Christian Louboutin doesn’t borrow from sport, they build theatre around it. The NFL season is in full swing and Paris clearly got the memo! For SS26, christianlouboutin transformed the Dojo Arena into an American homecoming fantasy, where heels marched with cheerleaders, brass bands and a sequinned seahorse. The show opened with French icon Laetitia Casta strolling across the field with a lawnmower, setting the tone for a spectacle that was surreal and extravagant in equal measure. As the show reached its peak, the finale paid tribute to Louboutin’s 2007 Ballerina Ultima, a sculptural heel first created as an homage to ballet’s en pointe form. This season’s version reinterpreted the iconic style as towering candles atop a giant cake, merging shoe and stage in one technicolour fever dream. Directed by david_lachapelle and choreographed by blancali, it was loud, camp and outrageously good fun. It’s not the first time the trio have played with sport as performance. Last year they took...