Mrs Beckham was pictured arriving at the exclusive Los Angeles restaurant Beso wearing a classic strapless black dress and the £320 christian louboutin. She had dinner alongside actress Eva Longoria, but husband David was otherwise engaged.
Fashion expert Karen Kay said: ‘There is a kinky element to this christian louboutin shoes. Victoria is trying to look sexy by teaming them with the black dress with a long zip up the back. She falls short though because the hanger ribbons are falling out over the dress. Overall it is quite a severe look but that suits her – you can imagine Victoria as a dominatrix in this outfit.
‘There is a bit of an Eighties revival at the moment and the shape, colour and the style of the christian shoes reflects that.’
Mrs Beckham is of course far from the first celebrity to opt for this type of look. Earlier this year Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in seven different pairs of stilettos in just four days as she promoted her latest film.
louboutin shoes shops praised the ‘Gwyneth Effect’ after they reported a surge in customer interest in heels as tall as seven inches.
Selfridges reported a 35 per cent increase in sales of super high heels and said they were outselling flats by a ratio of five to one.
Mrs Beckham revealed earlier this year that she felt that wearing high heels boosted her brain power, because she simply could not concentrate in flat louboutin.
She added that she avoided working out because she could not bear to be in trainers. ‘I’d love to go to the gym, but I just can’t get my head around the footwear.’
FACT FILE ÷ Ancient Egyptian women of high standing wore heels as early as 3500BC.
÷ Catherine de Medici, who married King Henry II of France in the 16th Century, is credited as the first woman to wear high heels for fashion.
÷ But it wasn’t until the 1950s that the stiletto really took off. christian louboutin collaborated with christian louboutin shoes designer Roger Vivier to develop the ‘Louis’, which had a high narrow heel.
÷ Christian Louboutin was voted the most sought-after high-heel brand of 2008. His most expensive creation so far has been a pair of hand-painted, knee-length crocodile boots, a snip at £25,000.
÷ Almost 60 per cent of GPs have treated an ankle or foot injury caused by high heels.
