OCT
2007
20

The Spinning Dancer Explained

Manolo says, last week the Manolo posted the link to the optical-illusion that supposedly tested whether one was left-brained or right-brained. It turns out that the actual explanation of why she seems to spin one way, and then the other, is much more interesting.

OCT
2007
20

Ayyyy!

Manolo says, ayyyy! Ben Kingsley, Gushing Fanboy!

OCT
2007
20

Fade to White

Manolo says, you must go look at this posting from the Coveted. It is based on last week’s article in the New York Times about the lack of black models on the runways of this seasons New York fashion week shows. Here is the excerpt from the Times. Of the 101 shows and presentations posted on Style.com during the New York runway season, which ended a month ago, more than a third employed no black models, according to Women’s Wear Daily. Most of the others used just one or two. When the fashion caravan moved to London, Paris and Milan,…

OCT
2007
20

Abercrombie & Fitch and the Shirtless Men

Manolo says, this is one of the better fashion-based pranks the Manolo has seen.

OCT
2007
20

The Manolo Week in Review

Manolo says, here is some of the week’s best writing from the Manolosphere Never teh Bride… I hate sock monkeys. I hate them with a burning passion. Mr. Henry… It all starts, as things do, with one small misstep, a minor oversight that unwinds balefully into tragic chorus. Twistie… I’m still amazed at the expectation that stress and misery are the primary emotions involved in wedding planning. Francesca… Francesca always tries to make sure that she has more than one white blouse in her closet. Glinda the Good… Somehow it reminds me of a bed that the Dowager Duchess of…