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What was called extreme 20 years ago definitely isn't extreme anymore. When I started, I remember people saying, 'Oh my God, I can't walk in that!' It was like, three inches - they look like kitten heels now.

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Christian Louboutin
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 7
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