To Meet the Mr. President
Manolo says, the Manolo’s internet friend the Miss Meghan she is asking, “What shoes would you wear to meet the Mr. President.“
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July 24th, 2005 at 1:27 pm
Oh Manolo, if only you had posted this a couple of weeks ago before we left for DC…
July 24th, 2005 at 6:53 pm
My black cap toes, given my special shine which I learned in ROTC.
July 24th, 2005 at 8:49 pm
For women, it would be hard to go wrong with a simple pair of pumps. I would want the photo of the occasion to be something that my parents and the rest of my family would be proud of.
Twenty years ago, my mother saw a classmate of mine receive an award while wearing tennis shoes with a suit. She remarks to this day how stupid he looked–and neither of us even knew him.
July 25th, 2005 at 12:31 am
Zanotti has a habit of going over the top and then stomping the top into little bits and strewing them with diamonds, but these shoes are so perfect and so ferocious, and so… oomph-y, that they would be perfect for meeting any dignatary in.
Speaking of the politicians and the shoes involved, The Manolo needs to see the slide show of the Belinda Stronach which involves not one but two close ups of two pairs of breathtaking shoes.
July 25th, 2005 at 4:21 am
To meet George Bush? Um… I just wouldn’t go.
July 25th, 2005 at 1:06 pm
Why, even if it was Mr. Clinton in the White House, I still would have gone and worn proper shoes.
Sorry, I couldn’t help putting my two political cents in. But seriously, do we really have to make THIS a political issue, too? I think the whole flap has brought up a different but more important issue, which is dressing and acting respectfully in situations that demand decorum, such as going to church, seeing a play, or accepting awards. It’s all a matter of simple respect. Respect not only for your elders, but for honored and dignified institutions.
July 25th, 2005 at 3:02 pm
Thank you, VeddyVeddyBadAng, for your comments. One of the reasons that the Annalucia likes the Manolo so much is that his blog is blessedly free of politics, religion, and other such subjects which inflame the lesser passions. Here we talk about shoes, proper dress, and celebrity fashion disasters, and we delight in doing so.
And the Annalucia agrees with VeddyVeddy: this is a matter of “dressing and acting respectfully in situations that demand decorum.” If the Annalucia were going to the White House in the summer she would wear her white sandals with 1 1/2 inch heels; in other seasons she would wear her black pumps. These shoes are German made and no doubt the Manolo’s readers would find them stodgy and unexciting: but neither will they frighten the horses, and they go well with the Annalucia’s dresses.
July 25th, 2005 at 4:34 pm
Hear, hear, Annalucia and VeddyVeddyBadAng.
All this talk of protocol reminds me of the military. While I am happy that our society is, as the Manolo puts it, more level, the military has protocol traditions that go back hundreds of years and, IMO, provides a better example to follow than, say, the antics of Hollywood. Military bearing means that you don’t fidget, grovel, cop an attitude or goof around; you do wear a pressed outfit and shined shoes, stand up straight, and keep any answers brief but polite. You don’t disrespect a dignitary or refuse his invitation just because you don’t like him. Not to say that a person should try to act like a sergeant, but that the dignity is worth emulating on occasions that require decorum.
July 25th, 2005 at 7:58 pm
If one has any doubt as to precisely what to wear to which White House event, there are assistants available to advise you on your selection of appropriate clothing. Or as my Grandmother used to say,”Follow the hostess, Dear.”