Manolo’s Shoe Blog

Manolo says, last night the most super fantastic stars of the Hollywood (with one lamentably neglected exception) turned out for the annual awarding of the Awards of the Academy!

As is customary following such events the Manolo will now provide his comments about those who were in attendence at the gilded event and the parties which surrounded it.

First the hostesss..

The red velveteen leisure suit and the white patent leather shoes? The Ellen really glamed it up, eh?

Señor Pumpkinhead goes formal.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Taste.

Best Director, General Tom Thumb

It was the big year for the dancing penguins

Casting for the worst romantic comedy ever.

Manolo says, once again the Stuart Weitzman has produced the most super fantastic shoes for tonight’s ceremony of the Oscars, and they are to be worn by the Anika Non-i Rose.

She has been overshadowed by Beyoncé Knowles and Oscar nominee Jennifer Hudson. But Sunday night, Anika Non-i Rose, the third songbird in the Dreamgirls trio, gets her chance to glitter on the Oscars red carpet in Stuart Weitzman’s Diamond Dream shoe.

Rose digs Weitzman’s heels because “they’re so comfortable, so when they asked me if I wanted to do it, I said absolutely.” Her silver stiletto, worth $500,000, is adorned with 30 carats’ worth of Kwiat diamonds.

Rose says she’s not nervous about losing any of the rocks. “I’m sure someone will be standing next to me with a net and a metal detector in case one falls off,” she says with a laugh.

Only half the million dollars? Last year the shoes were worth $3,000,000! Here is the picture of the last year’s shoes.

Manolo says, here is the podcast from the Pajamas Media.

About three-quarters of the way through the podcast you will hear the Manolo mentioned. Why? Because he is is writing the pamphlet for the New Pamphleteers, which is headed by the Manolo’s internet friend, the Adam Bellow.

The pamphlet shall be entitled “The Consolation of the Shoes” and it shall appear in perhaps three weeks or so.

Manolo says, it is no secret that the Manolo likes to make the gentle fun of the celebrities, but sometimes the Manolo feels that we must restrain ourselves.

Such is the case with the Brittney Spears, whom the Manolo no longer has any desire to ridicule.

In the fact, the Manolo would like to say to others, please stop bothering this woman. There is nothing seriously wrong with the Britney Spears except that she is newly divorced and thus is the very angry young woman.

Yes, she has had the few wild months, but which of us, following the disastrous relationship, has not gone the little wild?

Her behavior is the typical behavior of the newly divorced young women, who wear the short skirts and go out with their wild and slatternly friends, and who act out in anger at the homes of their dopey, loser ex’s.

Yes, she drinks but she is not the real drunk. She does not need her meddling friends to “intervene” and put her into the “rehab”, where the professional killjoys and nanny-mommies will bombard her with the psychobabble until she truly longs for the sweet realease of the vodka bottle.

What the Britney Spears really needs is to eat the tub of ice cream, have the good cry, deface the photo of the Federline, and get back to work so that she may regain the self-confidence that is hers by right of talent.

Of the course, there is also great restorative power in shopping for the shoes.

So, let us now leave the Britney alone so that she may vent her anger and emerge on the other side the better and wiser person.

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.

Dear Manolo

I’m 5’11” and have always been told I am too tall to wear the high heels. Now, at 40 years of age, I am feeling confident about wearing them. Could you please tell me how high is too high a heel?

Katrina

Manolo says, this question about the tall shoes for the tall girls is one that the Manolo must answer at the least once every six months, for no matter how many times the Manolo says it is okay to wear the heels, the tall girls still write to ask the permission.

In this case, the Manolo gives the same advice to all of the super fantastic girls—tall, short, thin, stout. Stop slumping, stand erect, throw back the shoulders, and wear the heels. Nothing is more appealing than the good posture and the self-confidence.

If you are the tall girl in the heels, do not be afraid if many insecure men will now quail before your majestic Statue-of-Liberty-like beauty. Sooner or later you shall meet your heroic Colussus of Rhodes, one who will properly appreciate your fierce femininity. Together, you shall make beautiful clanging bronze music.

How high the heel? The Manolo answers, how high the moon?

Here is the Pout from the Charles David in the black patent leather with the three and the half inch heel, wear it!

Manolo says, like the baby seal.

Manolo says, is the Manolo the only person who remembers when being called the prostitute was not the good thing?

Manolo says, it is February and the Manolo is tired and sick of the winter, and so to hasten the arrival of the better weather he has decided to give you the early Prada Spring.

Ayyyyyy! The colors, they are so pretty!

Manolo says, Filled with enormous amounts of the high-grade testosterone, the glorious and manly Hasselhoff obviously does not look very much like the woman. Although, the Manolo will say, that the Hoff is nonetheless much the more convincing than this person.

P.S. Many thanks to the Manolo’s internet friend the Lisa for the link!