Manolo’s Shoe Blog

Manolo says, the holiday season has arrived and you will need the feetwear. This festive Louis Quatorze-ish shoe from the Etro will put you into the mood to party like it’s 1699!

Manolo says, perfect for the coffee-swilling fashionista on your Xmas list!

Manolo says, one shudders to imagine the photo shoot.

Manolo says, it is the Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is…

Reading…

Listening to…

Watching…

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the young friend of the Manolo prevailed upon the Manolo to attend the screening of the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale.

Naturally, the Manolo had the low expectations.

Indeed, decades ago the Bond movies had become the formalized processions, as fixed in their parts and acts as the most solemn high mass, one that culminates in the miraculous, last-second transubstantiation of the earth-destroying bomb into the harmless object. (”Let us proclaim the mystery of Bond”).

And then there was the “acting”…the Manolo is still, decades later, scarred by the image of Roger Moore attempting to emote.

And so who would not be trepidatious.

Happily, the Manolo is able to report that the new James Bond movie is quite good, as is the new James Bond, the Daniel Craig. As the young friend of the Manolo said, the movie was “gritty”, which in this context is the very high praise.

Manolo says, here are the shoes of the Maestro suitable to this auspicious occasion.

Manolo shouts, Happy Birthday to the Maestro Manolo Blahnik!!!

The maestro di tutti maestri whose miraculous birth occured this day in 1942.

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends has asked the Manolo the question.

I’ve bought a fabulous black wrap dress. I wear it with stilettos for an evening dinner, but I’d like to dress it down a bit with boots. I want to wear that super fantastic dress at work too!

What type of boots would you suggest ? High boots ? Mid-calf ? Leather ? Suede ?

Thank you very much,

Julie

First the Manolo must compliment the Julie on her marvelous taste. Every super fantastic girl must have at least one of the Diane von Furstenberg wrap dresses in her closet. They are the very definition of the word “classic”.

Beacuse the shilouette and fit of the DvF wrap is very soft and feminine and pretty and because it is also the very practical garment, the Manolo would recommend that the feetwear should have these same qualities of softness, practicality, and femininity.

Thus he would suggest this black knee-high suede boot from the Michael Kors.

Normally, the Manolo is not the fan of the chunky chains on the boots, but in this case, because of the black-on-black combination of the boots and the dress, the chain adds the needed flash to the ensemble.

Manolo says, here you see, yet again, the Tyrannosaurus Elton in his habitual pose.

Previous examples. Tyrannosaurus Elton, Tyrannosaurus Elton Returns, King of the Jungle, Jurassic Pop Star, Darth Elton, Thunder Lizards.

Manolo says, today is the Black Friday, the craziest shopping day of the year, and your young nephew has demanded the new Crunk-Dancing Tickle Me Elmo Extreme (Now With Twice the Giggling Power!). This means that you must forcefully wade into the surging, angry mass of humanity at the Target store and attempt to extract the ticklish Elmo from the clutches of the mindless mob.

Trust the Manolo, you will need the aggressive, militaristic boot to see you through this ordeal. Something that will allow you to kick the butt and take the names, something like this handsome boot from the Anne Klein New York.