Bella Freud Loves Louboutin

Christian Louboutin's sketch for Bella Freud's Fetish collection

Christian Louboutin has collaborated with Bella Freud on a capsule collection of knitwear.

The footwear legend has created a series of shoe sketches which the fashion designer plans to incorporate onto knitted dresses and jumpers she has designed.

Christian said:  “I have always loved Bella’s jumpers, so I couldn’t have been happier when she asked me to give her designs which, Bella thought, would look great once knitted.”

Bella – who has been friends with Christian for over 20 years – explained she has always admired his sketches and has wanted to use them in her designs for some time.

Bella Freud with her son Jimmy and Christian Louboutin (who is his Godfather)

She told Vogue.com: “Christian and I have been friends for 20 years now and he is Godfather to my son Jimmy. I have often admired his drawings and I wanted to use some to put on my knitwear. I love the way a drawing comes to life when it is reinterpreted in another medium. On a knit it you get the sense of someone having actually drawn it, rather than it being a computer generated image.”

While the collection is set to feature garments in black and green, Bella plans to inject some extra excitement by adding hints of Lurex glitter.

The knitwear – to be made using 100 per cent super-fine merino cashwool – will be available in stores from mid-July.