Who is LouLou von Hochtritt and how does she relate to Lucky Lou Shoes?

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LouLou von Hochtritt is the designer behind Lucky Lou Shoes. The brand's own site presents the two names together — the homepage welcome reads "Welcome To Lucky Lou and LouLou von Hochtritt designs" — and several collections are credited directly to her, including the Opium Collection, the Diablo Collection, and the Cabana Collection. The site also states that all items are original, copyrighted Lucky Lou and LouLou von Hochtritt designs.

What the site says about the relationship

The connection is one of designer to label, not two separate businesses:

  • Shared welcome: The homepage greeting names both "Lucky Lou" and "LouLou von Hochtritt designs" in the same line, treating them as one design identity.
  • Named collection credits: The Opium Collection, the Diablo Collection, and the Cabana Collection are each listed as "by LouLou von Hochtritt."
  • Shared copyright: Product designs are described as "original, copyrighted Lucky Lou and LouLou von Hochtritt designs" — the two names are joined in the same ownership statement.

Why the distinction matters when you shop

If you are browsing the site, the designer credit tells you which pieces carry her authorship:

Signal on the site What it indicates
"by LouLou von Hochtritt" next to a collection name That collection is credited to her as designer
Collections listed without the credit (e.g., Wild Nobility Zebra, Rockin' Tiki, Cherry Blossom, Souvenir Accessories, GlitterFang) Still part of the Lucky Lou catalog, but not individually attributed to her on the homepage
"All of our items are original, copyrighted" designs The brand positions everything as its own original work, not reproductions

The takeaway

LouLou von Hochtritt is not a separate retailer or a guest collaborator — she is the designer whose name is tied to the Lucky Lou brand and its copyright. When a collection is labeled "by LouLou von Hochtritt," you are looking at a line she is credited with designing; the rest of the catalog still belongs to the same original, handmade Lucky Lou output.