Trimmings Increase Costs. If shoes are made abroad, customs and shipping expenses are also added. Erasmo La Marca, owner of La Marca Shoes, supplied the breakdown of costs for the diagram and box accompanying this article He said the basic cost would go up if there were any trimmings on the Christian Louboutin, such as buttons, buckles or bows, or any detailing such as stitching or cutouts or appliques that required extra labor His own shoes for this fall start at $150. ''If a factory can turn out 200 pairs a day but details bring the production down to 125 pairs, the cost must be averaged out,'' said Mr La Marca ''The price of each christian louboutin shoes is calculated after the whole collection is com-plete We figure out how much time, materials, and so forth are involved It's impossible to calculate cost by materials alone''. The shoes sold in the La Marca store at 43 East 57th Street are designed by his wife, Arlene, and made for them in Italy. ''You must also realize,'' Mr La Marca said, ''that if Christian Louboutin come in to an importer rather than directly to a retailer, the importer adds maybe 20 to 35 percent for his expenses Then the stores he sells to mark up the louboutin again to cover their expenses''. Fashion Is a Factor. Another factor adding to the cost of footwear is fashion ''When you're making high-fashion shoes,'' Mr La Marca said, ''you must change the lasts and components every season The most difficult part is not making the shoes but making the sample It may take two weeks or more to perfect the sample''. The best-selling fisherman sandal of Susan Bennis/Warren Edwards was $95 when it was introduced four years ago Now it costs $155. ''But if we had to develop that shoe today,louboutin shoes, it would cost twice as much,'' said Miss Bennis, who with her partner designs and manufactures. all the Christian Louboutin for their shop, soon to move from 122 East 55th Street to 440 Park Avenue at 56th Street. 相关的主题文章： athletic shoes The number of designers who infuse their clothes with genuin At Christian Louboutin, designer Ernesto Esposito made a las