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

Dear Manolo,

I walk one-half mile to and from the Metro daily to get to the office. I currently wear sneakers but am looking for something a little bit more fashionable. Flip-flops won’t cut it; I need something more age and position appropriate.

Marie

Manolo says, Yes, your lime-green Nike Shox Explodine with the springs in the heels and the orange “swoosh” are comfortable and have the high level of the “street cred”, but somehow, now that you are on the edge of making senior partner, they just no longer seem appropriate for your Chanel suit.

Who was that in the limo that just drove by? The prominent Senator on the finance committee whom your firm has been courting for the months now? Did he recognize you? What was that expression? Scorn? Ridicule? Pity?

Ayyyyy!

And this is why the Manolo does not fully approve of wearing the sneakers for the commute, because one never knows whom one may encounter. Better to look your best from the instant you leave the house, even if this means the men playing basketball in the schoolyard no longer glance approvingly at your feetwear.

Here is the Sevilla from Ecco, the open toe leather sandal that is reputedly comfortable and moderately stylish.

Manolo says, there is now less than 24 hours remaining to compose your fabulous out fit and submit it for judgement. The place to do so is the Manolo’s Super Fantastic Forums, which if you have not already joined you are missing out on the very amusing conversations, with titles such as “The Madness is Spreading” and “Mr. Henry, ou etes-vous?”

Hurry!

Manolo says, the Manolo’s friends at the Due Farina (who need to update their web page) are having the sample sale!

The Manolo loves the crazy Due Farina ladies because all of their shoes are unusual, and many of them are lovely.

Manolo says, here is the exceedingly cute a button thong sandal from the Pucci, the shoe designed solely to make you feel happy.

Manolo says, it is rare for the Manolo to seek assistance, as he prides himself on his self-sufficiency, but now there is something he desires so desperately that he comes before his internet friends and asks them for the favor.

What the Manolo ardently desires is to be named the #1 Hoffster by the peoples at the St. Martins Press.

The #1 Hoffster is the official #1 internet fan of the magnificent multi-talented genius David Hasselhoff, and if the Manolo does not qualify for that, who does?

To that end, the Manolo now asks you, his close internet friends, to email the peoples at the St. Martins Press politely stating the case for the Manolo’s primacy in the matter of Hasselhoff admiration.

Here is the email address: SMPBooks@stmartins.com

Be polite but firm. The Manolo the Shoeblogger should be the #1 Hoffster!

Please, in the spirit of the season, help the brother out.

Manolo says, here is the review of the Manolo’s new work The Consolation of the Shoes posted at the screenwriting blog The Rouge Wave.

You don’t have to have a fascination with shoes to enjoy the cultural and literary phenomena that is Manolo the Shoeblogger. Manolo embodies a certain fabulousity, a verbal elasticity and a post, post-Grey Gardens je ne sais quoi for word lovers and shoe lovers alike.

Published by the New Pamphleteer, The Consolation of the Shoes is a must for writers seeking inspiration and motivation. Nobody writes the way Manolo does; he stands as a beacon for what is possible when we paint with our words and create sublimely entertaining worlds.

Ayyyy! This is so gratifying, for the Wave-inatrix is not merely the Rouge Wave blogger, she is also The Script Whisperer, the person who coaches others to be the good writers.

Manolo asked, whose shoes?

Manolo answers, the Catherine Deneuve!

She is shown here with her daughter Chiara Mastroianni and the author Marjane Satrapi, yesterday at Cannes.

Congratulations to the the Manolo’s super fantastic internet friend the Super* who was one of only two peoples to correctly know who this was, the other being the Kym.

And here is the Catherine Deneuve at Cannes today, wearing the pelt of the gigantic saber-toothed leopard.

Manolo says, finally! The holiday the Manolo can celebrate with complete abandon!

Don’t Hassel the Hoff Week!

As with every holiday, there is a beginning, an end, and various traditions to abide by. DHH week will kick off this coming week, partially celebrating the release of David Hasselhoff’s autobiography “Don’t Hassel The Hoff”, and will be in effect for 7 days afterwards. You are urged to participate, mostly due to peer-pressure. If you have a website and will be celebrating this glorious holiday, we implore you to send us a link to a page on your site demonstrating your practice of the DHH week holiday traditions, so that we may proudly list you on our participants list. Participants are hereby known as Hoffsters, who will practice, to the best of their ability, the 10 Traditional Mandates.

Here is one of the Manolo’s personal favorites:

3. If you possess Hasselhoff merchandise, please wear it loud and wear it proud.

Like this?

Truly, it is the most wonderful time of the year!!!

Manolo says, ayyyyyyy! You must go this very instant and give your heartfelt congratulations to the Artist Formerly Known as Never teh Bride!

There is even the wedding picture!

P.S. The Manolo is not certain why some of his internet friends cannot see the Manolo for the Brides site. Please try the trick with the clearing of the cache and the restarting of the browser. Also, please note that the address for the Manolo for the Brides is http://manolobrides.com.