Archive - March, 2008
Whoes Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!
Manolo asked, whose shoes?
Manolo answers, it is the Sylvester Stallone!
Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend Stellacomans who was the first, and one of the few to identify this week’s whose shoes, undoubtedly one of the most difficult ever.
The Manolo also gives the special props to his internet friend KTB, who identified the red shoes as being specialized racing shoes.
The Big Question
Manolo says, our Miss Plumcake asks the Big Question, what fashion trend fills you with inexplicable rage?
Ayyyy!
Manolo says, ayyyy! Kenny G. merits our attention!
Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Hint!
Manolo says, this week’s entry into the Whose Shoes Wednesday has plainly confounded the Manolo’s many internet friends, and so in the spirit of helpfulness the Manolo will give you the following hint…
These shoes above are not merely sporty suede shoes, instead, these are specialized shoes, constructed so as to conceal the extra two inches of insole. In the other words, these are very expensive, high quality, well-made elevator shoes.
Donna Karan Curvy Heels
Manolo says, it has taken the Manolo the better part of six months, but he is finally beginning to see the worth and beauty in this curvy heel trend which was fully exploited by the Miuccia Prada on the runway last year.
This shoe above, the soft suede sandal with the curvy heels from the Donna Karan is one of the best of exemplars of this trend. It is quite pretty in its way, and the Manolo now begins to see what all of the fuss was about.
What the Manolo is…
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is…
Sadly, after watching Dr. Zhivago for the first time in many years, the Manolo concludes that it is the exceedingly beautiful movie, but also ponderous and ultimately unconvincing.
Laying aside the ridiculousness of the plot, and the sudden and inexplicable manner in which various characters act in ways that are contrary to their essence, the biggest fault is that Omar Sharif, although dreamily handsome, is strangely inert. His standard response to any complication or problem is bewilderment, the charming little half-smile and cocked head of the stupefied man.
Rage, man, rage against the manifest injustices of the new order! Don’t just stand there looking like the handsome idiot.
Sadly, the ridiculous plot does little to help Sharif make the most of his meager talents, as by the end, one is forced to conclude that Zhivago, the character, is also the idiot.
Prada Camoscio Deco Platforms for the Monday
Manolo says, here it is the first Monday in March and Old Man Winter is still battering away at your resolve and sanity.
“Any day, now,” you keep saying to yourself, “the sun will break through, the snow will melt, and Spring will be here.”
But then you get up in the morning, and leave the house, only to be assaulted by freezing rain, or hail, or snow, or some deadly combination of freakish weather that leaves you cursing the weatherman and his ignorant ilk.
Oh for the simpler days, when all that was necessary to make the sun shine was to throw the few sacrificial captives into the gaping maw of the bottomless limestone hole that led to the subterranean realm of Gaa’agkai, the God of Inclement Weather.
“First to the edge of the sacrifical hole,” you shout at the heavens, the stinging rain whipping across your face, “Al Roker!”
Oh well, at least when you get to the office you can look at the beautiful vernal shoes, like these Camoscio Deco Suede Platform Sandal from Prada. It even has the spring flower on the insole!
The Manolo Week in Review
Manolo says, here is the best of the week from the Manolosphere.
Ironically, that look—comprising a button-downed collar, narrow tie with a small knot, and three-button sack tweed jacket rolled to the second button (note the button hole on the lapel)—is now at the height of fashion…
I have no problems with cheerleaders as a group, they’re sweet and bouncy, sort of like cocker spaniels with a slightly lower college acceptance rate.
Once in a great while circumstances oblige Mr. Henry freely and without jealousy to admit that certain people simply have cool, that is to say they exude social intelligence without seeming to have studied for the test.
Where is the line between honoring those we loved who cannot be with us and turning a wedding into a mass memorial service?
If you’re into the heavy metal aesthetic, perhaps you’ve dreamed of filling your abode with actual metal.
Ply Bruce Willis with enough drinks and he’ll soon let slip some deep and dark family secrets
Why do the plus-size models tend to have long hair?
De ahora en adelante piensa dos veces antes de llamar ‘nerd’ a tu compañero de al lado, podría terminar siendo un ídolo de las masas o genio del arte.
Hoy traigo dulzura, hoy traigo complicidad, hoy traigo aquellas miradas que me han llamado la atención en la alfombra de las alfombras.
You may want to print out several copies of this just to hand out to family members when you’re feeling a little low…
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go crawl through some air ducts, descend into a motion-sensitive room on a wire, and hack into a computer.
EL ERROR QUE YA NO ES ERROR, PERO QUE SIGUE SIENDO ERROR
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