Dolce & Gabbana Shoes for the Monday

Manolo says, it is the Monday after the Thanksgiving Holiday and thanks to the undercooked stuffing, the overcooked turkey, and your husband’s insistence that you arise at four in the morning on Friday, so that you may do your first round of full-contact Christmas shopping at Best Buy, you have already had it with Christmas-Fest 2007.

You were actually happy to get back to the office, away from the ever-growing stack of mail-order catalogs, and the mountain of leftover dry turkey (who the Hell’s idea was the 24 pounder?).

And so now you are sitting at your desk, thinking, “Manolo, Take me Away!”

And so the Manolo does, by showing you something fun and frivolous and warm, like these beautiful Dolce and Gabbana pumps with the floral print.

With these shoes on your feets it is always the summer evening on the Amalfitano coast, with you and your consort (who is the image of your husband, only taller, without the little belly, and somehow, inexplicably, Italian) driving in the tiny sports car to this little restaurant on the beach, where you will be served grilled langoustines, crisp white wine, and this fabulous crusty bread baked by the owner’s mother.

Comments

JayKay 18 years ago

Oh, those shoes (and the little scenario where I would wear them) are DIVINE! Thank you Manolo for taking me away for a bit… =)

Miss Janey 18 years ago

What joy to find these under the tree…

Poochie 18 years ago

Oh Manolo,

If only I could step into that scene as if in a movie. Perchance I will dream in tonight.

Luv
Poochie

daisyj. 18 years ago

Actually, it was a 25 pound turkey. For eight people.

Chicklet 18 years ago

Did the Dolce & Gabbana use fabric from the Marimekko for those shoes? What a wonderful combination of the Italians and the Finns!

Toby Wollin 18 years ago

And I am also dreaming of combining those shoes with a red dress with a big swingy skirt, sleeveless, and and white hat. And little white gloves.
Now, if someone would only gift me with those..and an airline ticket to Italy…mmmm…now THAT’s a Christmas gift worth having (Bestbuy, indeed).

Heelcandy 18 years ago

I officially dub these heels “Loud and Proud”, because that’s exactly how I would feel if they were on my feet. =).

Little Red 18 years ago

Ditto what Chicklet said!

thepinkeminence 18 years ago

I must apologize, I think these are ugly. They’d have burned eyes in 1971, and they do today. The story, the sentiment, though–they are beautiful.

Phyllis 18 years ago

I can top that….one blog I read admitted to a 23 lb. turkey….for 4 people.

Sarah 18 years ago

The smallest turkey available to me was 15 pounds, but my oven is tiny and there were going to be just 6 of us at the meal.

So I had the butcher cut the turkey in half.

One half, I laid atop a bunch of carrots, parsely, and onions, smeared on some olive oil, salt, pepper, and fresh garlic, and baked for Thanksgiving dinner. It was the perfect amount of meat and looked very pretty. And only 2.5 hours of baking time!

The other half, the butcher cut up into pieces for me, and I froze packages of turkey in my freezer, so later I can defrost just as much as I need, or put it into soup.

It all worked out really well.

Ninjarina 18 years ago

Thirded on the Marimekko! Maybe the Manolo has a penchant for the famous California poppy? You can see large prints of it on the walls of the apartments in Season 3 of Project Runway ;)

Eilish 18 years ago

Ah, Manolo, grazie! What a wonderful daydream on a November night!

Ciao and smooches!

MMKODC 18 years ago

Uncool! This poppy is Maija Isola’s and Maija Isola’s alone. Marimekko admirer or not, Dolce & Gabbana fan or not, it’s poaching pure and simple. [I know I sound high and mightly; this is so not intended. There’s just something about creative plagiarism that makes my head hurt. Now Manolo Blahnik’s use of the poppy is something else: his was inspired by the Unikko fabric he stumbled across in Bath, England coupled with a visit to the Hagia Sophia for the heel architecture and shoe construct – file under things that make you go “hmmmm”.]

C 17 years ago

Difference is that Manolo had permission to use Marimekko’s patterns – Dolce did not, and is therefore quilty of piracy. Despicable and unbelievable.

I hope as many people as possible will join me in boycott against any Dolce product with this pattern, and against Dolce in general – at least until they confess&apologize, compensate for Marimekko and perhaps withdraw the products with Unikko pattern from the market.

?!!!!!!whaaaaaaaaaat 17 years ago

WHAT? Im sorry for you all dolce and manolo fans, but this fabrik is designed by MARIMEKKO from FINLAND, im not sure do you know the contry but it is! I am very hurted by this thing, because finland havent co-operated with golce or manolo and havent gave a permission to USE “unikko” fabrik, how rude! I think they arent that
amazing designers anymore because they have to use cheep fabrik DESIGNED and CREATED by M A R I M E K K O and now they think they can use the fabrik because they are ” creater” than marimekko, how would you feel, if someone uses something you have created and would say ” this cant be no lo nger your, im taking it and know it“s my” DOLCE AND MANOLO !STOLED! MARIMEKKO THAT`S NOT LEGUAL! dolce and manolo have to pay marimekko many millions because of that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fashion fan from Finland 17 years ago

Actually C is right. Manolo had the right to use this design, and Dolce and Gabbana did not. There was a small announcement today on news that Dolce and Gabbana had to pay fines for stealing the desing. As for Manolo, they have COOPERATED with Marimekko, and have not stolen anything.

Anyways, very cool to see Marimekko on Manolo shoes!