celebration), the French designer brand best known for its crimson-soled high heels has teamed up with Marvel to launch a special collection. Marvelites can expect footwear and accessories for women, men and children in the lineup, inspired by three entities from the MCU. The brilliant Infinity Stones that shook the world up in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame are embedded onto heels for both men and women.
To celebrate the rich underwater world of Namor, who appeared in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the brand revitalises their classic Louboutin scales, transformed into Spikes Namor, a fish scale created exclusively for this collection. From the 2022 series Moon Knight, the eponymous character’s mystic black-silver pairing serves as inspiration for many items from the capsule.
For the first time ever, Christian Louboutin will be introduced as a superhero in a Marvel comic, produced exclusively for this collaborative project. This comic showcases the lead character as an Egyptian archaeologist, based on Louboutin’s North African heritage and his love for superheroes and mythology. The comic book will also feature some treasured Marvel characters including Shuri, Black Widow, the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers.
The Walt Disney Company and Christian Louboutin have shared a long-standing friendship that started more than two decades ago. The designer created a number of styles for the release of the 101 Dalmatians film in 1997, and reimagined the romantic glass slipper from Cinderella in 2012. So this year, the two trailblazing brands have also come together in a series of collaborations for The Muppets’ Miss Piggy, Maleficent and the Star Wars franchise, culminating in a full-fledged collection for Disney’s 100th year anniversary.
The capsule collection will be available on October 4th in a selection of Christian Louboutin boutiques worldwide and on www.christianlouboutin.com.
