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Red Spiked Heels

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Pigalle Spikes 100 red patent leather studded pumps EU38
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Pigalle Spikes 100 red patent leather studded pumps EU38

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Pigalle Spikes 100 red patent leather studded pumps EU38

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Pigalle Spikes 100 red patent leather studded pumps EU38 Reference: MELK/A00294 Brand: Christian Louboutin Model: Pigalle Spikes 100 Material: Patent Leather Colo...

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2010s Italian Heels

Christian Louboutin Wosandal Pic 100 Rodeo Fire Red Spike High Heel Sandals 39
Christian Louboutin Wosandal Pic 100 Rodeo Fire Red Spike High Heel Sandals 39

Christian Louboutin Wosandal Pic 100 Rodeo Fire Red Spike High Heel Sandals 39

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Mechanicsville, VA

Christian Louboutin Wosandal Pic 100 Rodeo Fire Red Spike High Heel Sandals 39 Color Gold Multi Size 39EU Heel Height 100mm Patent leather upper Gold finished hardware Gold stilett...

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2010s Shoes

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Christian Louboutin Pigalle Lady Spikes Red 39.5 CL-S0106P-0138
Christian Louboutin Pigalle Lady Spikes Red 39.5 CL-S0106P-0138

Christian Louboutin Pigalle Lady Spikes Red 39.5 CL-S0106P-0138

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Downey, CA

Christian Louboutin Pigalle Lady Spikes Red 39.5 CL-S0106P-0138 These unbelievably glamorous Christian Louboutin Red Follies metallic studded heels are a great addition to any wardr...

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2010s Italian Heels

Christian Louboutin Dark Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 36
Christian Louboutin Dark Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 36

Christian Louboutin Dark Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 36

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Make a chic style statement with these designer pumps. They showcase sturdy heels and durable soles, perfect for your fashionable outings!

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21st Century and Contemporary Heels

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN red patent spike stud peep toe platform high heel pump EU39
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN red patent spike stud peep toe platform high heel pump EU39

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN red patent spike stud peep toe platform high heel pump EU39

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN red patent spike stud peep toe platform high heel pump EU39 Reference: TGAS/A03533 Brand: Christian Louboutin Designer: Christian Louboutin Material: Patent le...

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2010s High Heels

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Anjalina 85 red suede gold spike stud high heel pumps EU37
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Anjalina 85 red suede gold spike stud high heel pumps EU37

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Anjalina 85 red suede gold spike stud high heel pumps EU37

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Anjalina 85 red suede gold spike stud high heel pumps EU37 Reference: TGAS/D00169 Brand: Christian Louboutin Model: Anjalina 85 Material: Suede Color: Red, Gold P...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian High Heels

Valentino Red and Nude Rock Stud Peeptoe Platform with Spiked Heel - GHW - 38.5
Valentino Red and Nude Rock Stud Peeptoe Platform with Spiked Heel - GHW - 38.5

Valentino Red and Nude Rock Stud Peeptoe Platform with Spiked Heel - GHW - 38.5

By Valentino Garavani

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Valentino Red and Nude Rock Stud Platform with Spiked Heel - GHW - 38.5 These fabulous Valentino Rock Stud Peeptoe Platform Heels are in very good condition with just a very minor s...

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2010s Italian Shoes

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Geo Pump 100 black patent red spiked toe stiletto heel EU38
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Geo Pump 100 black patent red spiked toe stiletto heel EU38

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Geo Pump 100 black patent red spiked toe stiletto heel EU38

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Geo Pump 100 black patent red spiked toe stiletto heel EU38 Reference: MELK/A00199 Brand: Christian Louboutin Model: Geo Pump 100 Material: Patent Leather Col...

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 41
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 41

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 41

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Completed with leather insoles, stiletto heels, and signature red-lacquered soles, these shoes are a must-have.

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2010s Italian Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 39
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 39

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 39

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Make a chic style statement with these designer pumps. They showcase sturdy heels and durable soles perfect for your fashionable outings

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2010s Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 38
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 38

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Lady Peep Spikes Pumps Size 38

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Make a chic style statement with these designer pumps. They showcase sturdy heels and durable soles perfect for your fashionable outings

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2010s Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Lady Peep Toe Spikes Platform Pumps Size 37
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Lady Peep Toe Spikes Platform Pumps Size 37

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Lady Peep Toe Spikes Platform Pumps Size 37

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Completed with leather insoles, stiletto heels, and the signature red soles, these platform pumps are a dream you can add to your collection!

