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CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
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Shoes
Recorded price
£1,360
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Christian Louboutin Makes the Case Against Judging a Shoe by Its Heel Height
Article date
28 September 2026

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Christian Louboutin Makes the Case Against Judging a Shoe by Its Heel Height

The strongest case for reading the number carefully appears when the surrounding shoe stays familiar. Christian Louboutin's Miss Z 60 and Miss Z 100 are both patent-leather slingback pumps. With the footwear type and material held steady, the forty-millimetre difference carries more meaning because fewer other variables are moving around it. Fannylove offers a less controlled comparison. The Fannylove 85 is a suede ankle boot, while Fannylove 120 is a leather ankle boot. The category remains the same, but both heel height and material change. The shared name makes the relationship obvious, yet it also shows why the number cannot be isolated from everything else.

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