Manolo the Columnist
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo,
The library in the little Maine town where I live will soon have a gala fundraising ball. I have secured a very nice dark red gown for the affair, but I’m afraid my L.L. Bean gumboots just don’t go. Can you recommend a pair of shoes that will demonstrate what a shoe can be?
Amber
Manolo says, this question, although phrased humorously, points out the much more serious problem, how does one maintain super fantasticness while living in the small town? This is doubly true now that we have arrived in the era of complete casualness, when we can regularly meet with our bankers, accountants, and lawyers in their Casual Friday cut-offs and muscle shirts.
“Oh, this tattoo of copulating unicorns? I got it when I spent the summer after law school working as a carny.”
“Well, it looks good on you, Jane.”
So, what must one do?
Fight the power!
Just because one lives in coastal Maine, or rural Kansas, it does not mean that one cannot dress up to the nines when presented with the slightest excuse.
Church social? The Manolo recommends Chanel!
County fair? Burberry!
Town council zoning meeting? Balenciaga!
And for the library ball? The Manolo recommends the Romancemid from Stuart Weitzman, in black or red.
October 26th, 2007 at 9:42 am
“Oh, this tattoo of copulating unicorns? I got it when I spent the summer after law school working as a carny.”
“Well, it looks good on you, Jane.”
LOL, Manolo :)
Love the sparkly red shoes
http://www.CarriesShoeReview.com
October 26th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Want. Those. Shoes. Now.
Forget the dress - I can find or make a dress any day…but those shoes…sigh.
October 26th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
There’s something about that bow on the back that’s so sassy. Love those Weitzmans!
October 26th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
So true - even the Queen wears a Hermes scarf with her Barbour waxed cotton jacket.
October 26th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Those shoes are just beautiful.
October 27th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Oh, I think those are the prettiest shoes I’ve ever seen. Sigh.