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2010s Italian Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spike Pumps Size 37.5
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spike Pumps Size 37.5

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spike Pumps Size 37.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Exhibit an elegant style with this pair of pumps. These designer pumps are crafted from quality materials. They are set on durable soles and high heels.

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Spiked Bianca Platform Pumps Size 40
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Spiked Bianca Platform Pumps Size 40

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Spiked Bianca Platform Pumps Size 40

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

These Christian Louboutin beauties are covered in patent leather and styled with platforms, 13 cm heels, and signature red soles. They are covered with tonal spikes that give them an...

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed Toe Pumps Size 38
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed Toe Pumps Size 38

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed Toe Pumps Size 38

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from patent leather, these red pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with pointed toes, multiple spikes adorning the exterior, and 10.5 cm heels.

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Lady Peep Toe Spikes Platform Pumps Size 37
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Lady Peep Toe Spikes Platform Pumps Size 37

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Lady Peep Toe Spikes Platform Pumps Size 37

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Completed with leather insoles, stiletto heels, and the signature red soles, these platform pumps are a dream you can add to your collection!

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Dark Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 36
Christian Louboutin Dark Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 36

Christian Louboutin Dark Red Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 36

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Make a chic style statement with these designer pumps. They showcase sturdy heels and durable soles perfect for your fashionable outings

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2010s Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 37.5
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Make a chic style statement with these designer pumps. They showcase sturdy heels and durable soles, perfect for your fashionable outings! Includes: Original Dustbag, Original Box, ...

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2010s Italian Heels

Christian Louboutin Orange Patent Leather Pigalle Spike Pumps Size 39.5
Christian Louboutin Orange Patent Leather Pigalle Spike Pumps Size 39.5

Christian Louboutin Orange Patent Leather Pigalle Spike Pumps Size 39.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from patent leather, these orange Pigalle pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with pointed toes and 9 cm heels. Adorned with the signature spike embellishments and complete with ...

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2010s Italian Heels

Christian Louboutin Orange Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 40
Christian Louboutin Orange Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 40

Christian Louboutin Orange Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 40

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Make a chic style statement with these designer pumps. They showcase sturdy heels and durable soles, perfect for your fashionable outings! Includes: Original Dustbag, Extra Heel Tips

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2010s Italian Heels

Christian Louboutin Fuchsia Patent Leather Spikes Pumps Size 40.5
Christian Louboutin Fuchsia Patent Leather Spikes Pumps Size 40.5

Christian Louboutin Fuchsia Patent Leather Spikes Pumps Size 40.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from patent leather, these fuchsia pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with spike embellishments all over, pointed toes, and 11 cm heels.

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 37.5
Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

Christian Louboutin Red Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Make a chic style statement with these designer pumps. They showcase sturdy heels and durable soles, perfect for your fashionable outings! Includes: Original Dustbag, Original Box, ...

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Magenta Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38
Christian Louboutin Magenta Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38

Christian Louboutin Magenta Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from patent leather, these magenta Pigalle pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with pointed toes, signature spikes, and 10.5 cm heels. Complete with the iconic red soles, this pa...

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed-Toe Pumps Size 37.5
Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from patent leather, these red Pigalle pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with pointed toes, spikes, and 10 cm heels.

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed-Toe Pumps Size 37.5
Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pointed-Toe Pumps Size 37.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from patent leather, these red Pigalle pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with pointed toes, spikes, and 10 cm heels.

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 38.5
Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 38.5

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Yolanda Spiked Peep-Toe Pumps Size 38.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from leather in a hot pink shade, it features peep-toes, 11.5cm heels, and precise cuts. The signature red-lacquered soles adds a touch of exclusivity to these shoes.

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2010s Italian High Heels

Christian Louboutin Neon Coral Orange Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38.5
Christian Louboutin Neon Coral Orange Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38.5

Christian Louboutin Neon Coral Orange Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38.5

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from leather, these neon orange pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with pointed toes, spike embellishments on the exterior, and 11 cm heels.

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2010s Italian High Heels

2010s Louboutin Fuchsia Decolleté
2010s Louboutin Fuchsia Decolleté

2010s Louboutin Fuchsia Decolleté

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Lugo (RA), IT

Model with round toe 11cm high spike heels. Iconic red sole and beige leather insole.

