Christian Louboutin is interested in certain forms of ugliness<

accessories must question, but without feeling guilty who carries them, sums up the stylist, president From the jury of fashion accessories of the Hyères International Festival, in the south of France, which ends on Sunday.

what are the criteria that guided you in the choice of finalists?

r: emotion and interrogation. It doesn't need to be something I love or I would wear, but it has to make me want to know more. In some forms of ugliness, there is a lot of interest. This should not be "beautiful" in the classic sense, it must question, it must strike.

on is in a fairly repulsive period. When I see plastic hooves, I find it super repulsive (but) there are a lot of (these) things that are considered very fashionable.

What is the role of accessories in fashion?

r: to emphasize. One of the finalists spoke of a form of uselessness. Jewelry, we wear them, but they have no "useful" function, unlike clothing or shoe.

The role of the accessory is to put very personal accents in a form of standardization Dress, the accessory speaks more of the personality, in a subtle way.

because messages should not be too details, they must be felt in filigree. If people want to acquire something you do, it is to feel good with it, not to feel guilty or responsible.

you presented your last collection of shoes at the Lights Atelier at Paris with an immersive performance and parade. Have the pandemic and the virtual changed the way of showing fashion?

r: everything is good to try, there is no reason to show the fashion in a fixed way and stick to it. Things are moving. There are new technologies that allow you to do quite incredible, very evocative things.

Among these technologies, mapping (multimedia technology allows you to project light on volumes and recreate images of large Size on monuments: Editor's note). It’s always good to play with that. I have a taste for the theater, the music hall. Everything that is entertainment has always interested me. We are only in the beginnings, a story is settling in.