Manolo says, as you may have noticed, the latest in fashionable fashion is the cage shoe.

When cage heels appeared on the runways in fall 2008, they took off, launching a now-ubiquitous style that doesn’t show any signs of going away soon. With strong, sexy lines, the cage does for the foot what a bandage dress does for the body, and the newest generation adds interest with more cutouts, pastel colors and peep toes.

“Cage heels represent a return to modernist architectural lines, which, positioned in the right way, make a shoe incredibly sexy,” says Faryl Robin Morse, founder and creative director of Farylrobin Footwear. Those bold straps and grid-like patterns that encase the top and sides of the foot are intensely graphic, a perfect fit for the woman who wants to channel her inner dominatrix.

Certainly, not every lady wishes to “channel her inner dominatrix”, some of them just enjoy the pretty shoes.

Of the course, sometimes pretty can also be fierce, such as with the case of the
Rhea from L.A.M.B.

Likewise, here is the Rhett also from L.A.M.B.

What the Manolo loves about both of these shoes is that, while they are indeed extreme, they are also fun and fashionable.

And now the Manolo must now heap real praise upon the Gwen Stefani, for with L.A.M.B. she has succeeded in producing the vibrant and worthy fashion line, something very, very few celebrities have been able to do.