JUN
2007 18

Build the Outfit #4

Manolo says, this week, the fine peoples at the Shoefly.com and their blog Shoeflyer have provided the Manolo with the shoes for the contest and the judges for the contest, and the shoes for the contest prize! And Look, here is the shoe, the summery ballet flat from Repetto which goes by the name Demeter–“Queenly Demeter, bringer of seasons and giver of good gifts”–the shoe fit for the sister of Zeus! So the challenge this week it is to build the outfit around this shoe. At the end of the week, the peoples at the Shoeflyer blog will pick the…

JUN
2007 18

The Beautiful Foot

Manolo says, many of the Manolo’s internet friends have been emailing him the link to this story. It is 8 oâ€™clock on a serene blue morning in Beverly Hills and Dr Ali Sadrieh, a podiatrist, has just performed a 45-minute operation on a client, cutting a section of bone out of her toe to shorten it. She was awake during surgery, watching a film; next week Sadrieh will do the same thing to the second toe on the other foot. There was nothing medically wrong with the toes, but his patient didnâ€™t like the way they protruded over the lip…

JUN
2007 18

White-on-Fright

Manolo says, the Manolo is not the easily frightened person, but occasionally he come across the fashion show that leaves him shaken. Sometimes it is the models that scare the Manolo. Sometimes it is the fashions Occasionally, it is the designers. Update: Ayyyyyyy, White-on-Fright II!!!

JUN
2007 18

Bally on the Sale

Manolo says, here to enliven your Monday morning is the simple but beautiful strappy sandal by Bally, and look, It is on the sale, 35% off of the usual price!