Manolo says, since the Manolo invented the shoe blogging many months ago, there have been many people who have joined the Manolo in this noble endeavor. Here are some of the Manolo’s favorites.

Pink Mirage
The Manolo he loves the Pink Mirage girl because she is as sweet as the candy and as smart as the whip, and you can always trust her taste in the fashion and shoes.

In The Closet of a Danish Shoe Fetishist
Like the Manolo, the Danish Shoe Fetishist loves the shoes from the depth of her honest heart, and for this reason the Manolo is her devoted fan.

Kiss Me, Stace
The Designer Ella, not only is she the most reliable of the shoebloggers, posting on the regular schedule, but she has the big plans for internet domination.

SkoochieLook
The Skoochie, she is funny and she knows how to find the bargain.

Shoewawa
To the mind of the Manolo the Shoewawa is the most impressive of the non-Manolo shoeblogs. It is professionally run, always funny, and always about the shoes. If you love the shoes and you live in the UK you should be reading the Shoewawa.

The Secret Life of Shoes
How to describe the Secret Life of the Shoes? It is erudite and eccentric, two things the Manolo prizes most highly.

The Shoe Lover
This it is the brand new shoe blog, and it is very much to the taste of the Manolo.

High Heels Blog
It is the blog, all about the high-heels.

Welly Big Adventure
This it is the most amusing blog all about the wellingtons!

Manolo says, it is the Tuesday, and after the many weeks in the Malibu the Manolo is back at his cosmopolitan, urban digs. And, he is back to his old habits of consuming the medias. Here is what the Manolo is…

Reading…

Watching…

Listening to…

Reading…

It is no secret that the Manolo he does not read much of the “chick lit”, however here he must mention the She’s Got Issues, the book by the Manolo’s intenet friend, the Stephanie Lessing. This book it is well-written and indeed most funny, and on more than one of the occasions it has made the Manolo laugh with it’s facile wit.

Manolo says, Ayyyyyyyyyy! The Manolo he will not be sleeping well tonight.

Manolo says, the Anne Klein she calls the color of this beautiful shoe the “claret”, which to the mind of the Manolo is most appropriate because it is like the rare vintage wine. And like the finest wine, the super fantastic woman who would dare to wear this shoe would indeed be worthy of savoring.

Manolo says, the Manolo’s internet friend the Wayne (who is the veritable fount of the shoe information) has sent the Manolo the link to the excellent article about the Donald J. Pliner. Here is the sample.

Pliner, whose “foot fetish” began as a child, worked as an apprentice to his father Leo, who owned Pliner’s Florsheim Family Shoe Stores. Today, almost 40 years after opening his first retail store, Pliner owns six concept boutiques across the nation, including his store at the Forum Shops at Caesars, one of his strongest locations in the country.

“Right now, I’m in Los Angeles getting ready to design the fall 2006 (collection). I come here and go to stores, restaurants and clubs and get various ideas from watching people,” said Pliner of his creative process.

“I go looking around to see if there’s something I missed, then look at people — especially in LA — and start going through my old sketches,” he said. “Somewhere along the line, I come up with the color idea and start coming up with my themes.”

With styles ranging in price from $195 to $600 for men and $175 to $475 for women, Pliner offers luxury footwear at one of the most affordable prices around. For his fall 2005 collection, his themes involve western flair, innovative design and loads of color. And men will be pleased to know Pliner’s liberal use of color includes them too.

“Between the entertainment industry, music and hip hop industry, (fashion) is changing dramatically,” Pliner said.

“Color has really snuck very quietly back into the wardrobe. There’s been a whole change in attitude in men’s dressing, so the typical men’s shoe is changing.

As a retailer, I’m trying to offer a lot more. One of our new colors is called tomato. It’s an antique red and it’s flying out of the stores.”

Not only has the Manolo been the longtime fan of the Donald J. Pliner, but he has even in the past recommended the tomato colored shoes of the Donald J. Pliner!

Manolo says, #100? Below the Ricky Gervais and the Woody Harrelson? This rankings it must be inverted.

Manolo says, what if the Matt Damon had never been born?

P.S. Yes the Manolo knows that this it is the photoshopped confection, however, it still made the Manolo laugh out loud.

P.P.S. Many thanks to the Manolo’s internet friend the Miu Miu for this.

Manolo says, soon the Manolo he will be beginning the super fantastic contest in which many shoes, and the certificates of the gifts, and the books will be given away.

If you are the shoe or fashion designer, or the shoe company, or the writer of the book about the fashion or the shoes and you would like to contribute the prize or two to this contest please contact the Manolo.

Of the course, by doing so, you will have earned the eternal gratitude of the Manolo, and perhaps some of the publicity.

Manolo says, try wearing this to the rodeo.

Manolo says, this beautiful shoe from the inimitable diva, the Beverly Feldman, it is indeed most unusual, having the rare combination of both flash and elegance at the same time.

Manolo says, last week, while the Manolo was travelling, many of the Manolo’s internet friends emailed him to ask if he had seen the Evil One on the Tommy Hilfiger’s ridiculous “reality” show, The Cut.

The Manolo he made the pledge when he first heard of this show, that he would not watch the single episode. The wisdom of this, it has now been confirmed, as happily, the Manolo he did not see the Evil One sweep into the studio of the television accompanied by his legion of young, handsome, flying monkeys.

Thus, the Manolo he has avoided having many nightmares.

Manolo says, Libertine men and scarlet women and ragtime
Shameless music that’ll grab your son, your daughter
into the arms of a jungle animal instinct. Mass hysteria!
Friends, the idle brain is the devil’s playground, trouble!