FEB
2005
17

Manolo Blahnik Not on the Sale

Manolo says, this shoe from the other Manolo the Maestro, it is so beautiful that it makes the very teeth of this humble Manolo the Shoeblogger ache.

FEB
2005
17

Anne Klein On The Sale

Manolo says, this beautiful shoe from the Anne Klein, it is on the sale, 51% off! Reduced over $100 of the American dollars. Of the course, there are other such bargains to be had at the Manolo’s Basement of the Bargains.

FEB
2005
17

Clown Fashion

Manolo says, fashion by Emmett Kelly Now for the serious moment. This look it puzzles the Manolo. What is its purpose? What is the designer of this hoping to say? Is it, as is so much of the conceptual fashion, the sad, desperate cry for the attention? The tears of the clown, so to speak? And if it is the attempt for the attention, why is this model’s frock so perfectly Soviet Lunch Lady utilitarian? Why is the face paint of the clown not matched with the clothes that are more outrageous. This it is the failure on all counts,…

FEB
2005
17

The Shoes of Cuba

Manolo says, look at this picture, at these poor Cuban women who must stand outside the glass looking at the shoes they cannot buy! This man Castro, he makes the Manolo angry because he denies to the Cuban peoples who do not have the American dollars the right to buy the super fantastic shoes! Yes, it is true, the Manolo he is the running capitalist pig-dog. He loves the Capitalism and how the market it delivers the beautiful goods to the peoples, and how it makes the work of the good designers valuable. Manolo loves this like he loves his…