But of Course, a Louboutin Broke the Condé Nast Escalator

(Photo: kturrel/Instagram)

By Véronique Hyland

The red (-soled) menace has struck Condé Nast headquarters. We’re talking, of course, about the Christian Louboutin heel that wedged itself into the escalator at HQ, temporarily halting operations. Katie Turrel, the company’s director of talent acquisition, posted some dramatic documentation on Instagram.

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The Cinderellaesque culprit has yet to be apprehended (hint: Look for the lady with the uneven gait), but the real question remains — how will employees step out to retrieve their desk salads? Thinking of you in this difficult time, comrades.

Great meeting at @TeenVogue … I left you guys a souvenir. RIP my @louboutinworld it just died at the Condè Nast

A photo posted by Nareesha McCaffrey (@nare_esha) on Aug 13, 2015 at 11:23am PDT

#louboutin breaks the Condé escalator!! #onlyatcondenast #loubigate

A photo posted by kturrel (@kturrel) on Aug 13, 2015 at 11:17am PDT

Louboutin casualty at Conde Nast HQ #breaktheescalator

A photo posted by Sam Cochran (@cochransh) on Aug 13, 2015 at 10:53am PDT


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