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.
November 26th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Oh, those shoes (and the little scenario where I would wear them) are DIVINE! Thank you Manolo for taking me away for a bit… =)
November 26th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
What joy to find these under the tree…
November 26th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Oh Manolo,
If only I could step into that scene as if in a movie. Perchance I will dream in tonight.
Luv
Poochie
November 26th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Actually, it was a 25 pound turkey. For eight people.
November 26th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Did the Dolce & Gabbana use fabric from the Marimekko for those shoes? What a wonderful combination of the Italians and the Finns!
November 26th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
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).
November 26th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I officially dub these heels “Loud and Proud”, because that’s exactly how I would feel if they were on my feet. =).
November 26th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Ditto what Chicklet said!
November 26th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
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.
November 26th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
I can top that….one blog I read admitted to a 23 lb. turkey….for 4 people.
November 27th, 2007 at 5:11 am
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.
November 27th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
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 ;)
November 28th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Ah, Manolo, grazie! What a wonderful daydream on a November night!
Ciao and smooches!
December 4th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
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”.]
January 14th, 2008 at 6:02 am
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.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:23 pm
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!