Christian Louboutin Brings Jolie’s Shoes to Beijing

Christian Louboutin, the French shoemaker that counts Angelina Jolie among its customers, plans to open stores in China and India as rising incomes buoy luxury spending in Asia’s two fastest-growing major economies.

A Beijing store will open in July, and a second one will start in Shanghai by the end of 2011, founder and designer Christian Louboutin said in an interview in Hong Kong. The luxury shoemaker, which produces its red-soled footwear in Italy, may operate as many as five stores in China in the next three years and may expand in Brazil, he said.