Christian Louboutin, a shoe designer, collaborates with star Idris Elba and his ideal wife, Sabrina Elba, on limited shoe collections to raise funds concerning structural inequity and prejudice.
Christian stated in a post the ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ project was inspired by a strong relationship. And 100 percent of the revenues would be sent to five non-profit organizations working to improve justice for racial minorities across three different continents.
Idris Elba, Christian Louboutin, and Sabrina Elba describe their partnership as one of “fun, happiness, and mutual respect” based on “unity and shared goals.” They hope to utilize their platforms to support organizations working for equity, equality, and liberty.
The Non-profits funded by the collection of shoes include Intentional, an organization right at Idris Elbas, which is based on the legacy of Sierra Leonean girls, and the Immediate Theatre, which is the clientelism office of the actor in East London.
The Somali Hope Foundation, which offered access to education for disadvantaged kids, was selected to celebrate the origins of Sabrina Elba. This will, however, endorsed ‘Walk A Mille In My Shoes,’ while Louboutin’s heart-felt organization, Meet for equity, and aimed at stopping child detention. The last charitable organization is the Be Rose Foundation, which supports vulnerable individuals in need of help and permit widows, by agri-business, to feed their children and supplement their income.
The founder capsule collection, which involves men’s and women’s shoes, instructors, and accessories, is divided into two chapters and features two design themes.
The first one is a stamp created by the trio that depicts the Strelitzia reginae plant dubbed “Mandela’s Gold,” a symbol of compassion, hope, and liberty.
The second section reimagines house greats with the bold message ‘Walk A Mile in My Shoes.’ This phrase represents a potential message in a script motif reminiscent of Louboutin red. It was inspired by Idris’s visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Los Angeles. The statement is intended to be a rallying cry for victims of police brutality and racial inequity in the United States, local farmers and their kids in Somalia, disengaged underprivileged youth in England, and homeless children and young girls in Sierra Leone.
“We chose to make a catalog that would elicit empathy and action. To be certain, the text is not meant to be taken seriously,” the trio stated on the company’s brand webpage. “Conversely, take into account the perspectives of those that are left feeling unique, frequently owing to situations further than their power.”
All the designs have Christian Louboutin and Elba’s signatures.
The shoe company says that all funds from the ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ collection will be sent to administrative partner GlobalGiving, a non-profit that assists other non-profits by linking them with individuals and companies to allocate all five charities.
The ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ collection will be accessible at Christian Louboutin Mount Street London, Selfridges London, and online starting June 16.
