Manolo says, Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
P.S. The Manolo has mentioned this person’s obsession before, noting at the time that her webpage “almost sent the Manolo into the convulsions, as if he were the small Japanese child watching the frenetic episode of the Pokemon.”
P.P.S. Many thanks to the Manolo’s internet friend Joanne for alerting him to this….this…whatever it is.
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo,
What types of shoes should I wear with a long denim skirt and what is your opinion on wearing sneakers with a long skirt?
Carrie
Manolo says, this is the rare question that presents two potential fashion disasters in the same sentence.
In answer to the first question, what to wear with the long denim skirt, the Manolo would answer “the house slippers”, as he would not want you to leave the home with this upon your body.
The long denim skirt says one of the two things to the Manolo: Yippee Ki Yay! Calamity Jane has finally come to town! Or this woman is the suburban matron on the way to her home canning classes.
As for the wearing of the sneakers with the long skirts, the Manolo would say absolutely not, unless you are a) the 18 year old hottie, in which case you may wear with impunity anything upto and including the burlap sack, or b) if you wish to look exactly like the Jan and the Dean’s “Little Old Lady From Pasadena”.
Go Granny, Go Granny, Go Granny, Go.
What should one wear with the non-denim casual long skirt? The Manolo recommends something like this charming “Work-V” flat from the Delman.
Manolo says, sometimes, when the Manolo is feeling blue–perhaps because he is far from the comforts of his home, or because the bee has stinged, or the dog has bited–the Manolo remembers the few of his favorite things, chief among them the patterns of the Emilio Pucci.
To put it simply, Pucci makes the Manolo smile.
Manolo says, but the French Elvis continues to frighten small children and helpless animals.
Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends has asked him the question:
Dear Manolo,
You have, on a couple of occasions, provided fabulous recommendations for wet-weather boots. My question is about the etiquette of rain boots: can one wear a stylish pair of rubber boots into the office, or must one bring a change of shoes? I’m referring particularly to city rain conditions, not the sort of muddy mess of an afternoon spent slogging through the moors in search of Heathcliff.
Thank you,
Courtney
Manolo says, in this instance, the politeness and the fashion both demand that if you are wearing the rubber boots through the streets of your city you should bring the change of the shoes. The only exception to this rule is if you are the Minnie Mouse, in which case you are exempt because the streets of the Disneyland are reputed to be spotless.
Of the course, there is one other option for the non-Minnie Mouses which the Manolo has not discussed here recently: the overshoes. Sadly, in our lost era of casual excess, the overshoes have mostly gone the way of the spats and the long gloves.
Manolo asks, ubi sunt the clear plastic overshoes worn by the stylish ladies of the not-too-distant rainy past?
Manolo says, here are the few links that may perhaps appal you…
Sure, it’s cold out, but getting a pedicure is still a great way to pamper yourself.
Immediately you feel the urge to lounge!
Manolo give thanks to his internet friends the Amy, the Linda, and the Wayne.
Manolo says, all of the recent talk of the stylish weatherproof boots reminds the Manolo that this year the Santy Claus brought the Manolo the brand new pair of the Blundstones, the Blunnies, the most famous Australian shoes you have never heard of. (Forget about the loathsome Uggs, these they are the real feetwear of the Antipodes!)
The Manolo, as you would imagine, receives many, many shoes as the gifts from the manufacturers, most of which, because he is particular about his feetwear, he tosses into the big box destined for the charity, to provide the shoes for the homeless street urchins and the out-of-work celebrity former hotties.
Occasionally, however, something will demand to be worn, and such was the case with the pair of the classic Blunnies, which the Manolo thinks handsome in the ruggedly traditional way.
Unfortunately, it is the same old problem for the Manolo, who suffers from having the excessively elegant feets, with the unusually high and graceful arches, so that even though the Blunnies they fit perfectly in the length and the width, they are painfully tight across the top of the Manolo’s foot. And so, even though they are something the Manolo would very much like to wear, it is into the box they must go.
Such are the trials of the Manolo.
Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends has asked the Manolo the question.
My friends and I are wondering, what does the Monolo think of the Welly? The one in question is the Jeffrey Campbell, like this one..
Thanks!
Lindsey
Manolo loves the Wellies!
Indeed, the Manolo has many times in the past recommended the rubber rain boots, although given his choice, the Manolo would prefer stylish, such as these boots from the Tretorn.
The Tretorn they are from Sweden!
The Manolo would also recommend, for the super fantastic city girl with the narrow calves and the whimsical tastes, these marvelous rubber boots from the Sigerson Morrison.
Very stylish, no?
As the final words of caution, the Manolo would tell you that, yes, with the rubber boots one may indulge in the moderate amount of the joyful whimsicality, however one must be careful to not topple over from the whimsicality into the ridiculous, or perhaps the frightening such as these with the Cowboy Goth Grateful Dead motif…
Trust the Manolo, if he saw you stomping through the puddles with these upon your feets he would run away.
P.S. For the Manolo’s friends in the U.K. the Wellie Arts Blog!
