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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAIRO GOLDFUS STYLE SETTER seeing red CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN BRINGS HIS LUST-WORTHY CRIMSON SOLES TO CHICAGO WITH HIS FIRST MIDWESTERN BOUTIQUE, A POSH TWO-STORY SPACE ON OAK STREET. BY LAURIE BROOKINS Y ou can easily envision Christian Louboutin seated at a prime table at Spiaggia or strolling through the lobby of the Peninsula, his dis- cerning eye subtly glancing downward to take note of the footwear worn by the stylish women crossing his field of vision. "When I'm in any city, this is what I do," the designer explains. "This is how I knew it was right to open a store in Chicago, because I see the women wearing my shoes. It really is as simple as that." 84 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM Louboutin has indeed built a considerable fan base among Chicagoans, many of whom have turned up faithfully each time he's been in town for a personal appearance at Neiman Marcus. Now he's ready to make a highly personal statement with his first freestanding boutique in the city, a just- opened 1,700-square-foot space on the ground level of the Esquire Theatre retail and dining complex at 58 East Oak Street. Here you'll find a compre- hensive look at Louboutin's work: the sky-high stilettos that turn a woman's