Thank god for YOU, Manolo…
someone must do this work, especially at THIS time of year.

And a Happy WinterHolidayofChoice to you, too!

Beautiful shoes, btw.

Top form, Manolo, TOP FORM.

and here i was, about to send this link to a nice little pagan blog i read… but then you had to mention the nail polish and the silly name.

ah but the shoes are nice. i can take a joke for that.

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In addition to the Marriott Towne Centre Suburban hotel itself and there is the Marriott/Sodexho food service that afflicts every Marriott property. I get heartburn just thinking about it.

Is there no middle ground between the cooing on the one side and the withering comments of “me” on the other, whose gaze could surely melt the ground underneath her own mother’s feet?

Perhaps she would not dream of scalding the young intern, but woe betide the “more mature” lady who perhaps reminds “me” and her “cohort” that not everybody remains the same age or shape for the entirety of existence.

Many thanks Mrs. Dalloway, for that needed to be said.

Actually, me, Manolo wrote that the shoes would make the wearer the perfect “companion” for the rising corporate star. If you were the spouse of such a promising young man, you would know that etiquette requires that you present the image of an attractive, tastefully dressed, yet not-too-frivolous lady, as opposed to the floozy who is likely to start dancing on the tables after her eighth dip in the punch bowl. In other words, your role is to complement your spouse, not be the star of the show or draw undue attention to yourself.

It’s also worth noting, me, that your first comment could have been reasonably construed as an insult by just about any woman over 30 or so. Indeed, the tone of your comment was, unfortunately, rather nasty — calling Manolo’s fans “sycophants” and suggesting that the Manolo is serving as a public utility whose obligation is to satisfy the needs of all readers — and could have been more tastefully stated in a number of ways, such as:

– I think that the style is a little too mature for my tastes. Have you any suggestions for the wife or partner of a corporate up and comer who is in her early 20s?

– The strap across the in-step disrupts the leg line, and would create a frumpy look, I’m afraid.

– The fabric seems a little old-fashioned. This would not be the shoe for me.

– Any suggestions for what to wear at the office Christmas party if it were held, say, at the Delano on South Beach?

“me,” I would point out that perhaps it is you who is “slipping” by implying that Manolo’s suggestions have merit only if, in your opinion, the shoes would be worn by someone your own age. You will have to pardon the Manolo if he chooses not to make his blog revolve entirely around the needs of you and your “cohorts,” and you will have to pardon the many women “of a certain age” who might take offense at the notion that the Manolo is “slipping” by recommending shoes “for the more mature ladies.” Your first comment, far from simply stating an opinion, was a catty insult to both the Manolo and his “more mature” readers.

I love this site. Decorum and civility rule. And when there are lapses, everything is handled cordially.

Too bad the readers of political sites do not have the social skills of the Manoloistas.

I am sorry that “me” felt personally attacked.

The word “humorless” was not used by mrs. dalloway, although she admits to using the word “mother.”

She did not mean to lower the tone of the comments section by doing so.

Ayyyyyy!!!

Mrs. Dalloway belatedly thinks her own last remark will be misconstrued as a devolution to playground epithets. She was intending only a defense of the ilk of mothers.

Lest anything else be inferred by the gentle readers of the Manolo, let her offer, in the spirit of olive branches and holiday spirits, the confession that she herself, in long ago college years, was the wearer of army boots.

Gorgeous shoes. If the younger ladies wish to stick to their high-heel flip-flops, they are welcome to do so.

What an awesome description of a holiday party. I didn’t know you were there – you should have introduced yourself!!!

I loved the description of the holiday party — you definitely used les mots juste.

Those shoes aren’t to my particular taste, but I certainly cannot complain, as you’ve given us so many other examples of lovely holiday shoes to drool over.

Pretty-ful shoeseses, but too mature for someone my age (16).

And let us once again applaud the skill of the Manolo, who is quite possibly the only person able to find a shoe that is sparkly and understated and super-fantastic.

Also, is it not utterly super-fantastic that no matter how old or young or middle-aged we are, there is a super-fantastic shoe out there for us?

Merry Christmas, footwear-istas!!!!