When a marriage falls apart, even the angriest of husbands probably wouldn’t bother laying claim to his wife’s shoes.But then, most wives don’t have a footwear collection worth $1million (£640,000).
Hedge fund manager Daniel Shak is suing his ex-wife, Beth, for 35 per cent of all the shoes she owns, claiming she kept them hidden as they thrashed out a $3.25million (£2m) divorce settlement.
The couple, who have three children together, split up in 2009. Mr Shak remained in their $7.4million apartment, which he has since sold for a $200,000 profit.
Last year, however, he lost a reported $7million on the gold market. He has now filed the lawsuit against his ex-wife.
It states: ‘In the summer of 2011, Daniel became aware that Beth owned and failed to disclose an extensive … collection of Christian Louboutin shoes … and other high-end designer shoes.‘Dan trusted his wife and was not inspecting his home to try to find inventory or “secret rooms’’.’ The collection is indeed vast and includes 700 pairs of Louboutins, costing from $700 to $4,000.
That, combined with her reputation as a World Series poker player, has made Mrs Shak something of a celebrity in the U.S. She has appeared on television to discuss her shoe habit, and is starting to design her own range of footwear.
The 42-year-old’s devotion to Louboutin is such that she has described his creations as ‘fine art’ and even has a tattoo of one of his heels.
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