This is Paris, a capital of fashion and home to many of the most adored shoe designers, 這裡是巴黎，是時尚首都，也是許多最受仰慕的鞋履設計師的發跡地，
including Christian Louboutin, the man behind the iconic red-lacquered sole. 包括克里斯提‧魯布托，也就是經典紅底鞋背後的設計者。
Since 1991 in this compact studio in the heart of the city, Louboutin has created his cabaret-inspired designs, 自從一九九一年以來，魯布托就在這間位於市中心的小巧工作室創造他那些靈感來自夜總會的設計，
from sexy stilettos to fancy footwear, creations that are sought-after by some of the world's most recognized names 從性感的細高跟鞋到華麗的鞋款，他的作品備受全世界一些極知名的人士喜愛，
and immortalized in pop culture with this Jennifer Lopez song. 並且因為珍妮佛‧羅培茲的這首歌而在流行文化裡取得不朽的地位。
And despite his shoes selling for $400 and up, it's not just celebrities who admire and wear his scarlet soles. 儘管他的鞋子要價四百美元以上，卻不只有名人欣賞及穿著他的鮮紅紅底鞋。
Because they're sexy and they're fun and they're stylish. 因為這鞋子很性感，很有趣，也很時髦。
Absolutely great shoes. I mean, really nice, very colorful, very comfortable, you know? Even with such high heels. 很棒的鞋子。我是說，非常漂亮，顏色很鮮豔，非常舒服，想不到吧？即便是鞋跟這麼高。
He's really known for the famous red sole and the shoes are very sexy and empowering to women because they're very comfortable and the silhouette is very elegant. 他確實因為這著名的紅底鞋出名，這鞋子很性感，賦予女性力量，因為這種鞋子很舒服，線條也很高雅。
This week, Talk Asia's in Hong Kong with Christian Louboutin, who tells us why he thinks comfort isn't everything. 本週，《亞洲名人聊天室》來到香港，並且邀請到克里斯提‧魯布托，告訴我們為什麼他認為舒適不代表一切。
Most of us ignore the soles of our shoes, right? It's the thing that touches the ground. We pay no attention to it. 我們大多數人都會忽略鞋底，對不對？鞋底是接觸地面的部位，我們根本不會注意。
What on earth gave you the idea to make the soles red? 你究竟為什麼會想到把鞋底做成紅色？
So, one of the shoe[s] I started was called Pensee. 我剛開始做的一款鞋叫做「心念」。
So, it was a high-heel pump, pointy, with a big Mary Jane over it, big flower outline, in different colors. 這是一款高跟尖頭女鞋，鞋面主要是瑪麗珍繫帶設計，加上勾勒的大花，有不同顏色。
Looking at the drawing, something was better on the drawing. And I could really not... I could not figure out what was better in the drawing. 我看著設計圖，覺得圖裡就是有什麼比較好看，可是我真的無法……我想不透設計圖比較好的地方究竟是在哪裡。
I had the drawing here, and I had the shoe there, and I was looking at it like that. And it looked really the same. 我一手拿著圖，一手拿著鞋子，我就像這樣看，看起來明明一模一樣。
And then, at one point, I turn it like this. And this was all black. It was a big, big mass of black, which [did not exist] on my drawings. 接著，有一刻我把它這樣轉了過來，這裡全是黑的，一大片的黑，可是我的圖裡是沒有的。
And I [had] a girl in Italy who was trying on the shoe. And so, she was sitting next to me and she was not trying any shoe at this point. And she was painting her nails. 然後有個女孩在義大利試穿這鞋子。她坐在我身旁，當下沒有在試穿鞋子，而是在搽指甲油。
So I grab her nail polish, and then I painted. I painted the sole. And it made it feel like, um... 於是，我將她的指甲油一把抓過來塗，塗了鞋底。結果，感覺起來像，呃……
It popped. 很醒眼。
It popped. Like a revelateur, we say in French. It really popped. And it was exactly my draw[ing]. 很醒眼。就像我們法語說的，神來一筆。真的很醒眼。這正和我畫的一模一樣。
And I thought, well, this is as simple as that. It's really a matter of color. So I thought, well, every season, I'm going to have a colored sole. 我心想，就是這麼簡單，實際上就是顏色的問題而已。於是，我心想，我每一季都要有塗上顏色的鞋底。
And then... but then what happened immediately after, the first season I did a red sole and immediately it became a signature. 然後……隨後發生的狀況是，我在第一季做了紅色鞋底，就立刻成了一個特色。
I can't help it. These are outrageous, but how can a foot be comfortable in this? Is it possible? 我實在忍不住要說，這些鞋子太誇張了。腳穿在這裡面怎麼會舒服呢？可能嗎？
It is possible. You know, you cannot be comfortable [in] high-heel shoes the way you would be in sneakers. But, you know, not everyone wants to be [in] sneakers. 確實有可能。穿高跟鞋當然不可能像運動鞋那樣舒服，但不是每個人都想穿運動鞋。
And sneakers are for different purposes. 而且運動鞋的用途不一樣。
Saying that, it's not the height of the heel which gives you the idea if you are going to be comfortable or not, because this heel is 16 centimeters. 話雖如此，鞋子的舒適度與否不是鞋跟看起來的高度決定的，因為這個鞋跟有十六公分高。
But [when] you actually are walking, the foot is arched on a 10 centimeters. 不過，你實際上走路的時候，腳只有弓起十公分（註：因為鞋底加高）。
And this is how your foot is arched [in] the shoe, which is going to give the actual possible comfort or [not]. 這就是你的腳穿這鞋子時弓起的樣子，這點才會決定實際是否舒服可行。
Any podiatrist is gonna look at this and say, "No. This is dangerous for your foot." 任何足科醫師看到這雙鞋都會說：「不行，這對你的腳太危險了。」
Do you worry about that? I mean, when a woman sees this, they think, "Oh, it's so beautiful." 你會擔心這一點嗎？我是說，女人看到這雙鞋，他們心裡會想：「哦，真是太美了。」
But, for me, it would be like, "It's very nice, but it'll stay here and I'll look at it, but I don't think I could function in those." 可是要是我的話，我大概會覺得：「這雙鞋很美，可是就放在這裡欣賞就好了，我想我穿這雙鞋恐怕就不會走路了。」
A lot of people can function. Do not worry. 很多人穿這雙鞋還是可以走動的。別擔心。