16 Oct 2025
For Spring/Summer 2026, Christian Louboutin transforms Paris’s Dojo Arena into a stage where fashion, sport, and fantasy collide. The Maison reunites with legendary image-maker David LaChapelle and choreographer Blanca Li for a reimagined Loubi Show — one that celebrates athletic grace, teenage nostalgia, and the joy of collective celebration.
The performance unfolds like a dream: five vivid acts that merge Parisian flair with the spirit of an American homecoming. Cheerleaders twirl, the marching band of the sapeur-pompiers de Paris plays with pomp, and dancers sprint like spirited athletes across the field, while a cameo by a model “as French as the Eiffel Tower” — lawnmower in hand — sets the whimsical tone. Amid the energy, a seahorse mascot, Louboutin’s favourite symbol, glides through the scene, a reminder that playfulness remains the soul of elegance.
The show’s musical heart beats through a live performance by French singer Asphalt (Milo Thoretton), who bridges French sophistication and American exuberance, embodying the campaign’s youthful duality.
In its finale, the stage becomes a dreamscape of craft and theatre. The iconic Ballerina Ultima, first created in 2007, returns as a glittering work of art — embellished in strass and placed atop a giant cake, where it glows like sculptural candles. Around it, dancers celebrate movement and joy, paying tribute to the brand’s mastery of balance and boldness.
The Cassia collection, debuting within this surreal narrative, redefines the Maison’s relationship with motion and femininity. The Cassia Annmac cocoon evokes the warmth of leg warmers, the Cassiasticina captures the delicacy of ballet slippers, and Ruben — the first men’s design of its kind — introduces a spirited dimension of contrast. Together, they reflect Louboutin’s ongoing dialogue between grace and dynamism, turning the stadium into a theatre of modern dreams.
Christian Louboutin once again reminds us that beauty is not static — it moves, dances, and dares to play.
