Manolo the Columnist
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post
Dear Manolo,
I’ve just accepted my first real post graduation job, with a K Street lobbying firm here in Washington. I need to look professional, but like most recent graduates I’m poor. What would you suggest for under $100?
Marilyn
Manolo says, ayyyyyyyyy! Disillusionment thy name shall be Marilyn!
What better way to produce the bitter cynic than to take the young and fresh-faced innocent straight from the idealistic halls of ivy into the Washington lobbying firm?
It is like taking the small child who enjoys the occasional hotdog into the very heart of the sausage factory. After two minutes, everyone is sick to his stomach, weeping, and looking for the exit.
But, it all so exciting at the start, especially if you have the nice shoes which you have found at the bargain prices.
Of the course, the Manolo knows what it is like to be the poor person in the professional world, so poor that you must construct your own super fantastic dress shoes out of the dirty napkins and the swizzle sticks left over after the eight martini lunch with Senator Eustis T. Knuckles, head of the Senate’s Select Committee on Groping.
And so the Manolo would recommend the O-Carmen, from the O Oscar by Oscar de la Renta as being the sophisticated shoe with the classic line that will not rupture the bank.
February 2nd, 2007 at 4:45 pm
dear manolo - several years ago, i wrote a novel called ‘goodbye, jimmy choo’ - i think, having read your blog, that i may have been frivolous in my choice of title. at the time, i didn’t know any better, but i feel i must make amends. should i do this in my louboutin flats, or should it be the fendi loafer pumps?
February 2nd, 2007 at 7:01 pm
or the miu miu mary janes or - just to be very british about it - the lulu guinness ankle boots?
February 2nd, 2007 at 11:13 pm
God! The first time a pair of shoes made my heart leap into my mouth!
February 3rd, 2007 at 1:18 pm
mmm, i love these shoes. but i hafta say, when she asked for shoes under $100, she was probably thinking more than five cents under…
=)
February 3rd, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Can’t go wrong with a blog about shoes. When I see a woman with blasting shoes, I ask her if I can photograph them. Granted sometimes I get weird reactions, but the answer to my request is usually “yes.”
February 3rd, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Senator Eustis T. Knuckles, head of the Senate’s Select Committee on Groping.
Isn’t he under indictment? Hmmmmmm….
February 4th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Those are cute shoes. I like the rounded toe especially.