In 1992, one day before getting her nails done, an assistant to Louboutin shoes had her design sketches painted with red soles, and thus Christian Louboutin shoes were born. They are characterized by their red soles. The designer, Louboutin, would wear fluorescent green Converse canvas shoes, carry a shoulder bag, and go on Vespa motorcycle trips. He did not seek inspiration from fashion; he said that apart from fashion, anything could inspire him. For example, the silver high-heeled shoes called Discoteka were inspired by "one girl coming out of a studio"; another pair of pale yellow silk thick-soled sandals, with uppers decorated with a handful of feathers, was inspired by YSL shoes seeing chicks that had just hatched on a farm. Angelina Jolie, Nicole Richie, Victoria, and Vertu are all fans of Christian Louboutin.