FEB
2006
24

The Pride and The Prejudice Mini-Contest

Manolo says, ayyyyyy! The charming and funny Never teh Bride who runs the Manolo’s humble Bride Blog, she is running the small contest in which she is asking for the crazy stories about the weddings, and to the craziest/funniest/oddest stories she will be giving away the grab bag of the items from the soon-to-be-released new DVD of the Pride and Prejudice movie. Such as this, the track of the sound. Go tell the Never teh Bride your tale of wedding horror!

FEB
2006
24

Manolo the Profiled

Manolo says, the Manolo he has been profiled by the Professor Norm! Here is the sample. Can you name a major moral, political or intellectual issue on which you’ve ever changed your mind? > Previously, the Manolo, as the man of tradition, he was opposed to the wearing of the white shoes after the Labor Day. But now, he has decided that this tradition it is outmoded and not suited to the present. In the stead, the best rule it is, if the shoe looks good, the shoe it must be worn. What philosophical thesis do you think it most…

FEB
2006
24

The Next Carnivale of the Couture

Manolo says, the Carnivale of the Couture for the next week, it will be at the blog of the very witty Verbal Croquis. Here is the topic to be: You are throwing a little dinner party in your apartment featuring fashion glitterati, past or present, dead or alive. You are only allowed to invite 5 people, so be careful in your selections. Feel free to include designers, style icons, journalists, models, moguls, intellectuals, you name it. Make your invite list, please share your reasons why you invited each person. Remember, every good hostess takes into consideration how their guests will…

FEB
2006
24

Manolo the Columnist

Manolo says, the Manolo’s most recent column for the Express of the Washington Post it is now available for the downloading. Today, it is the topic of crazy daredevils who will attempt to buy the wife the shoes. Dear Manolo, My wife and I will soon be celebrating our third wedding anniversary, a.k.a. the leather anniversary. Can you recommend super fantastic shoes I can buy for her? Mike Manolo says, the Manolo he has two reactions to his friend’s desire to buy his wife the perfect shoes. Firstly, truly this is the young man deeply in love! Secondly, Ayyyyyyy! Buying…

FEB
2006
24

The Latest Model

Manolo says, quick Robin! To the Manolo Mobile! P.S. More pictures of the Manolo Mobile, Mark 2, here, here, and here in action. (Scroll down.) P.P.S. The Manolo Mobile, Mark 1.

FEB
2006
23

The Debutaunt Update

Manolo says, in the November, the Manolo posted the news that his internet friend the Debutaunt had been afflicted with the grave illness. Here is the update from the sister of Debbie. Dear Manolo, Just wanted to let you know an update on my sister at www.debutaunt.com. She is going to be getting her blood stem cell transplant on Monday. Right now, the Debu is already admitted to the hospital to get the preparatory treatment—radiation and chemo. The blood stem cell transplant is not an easy process to go through but it gives the best hope to thousands of people,…

FEB
2006
23

Project Runway 2, The Reunion Show

Manolo says, so boring, so very, very boring. Indeed, throughout the episode the Manolo kept devising the ways to make the episode more interesting, ways that usually invloved handcuffing the randomly selected designer to the Santino, giving them both the long knives and seeing who emerged the “winner”. Zulema and Santino…Fight! Sadly, such hijinx they were not on the menu. In the stead, we the loyal viewers were treated to the blandest of outtakes, and the most self-justifying of blather. Yes, there were the bizarre, uncomfortable moments, such as the goofy Lupe’s drunken ramble, and the Daniel Franco’s creepy crazy-eyed…

FEB
2006
23

Wingnutty

Manolo says, many years ago, when the Manolo was the poor boy, he constructed something similar, but vastly more super fantastic, out of the strips of the old leather and the industrial debris he had found at the abandoned furniture factory. Of the course, the main difference was that the Manolo’s shoe fit properly.

FEB
2006
22

Shopping with the Jay

Manolo says, for the fans of the first season of the Project Runway, here is the link to most entertaining interview with the Jay. It is filled with the sort of amusing and outrageous common sense that has made the Jay one of the Manolo’s favorites. What he could talk about was the aesthetic of his upcoming collection, which he describes in “Project Jay” as being “accessible, wearable, affordable.” “The intention is just to be easy,” he explained as we entered Lush, which was laid out like a deli, with produce-style bins and shelves of, yes, luscious-smelling bath, beauty and…

FEB
2006
22

Boots for the Big Calves

Manolo says, the Manolo he cannot tell you how many times he receives the emails such as the following from his internet friends. Dear Manolo, I have a strange problem that has plagued me for years. I have extremely large calves. Not a normal problem, except when I want to buy some knee-high boots!! It’s impossible. I have tried everywhere, I have tried J.Crew which offers wider calf sizes, I have dried elastic insets, I have tried it all and still have no knee-boots. Last time I measured, they were 15-16 inches around (my calves that is!)! No joke. (No…

FEB
2006
21

Scenes from the Dystopian Future

Manolo says, Honey, I’m off to the ice cream social! Don’t forget to trim around the sidewalk before you go, Pixie-Goth Lawn Boy.

FEB
2006
21

What the Manolo is…

Manolo says, it is the Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Reading… Listenting to… The Manolo he wanted to like the Stage Beauty much more than he ultimately did. The period detail it was amusing and properly bawdy, and yet there was something essentially and emotionally incorrect in the relationship between the Kynaston and the Maria, and do not get the Manolo started on the acting of the Clare Danes in this movie. Happily, the Manolo very much enjoyed the Rupert Everett’s delightful Charles II and the Nell Gwynn she was wonderful. In the fact, there…