It’s Amazing What You Can Do With Spackle
Manolo says, Ayyyyyyy! Kabuki!
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2006 28
2006 28
What the Manolo Is…
Manolo says, it is the Tuesday time to see what the Manolo is…
The Linda Grant who is the author of The Cast Iron Shore is one of the Manolo’s many internet friends, and indeed she is the regular commentator on the Manolo’s humble shoe blog. Happily, thus far, the Manolo he is very much enjoying her book.
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2006 28
2006 28
Carnivale of Couture!
Manolo says, the super fantastic Verbal Croquis she has posted this week’s Carnivale of the Couture, with more here!
Not only is this week’s carnivale indeed most wonderful, but the Verbal Croquis has done the marvelous job of introducing the participants. Go read it now.
P.S. Here is the schedule for the next few weeks of the Carnivale of Couture!
Week of Monday, March 6th – Counterfeit Chic
Week of Monday, March 13th – Bag Snob
Week of Monday, March 20th – Shoe Lover
Week of Monday, March 27th – Style Tribe
Week of Monday, April 3rd – Papier Doll
Week of Monday, April 10th – Kiss Me, Stace
Week of Monday, April 17th – The Fashionable Kiffen
Week of Monday, April 24th – Final Fashion
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2006 27
2006 27
His Pimp Hand
Manolo says, Katie, you is my woman now.
P.S. The Death Grip of Super Masculinity
P.P.S. Many thanks to the super observant Distressed Jeans.
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2006 27
2006 27
Where the Hell is My Chiffon!
Manolo says, Andrae, here is the Chiffon from the Charles David. Even the better it is on the sale! 55% off of the usual price, the savings of more than $250 of the American dollars.
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2006 27
2006 27
The Prize and The Prejudice
Manolo says, the Manolo he reminds you that the Never teh Bride, she is still taking the entries for her Prize and Prejudice contest.
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2006 27
2006 27
Manolo’s Monday Miscellany
Manolo says, Here are the few things that may amuse and/or entertain.
“She has taken more projectiles to the face than a clown at a Kiwanis carnival.”
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2006 25
2006 25
The Tim Gunn Network
Manolo says, the Manolo he is clearly foresighted. From the Blogging the Project Runway comes news of the humorous television show.
BPR reader Bethanne has alerted us to this week’s episode of VH1’s ‘Best Week Ever” featuring a segment on what television would be like if Tim Gunn had his own network.
Of the course, as the readers of the Manolo know, the Manolo he proposed exactly this thing many weeks ago.
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2006 25
2006 25
Samba! Samba!
Manolo says, clearly the peoples who say you cannot dance in the shoes of the high heels have never heard of the Samba!
It isn’t surprising that shoes are an obsession with the beauties who grace Brazil’s Carnival parades — they’re generally the biggest things they wear below the neck.
Dancers at Carnival, the pre-Lenten bash that starts this weekend and ends on Ash Wednesday, say the higher the better for their towering heels, worn with soaring feathered head-dresses and little else but glittery patches, strategically placed.
Patches of strategic placement and Samba!
Dancers say the platform sandals, preferably with shiny straps and buckles that snake to the knee, help prevent them from tipping over and injuring their ankles while dancing the lightning-quick gyrations of the samba.
“Platforms are safer,” said Iris Sol, 28, a dancer for the drum section of the Barroca Zona Sul samba club in Sao Paulo.
“I’ve paraded with samba troupes since I was six, but the truth is that I was dancing samba when I was born,” she said.
From the very birth, Samba!
Sandals with platform heels push body weight onto the ball of the foot, where the samba is danced. Samba platforms go as high as 17 centimetres, or 6.6 inches. Heels are extra-wide.
“Platforms make women more beautiful, elegant and taller, with better posture. They help you stick out your chest and butt a bit,” said Magaly Santos, 22, Sao Paulo’s 2005 Carnival queen.
The culture of derrieres is so big in Brazil that GNT, a popular cable channel, produced a show about them in preparation for Carnival this year. Its title? “The National Passion.”
Big butts and Samba!
A display of samba sandals by Fernando Pires, who designs for top dancers, included eye-catching designs like swirls of red, yellow and orange leather resembling flames, and black heels topped with lanyards of fake diamonds and pink beaded jewels.
Carnival dancers put almond oil on their feet to prevent skin from cracking and splitting. But they say blisters are inevitable during hours of late night dancing to thundering drums.
“It hurts. You get blisters and feel pain but you samba a lot because you don’t want to stop,” said Michele Eleuterio, 20, of the samba troupe Unidos do Peruche.
You must sacrifice for Samba!
Everybody Samba! Samba! Samba!
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2006 24
2006 24
Loop-Di-Doo
Manolo says, this beautiful and classy shoe from Manolo’s friend the Beverly Feldman, it is perfect for dinner and dancing on the Saturday night of amusement with your dependable steady, the handsome man who still tickles your fancy.