The apartment where Louboutin now lives, on Rue Volney, is decorated with the bust of an African.

NEWYORKER: Sole Mate

General VOLNEY WARNER (U.S. Army, Retired): Stick to the facts, don't embellish, don't get yourself in a position where you're selling the war - I think that would be a mistake.

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That Corthay manages to have it both ways may be the result of his post- apprenticeship resume: John Lobb (1984--86) and then Berluti, where he was chef d'atelier until 1990, when he started his own shop on rue Volney.

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Here's retired four-star General Volney Warner.

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