What is Lucky Lou Shoes?

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Lucky Lou Shoes (luckyloushoes.com) is the online home of an independent, original design brand selling hand-carved shoes, Lucite and Fakelite bracelets, purses, and accessories. Everything on the site is described as hand-made rather than mass-produced, and all items are original, copyrighted designs by Lucky Lou and LouLou von Hochtritt. If you are looking for retro-styled footwear and accessories that are produced by hand in small batches rather than by a large manufacturer, this is the type of site you are dealing with.

What the site sells

The catalog centers on hand-carved footwear, with accessories and jewelry alongside it. From the site's own collection listings and product pages:

  • Hand-carved wood wedge shoes — for example, the Boom Boom wedge in the Opium Collection, offered in Black Leather and Zebra or Black Suede and Zebra, listed at a regular price of $180.00.
  • Hand-carved wood heels — for example, the Diablo Maxi Heel with 4" hand-carved wood heels in Red Leather and Black Suede, listed at a regular price of $285.00.
  • Lucite and Fakelite bracelets, plus purses and other accessories, per the site's own description of its range.

Prices shown on the product pages are listed as regular prices, with shipping calculated at checkout. The site does not publish a general price list beyond individual product pages, so the figures above are examples rather than a full range.

Who designs it

The designs are attributed to Lucky Lou and LouLou von Hochtritt. The site states that all items are original, copyrighted Lucky Lou and LouLou von Hochtritt designs. Several collections are credited specifically to LouLou von Hochtritt, including the Opium Collection and the Cabana Collection.

Collections named on the site

The homepage points visitors to a set of named collections rather than a single generic catalog:

  • the Opium Collection — by LouLou von Hochtritt
  • the Diablo Collection — by LouLou von Hochtritt
  • the Wild Nobility Zebra Collection
  • the Rockin' Tiki
  • the Souvenir Accessories
  • the Cherry Blossom
  • the Cabana Collection — by LouLou von Hochtritt
  • the Boom Boom and Ilze Wedge Collection
  • the GlitterFang Collection

Style and positioning

The brand describes its output as high-end, hand-carved shoes and accessories intended for any retro or modern outfit. In practice that means the pieces are styled around retro references (wedge silhouettes, zebra and suede combinations, tiki and cabana themes) while being presented as wearable with contemporary looks as well. The emphasis throughout is on hand-making and originality rather than volume production.

What to expect if you shop there

  • Made to order / small batch feel. The site repeats that everything is hand-made and nothing is mass-produced, so availability and lead time may differ from a mass-retail site.
  • Product pages carry the pricing. Prices appear on individual product listings (the two examples above are $180.00 and $285.00), and shipping is calculated at checkout rather than stated up front.
  • Collections are the main navigation. Browsing by collection name is the intended way to move through the catalog.

If your question is simply "is this a real brand or a marketplace," the answer is that it is a single independent label selling its own copyrighted designs — not a multi-brand retailer.