Comments on: Manolo the Columnist http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Fri, 16 May 2008 20:21:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: roz http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-518759 roz Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:41:59 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-518759 I simply can't imagine any white shoes I'd ever want to wear (trainers when working out excepted.) Including the ones in the photo. Sorry, Manolo. They just scream suburbia to me. I simply can’t imagine any white shoes I’d ever want to wear (trainers when working out excepted.) Including the ones in the photo. Sorry, Manolo. They just scream suburbia to me.

]]> By: dangster http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-517723 dangster Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:38:07 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-517723 But why Labor Day? What is so important about that one particular day that one must supposedly shelve their white shoes until spring? And by the way, after Labor Day, summer still goes on for another 3 weeks (autumn equinox does not occur until the end of September), so any "it's autumn, time to bring out the fall wardrobes" justification doesn't work. But why Labor Day? What is so important about that one particular day that one must supposedly shelve their white shoes until spring? And by the way, after Labor Day, summer still goes on for another 3 weeks (autumn equinox does not occur until the end of September), so any “it’s autumn, time to bring out the fall wardrobes” justification doesn’t work.

]]> By: Lindsay http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-517379 Lindsay Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:14:50 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-517379 My beloved grandmother said not to wear white shoes after Labor Day. She was a Southern Lady (although not stuffy, dear dangster). And if she said it then it must be true. It is a nice break to suddenly stop wearing your summer wardrobe at Labor Day and bring out autumnal clothes---or clothes/shoes with fall colors. A tradition with school starting and, hopefully, cooler days arriving. This same grandmother sewed for me (she was a seamstress as a hobby, but her clothes did not look home-made). I had wardrobes for each season growing up so my clothes changed with the calendar year and I thought nothing of the white shoe rule. I still would not wear white shoes with summer clothes after Labor Day as that would be, well, weird. White shoes can again be worn after Easter, so the tradition says. Tourists here in Florida wear white shoes whenever they feel like it. Of course they also wear fanny-packs and Birkenstocks with white socks, and touristy shorts to nice restaurants (so I don't think the Florida rule applies to many who care). It is a much better trend--to put white shoes up for a nap until Easter-- than wearing running suits with flip-flops and bearing my tatoos 12 months a year (or worse still, wearing shorts so low there is no doubt if you wear a thong). Class never goes out of style, and my Grandmother had a lot of class. I wouldn't mind the trend returning of wearing gloves and hats again myself... My beloved grandmother said not to wear white shoes after Labor Day. She was a Southern Lady (although not stuffy, dear dangster). And if she said it then it must be true.

It is a nice break to suddenly stop wearing your summer wardrobe at Labor Day and bring out autumnal clothes—or clothes/shoes with fall colors. A tradition with school starting and, hopefully, cooler days arriving. This same grandmother sewed for me (she was a seamstress as a hobby, but her clothes did not look home-made). I had wardrobes for each season growing up so my clothes changed with the calendar year and I thought nothing of the white shoe rule. I still would not wear white shoes with summer clothes after Labor Day as that would be, well, weird.

White shoes can again be worn after Easter, so the tradition says. Tourists here in Florida wear white shoes whenever they feel like it. Of course they also wear fanny-packs and Birkenstocks with white socks, and touristy shorts to nice restaurants (so I don’t think the Florida rule applies to many who care).

It is a much better trend–to put white shoes up for a nap until Easter– than wearing running suits with flip-flops and bearing my tatoos 12 months a year (or worse still, wearing shorts so low there is no doubt if you wear a thong).

Class never goes out of style, and my Grandmother had a lot of class. I wouldn’t mind the trend returning of wearing gloves and hats again myself…

]]> By: dangster http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-517030 dangster Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:54:11 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-517030 No offense, but the no-white-shoes-after-Labor-Day (sometimes no white clothing period) is such an outdated rule. It's a stuffy Southern constraint that makes little sense. No offense, but the no-white-shoes-after-Labor-Day (sometimes no white clothing period) is such an outdated rule. It’s a stuffy Southern constraint that makes little sense.

]]> By: LaVida2 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516968 LaVida2 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:31:54 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516968 Manolo, you won't have the fashion police surround, arrest and place me in jail for 82 hours.....Nicole Richie. I will never, ever wear white shoes after the labor day. I don't care what the weather is like in my region of the world. Manolo, you won’t have the fashion police surround, arrest and place me in jail for 82 hours…..Nicole Richie.
I will never, ever wear white shoes after the labor day. I don’t care what the weather is like in my region of the world.

]]> By: Joan http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516861 Joan Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:41:53 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516861 Those shoes are gorgeous... Those shoes are gorgeous…

]]> By: Annalucia http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516815 Annalucia Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:37:17 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516815 ``...white shoes are indeed summer weather shoes.'' A most succinct answer. Molte grazie to the Manolo. “…white shoes are indeed summer weather shoes.”

A most succinct answer. Molte grazie to the Manolo.

]]> By: deja pseu http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516812 deja pseu Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:26:15 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516812 Once again, the Manolo speaks with wisdom. Here in the Land of LA, when the weather is often the warmest of the year between Labor Day and Halloween, it would be a shame to relegate the white shoes to the back of the closet. Once again, the Manolo speaks with wisdom. Here in the Land of LA, when the weather is often the warmest of the year between Labor Day and Halloween, it would be a shame to relegate the white shoes to the back of the closet.

]]> By: Toby Wollin http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516807 Toby Wollin Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:14:34 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516807 Ah, but it always looks so much fresher and more stylish with navy and red than bone - that's the "I'd like to wear white but I'm hedging my bets" sort of shoe. Blech. Wear white and wear it proudly!! Ah, but it always looks so much fresher and more stylish with navy and red than bone - that’s the “I’d like to wear white but I’m hedging my bets” sort of shoe. Blech. Wear white and wear it proudly!!

]]> By: WL39U4jL_oneixCK2kdjTi62HkCSAtkcM-xy49bpvuE. http://shoeblogs.com/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516802 WL39U4jL_oneixCK2kdjTi62HkCSAtkcM-xy49bpvuE. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:49:30 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/08/24/manolo-the-columnist-95/#comment-516802 I've always felt that unless you are a nurse or playing tennis one should never, ever wear white shoes. They make anyone's feet look enormous, get scuffed and dirty almost immediately and just seem a little bit tacky. Better instead to wear a neutral, like a bone color, or some metallic, which is still fashionable. I’ve always felt that unless you are a nurse or playing tennis one should never, ever wear white shoes. They make anyone’s feet look enormous, get scuffed and dirty almost immediately and just seem a little bit tacky. Better instead to wear a neutral, like a bone color, or some metallic, which is still fashionable.

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