DEC
2005
29

Cazabat for the Eve of the New Years

Manolo says, these simple shoes from the Jean-Michel Cazabat they are perfect for the celebration of the arrival of the 2006.

DEC
2005
26

Just Like the Sandwich

Manolo says, Ham and Cheese.

DEC
2005
26

Menkes on Louboutin

Manolo says, the unsinkable Suzy Menkes she has written the story about the inimitable Christian Louboutin! On the shelves of his tiny store (21 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 75001 Paris) at the corner of a Belle Époque glassed-in gallery, Louboutin’s creations are on display: classic pumps scooping round the toes and poised on a thin 130-millimeter, or 5-inch, heel; sandals with playful pompoms where sturdy straps cross at the front; or operatic effects with lacy leather rings, echoing the years that the 13-year-old Louboutin went round Paris music halls showing his shoe sketches. “Women don’t buy shoes – they look at…

DEC
2005
25

Merry Christmas!

Manolo shouts, Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with joy and your sabots be filled with the most super fantastic things!

DEC
2005
23

Manolo the Columnist

Manolo says, the Manolo’s latest column, it is now available for the downloading at the Express of the Washington Post website. It is the new version of the column of the Manolo, 300 words of Manolo-based wisdom, twice the size of the previous column. This week, the topic it is the shoes for the Eve of the New Year. Dear Manolo, I’ve been invited to the very swanky party on New Year’s Eve, but I’m a poor girl. Please help me find some super fantastic but affordable shoes. Birgitta. Manolo says, the Eve of the New Years it is one…

DEC
2005
22

Hassle not the Hoff

Manolo says, Joe Cool. P.S. Many thanks to the many internet friends of the Manolo who emailed this photo to the Manolo.

DEC
2005
22

Project Runway 2, Week 3

Manolo says, as the Laura K has said about the third week of the Project Runway, it was the wreck of the train. It has been obvious from the beginning of the season that the Daniel Franco he would have to be shuffled off the stage somewhat quickly. He has the talent for the tailoring, but he does not have the major talent for the design, and so off he was shuffled. However, last night, the poor Daniel he also got the shafting by the producers of the show. His collection it was not bad (somewhat Joan Crawford, as the…

DEC
2005
21

Judith Leiber for the Size Seven

Manolo says, here is the astounding bargain for the girl with the size seven foot. This beautiful shoe from the Judith Leiber it is reduced almost 80% off of the usual price, the savings of almost $500 of the American dollars!

DEC
2005
21

The $14,000 Boots

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s internet friends has sent the Manolo the link to the article in the Forbes Magazine about the most expensive shoes for the womens. Market analysts are keenly aware of the trend toward extravagant shoe-spending. “Footwear has become a fanatical purchase for even those women who never had a footwear fetish before,” says Marshal Cohen, chief analyst at The NPD Group. “Apparel is no longer the highest priority in women’s wardrobes: handbags and footwear have become the signature items used to project personal taste, wealth and style.” Cohen estimates that shoes costing $1,000 and up…

DEC
2005
20

Samurai Suzy Speaks!

Manolo says, the Samurai Suzy she gives the endorsement of the whole heartedness to the Manolo’s favorite book of the 2005. They call it “a photographic conversation,” and the result is a book for every fashionista to lust for in her Xmas stocking. “Blahnik by Boman” (Thames & Hudson), with its shoe trailing a peacock tail through a shrubbery or its purple suede boot spilling over with lilac blooms, has an atomic sexual charge and a luscious sense of decoration. Eric Boman photographed his friend Manolo Blahnik’s work in all its delicacy and intensity. As Paloma Picasso, part of the…

DEC
2005
20

The Hair Pull of Super Masculinity

Manolo says, Ayyyyy! Morning sickness! P.S. The Death Grip of Super Masculinity!

DEC
2005
20

Boots for the Strike

Manolo says, if like the Manolo, because of the circumstances beyond your control, you are having to walk everywhere today, then you will need the boot that is not only both comfortable and warm, but also something that expresses your toughness in the face of the urban adversity. Manolo shouts, Fluevog Today! This it is the perfect boot for striding downtown, in the fact, it is the downtown boot. Here is the boot from the Paul Green that captures the grittiness of the urban life, without actually being gritty. And finally, but not the least, here is the boot from…