Christian Louboutin and Allen Jones Discuss High Heels, Pop Art, and Their Creative Friendship in AnOther Magazine
The Autumn/Winter 2026 edition of AnOther Magazine features a conversation between British pop artist Allen Jones and shoe designer Christian Louboutin, focusing on their inspirations and collaborative efforts. Their connection began when Jones attended Louboutin's 2020 retrospective, L'Exhibition[niste], in Paris, which showcased Jones's 2018 sculpture, Stepping Out. In 2022, Louboutin commissioned Jones to create a video artwork for L'Exhibition[niste] Chapter II at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. A pioneer of British pop art, Jones started incorporating pin-up illustrations in the early 1960s and designed a Met Gala outfit for Kim Kardashian inspired by his Body Armour sculpture. This feature also includes Jacob Lillis's photographs of Louboutin's Paris residence and marks the 25th anniversary of AnOther Magazine, available from 17 September 2026.
Key facts
- The conversation appears in the Autumn/Winter 2026 issue of AnOther Magazine, marking its 25th anniversary, on sale 17 September 2026.
- Christian Louboutin and Allen Jones first met after Jones visited Louboutin's 2020 retrospective L'Exhibition[niste] at the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris.
- Louboutin commissioned Jones to create a video artwork for L'Exhibition[niste] Chapter II at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco in 2022.
- Jones's 1969 Hatstand sculpture was part of a triptych of erotic furniture works including Table and Chair.
- Jones designed a costume for Kim Kardashian for the Met Gala, based on his Body Armour sculpture, with production by Whitaker Malem.
- Louboutin founded his label in 1991 and has been doing made-to-measure shoes for the past 20 years.
- Jones began referencing 1940s and 1950s pin-up illustrations while a student at the Royal College of Art in the early 1960s.
- The feature includes photographs of Louboutin's Paris home by Jacob Lillis.
Entities
Artists
- Christian Louboutin
- Allen Jones
- Jean Louis
- Marlene Dietrich
- Kim Kardashian
- Kate Moss
- Donald Judd
- Francis Bacon
- Dylan Thomas
- Claes Oldenburg
- Patty Mucha
- Arman
- Sam Francis
- Michelangelo
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Jacob Lillis
- Paddy
- Keir
Institutions
- AnOther Magazine
- Palais de la Porte Dorée
- Royal College of Art
- Madame Tussauds
- C&A
- Tate
- Frederick's of Hollywood
- Whitaker Malem
- Met Gala
- British Council
- Musée d'Art Moderne
- Chelsea Hotel
- Arthur Tooth & Sons
- Grimaldi Forum
- Unesco
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Monaco
- London
- New York
- United States
- Cotswolds
- Pigalle
- Brittany
- Brazil
- Egypt
- Portugal
- Greece
- Seattle
- Aegean Sea
- Luxor
- Ta Dehent
- India
- Khajuraho
- Madhya Pradesh
- Oxford Street
- Bruton Street