Archive for July, 2005


The Understated Pucci

Monday, July 25th, 2005

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Manolo says, here you see the most unusual sort of the shoe from the Pucci, something perhaps understated, something not with the usual festive patterns of the Pucci.

This it would be perfect for wearing with the deep brown suede skirt on the first cool afternoon of the early fall.

(Yes, it is still the summer, but the newly arrived shoes of autumn they beckon to the Manolo.)


To Meet the Mr. President

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

Manolo says, the Manolo’s internet friend the Miss Meghan she is asking, “What shoes would you wear to meet the Mr. President.


Self-Exam

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Manolo says, the Billy Idol he has discovered something wrong!


The Muffin Top

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Manolo says, and here the Manolo he risks reigniting the entire Kelly Clarkson’s Belly controversy, but there is the most amusing article about the too-tight pants and the midriff bearing fashions in the Daily News of the New York, and the article it includes the picture of the Kelly Clarkson spilling bounteously over the top of her pants.

It’s called a muffin top: that unsightly roll of flesh that spills over the waist of a pair of too-tight pants, like a muffin bursting out of the pan. And this fashion affliction hits celebrities as much as civilians, according to In Touch magazine’s Jarrett Weiselman. “Queen of the muffin top is Courtney Love,” he says. “And before she got pregnant, Britney Spears was also guilty.”

Christina Aguilera is a reformed muffin topper, often spotted onstage during her wild-child period in a pair of badly fitting pants accessorized with an ample tummy roll. Kelly Clarkson is also a repeat offender. “Especially when Kelly first won ‘American Idol,’ the muffin top was the one thing that was common in everything she wore - nothing fit right.” And her tummy can still be seen rising over the pants she’s poured herself into on tour this month.

Of the course, this it is exactly what the Manolo he said two of the months ago.


Drapery

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Manolo says, Ayyyyy! Help! I’m caught in the curtains, again!


The Shoe Bar

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

Manolo says, Ayyyyyy! The Manolo he will have to make the trip to the Chicago!


The Shoes for the Fall

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

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Manolo says, the month of the July it is always the period of tedium for the Manolo.

On the one of the hands, we have seen all of the summery shoes the summer she has to offer. And yet, as the shoes of the fall they begin to arrive, it is still much too hot to consider the wearing of them.

However, the Manolo, he is not one who does well with the delayed gratification. He is still like the tiny little Manolo who would sneak down before dawn on the Día de Los Reyes to see what the Three Kings they had left in the shoes of the Manolo.

So, in the spirit of the tiny little Manolo, here is the look at the micro-platform loafers from the Miu Miu. This style of the shoe, it will be very much of the moment this fall.


Straight Out of Cumae

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

Manolo says,
Of Sybil’s words as many times rebound.
Now to the mouth they come. Aloud she cries:
“This is the time; enquire your destinies.
He comes; behold the god!”


The Shoes Without the Socks

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends has sent the Manolo the link to the ridiculous article about the men who wear the dress shoes without the socks.

IT seems almost obscene, given the expanses of midriff, thigh and backside that too many people are all too willing to bare today, that the decision to show a little ankle with dress shoes should raise eyebrows. But almost obscene is just how it seems to many.

“It’s the new male cleavage,” said Thom Browne, the men’s wear designer and a professed ankle exhibitionist. “You can’t believe the snickers and comments I get because I’m not wearing socks. It sends people into a tailspin.”

Mr. Browne is an extremist, given that he wears traditional suit pants, cut short, and pairs them with English wingtips. You don’t expect to see a swath of naked skin separating the two. Nonetheless, many men are uneasy showing ankle, fearing perhaps that it smacks of the garish machismo of “Miami Vice.” You can debate whether dress shoes without socks looks cool, but there is no question that your feet feel that way.

“It’s nice to feel like you’re not wearing anything,” said Daniel Chu, a Manhattan advertising executive, who, come warm weather, deep-sixes the dress socks even with his Crockett & Jones lace-up, cap-toe oxfords. “It’s more of a comfort thing than a fashion statement.” He added, however, that he likes pairing the modern athleticism of bare feet with the Old World elegance of dress shoes, a clash concocted by those 1950’s rebels who paired white athletic socks with loafers. “That’s what makes people stare,” he said. “They’re totally unfamiliar with the look, which is the beauty of it.”

Oooooh, you are the rebel! Look at the rebel who does not believe in the socks for the expensive shoes!

Such the rebel who eschews the commonsense traditions of the untutored masses! All hail the rebellious non-sock wearing men, who challange the very foundations of our hide-bound society.

Manolo says, Pah!







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