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2010s Italian Shoes

Christian Louboutin Magenta Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38
Christian Louboutin Magenta Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38

Christian Louboutin Magenta Patent Leather Pigalle Spikes Pumps Size 38

By Christian Louboutin

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Crafted from patent leather, these magenta Pigalle pumps carry a mesmerizing shape with pointed toes, signature spikes, and 10.5 cm heels. Complete with the iconic red soles, this pa...

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2010s Italian Heels

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Red Spiked Heels For Sale on 1stDibs

Find an extraordinary variety of red spiked heels available on 1stDibs. Our collection of red spiked heels includes a variety of colors, spanning beige, black, orange and more. There aren’t many items for unisex if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for men and women.

How Much are Red Spiked Heels?

The prices for red spiked heels start at $240 and top out at $2,655 with these items, on average, selling for $625.

Christian Louboutin for sale on 1stDibs

The iconic red-soled shoes by Christian Louboutin (b. 1963) have made it onto almost every red carpet since the French designer opened his first boutique in Paris in 1992. His fantastical heels have gained attention and praise for their provocative heights and arching shapes, leading the designer to be nicknamed the “King of Stilettos.”

Since childhood, Louboutin was artistic; he began sketching shoes at the age of 10 and later studied drawing at the Académie d’Art Roederer. However, it was the regular visits to the Musée national des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, then in the Palais de la Porte Dorée, that inspired his interest in women’s shoes.

Growing up in the Paris neighborhood of the museum, he regularly spent weekends there and became fascinated by a sign asking women not to wear heels on account of the antique wooden floors. The severe arch of the heel on the sign and the violent red slash through it inspired him to think about shoes as something that could be dangerous and powerful in their allure. As he has said, “I wanted to create something that broke rules and made women feel confident and empowered.”

Breaking rules came naturally to Louboutin, who dropped out of school at the age of 16 and traveled to Egypt and India. When he returned to Paris in 1981, he had his mind set on shoe design and was hired by French fashion designer Charles Jourdan whose women’s shoe designs had been popular amongst the Paris elite since 1919. Louboutin later worked as a freelancer for such fashion houses as Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Roger Vivier.

When he went out on his own and opened his first boutique in the Galerie Véro-Dodat covered passage, Princess Caroline of Monaco became his first famous client. The now-revered red sole emerged with his third collection, when Louboutin noticed an assistant painting her nails bright red. He tried applying the polish to a sole and was enamored with the results. Soon, his glossy, red-bottomed heels were all the rage in the fashion world.

Today, Louboutin sells his wares in department stores and over 50 Louboutin boutiques across the world. Beyond shoes, he has also expanded into accessories, beauty lines and handbags, launching the Passage collection of bags in 2014, inspired by the location of his first boutique.

Conceptual pieces like his 2007 “Pumps,” now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, have taken his stilettos to the extreme with a ballet-like en pointe silhouette balanced on a spiked heel. Louboutin is a go-to designer for celebrities, including Blake Lively, Mariah Carey, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Lopez (who has a song about the famed shoes), among hundreds of others. In February 2020, a retrospective of his career opened in the Palais de la Porte Dorée where it all began.

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Finding the Right Shoes for You

Whether they’re Hermès sandals, black Jimmy Choo boots, ivory-leather-and-pink-daisy heels by sublime shoemaker Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin platform pumps, you can find your next pair of legendary luxury vintage and designer shoes today on 1stDibs.

Shoes offered by the likes of Versace, Chanel, Charles Jourdan or Prada are integral to completing your carefully orchestrated street-style or evening ensemble these days, but footwear wasn’t always the big deal it is for your average Adidas enthusiast.

The decorative floor-length gowns that upper-class women of the 18th century wore meant that their shoes, then likely featuring high curved heels finished with woven or embroidered silks — a sharp contrast to the heavy, rudimentary form of the era’s footwear for men — were partially or entirely obscured by the base of their ornate dresses. What good is fashion if it’s tucked away?

Our modern age’s legions of sneakerheads might have trouble tracking down a pair of black-and-gold vintage Jordans but can at least fill their dream closets with original Adidas Gazelles or 1980s New Balances if they put the time in, while 1990s-era Prada pumps or a good pair of mid-20th-century jewel-tone heels in satin or silk haven’t lost their allure with today’s nostalgic fashionistas.

A pair of shoes can commemorate an achievement, mark an important trip overseas and is sometimes a rich manifestation of a hard-won physical feat. On 1stDibs, find Chanel flats or two-tone heels, Christian Dior pumps, vintage Margiela Tabi boots and many more designer shoes today.