JUL
2009 25

The Manolo Twitters

Manolo says, if you have not yet signed up for the Manolo’s Twitter feed you are missing out on some tasty 140 character amusement. Here are the few sample of recent Manolo tweets. To the man with the bowl-shaped, salt & pepper toupee: Sir, you are not even fooling yourself, much less the MILF you are attempting to woo ***** Your hairpiece says, “Look at me! I am virile and confident in my behairedness” Her body language suggests, “I would rather not, kthxbai” ***** And now the hottie MILF has left, leaving Toupee Man to contemplate his game. Sir, if…

JUL
2009 24

Beverly Feldman for the Friday

Manolo says, it is Friday in late July and you are itching to get yourself out the door of your office and to the weekend. But you cannot, because your Boss, Mr. Napoleon H. Stalin, is standing there asking you to work hard on his useless tasks until quitting time. The nerve of that man! And you would like to shout, “Talk to the hand, you petty tyrant!” to be accompanied by the appropriate hand and/or finger gestures. But then, you know that if you do that you will be out on the street looking for work in this economy,…

JUL
2009 23

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Padma Lakshmi! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, Ruth, who was the first to correctly identify this week’s personage of note.

JUL
2009 22

Amazon Is Buying Zappos!!!

Manolo says, oh noes! Amazon is buying Zappos. Amazon.com is trying the shoe retailer Zappos.com on for size. The companies announced on Wednesday that Amazon was acquiring Zappos, based in Henderson, Nev., for 10 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $800 million. Amazon also said it would give Zappos employees an additional $40 million in cash and stock. The acquisition is the largest in Amazonâ€™s history. Online shoe sales hit $4.3 billion in 2008, up from $3.3 billion the year before, according to Forrester Research. Zappos, a ten-year-old private company that has won fans with perks like free…

JUL
2009 22

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

JUL
2009 21

Runaway – Vanina

Manolo says, apropo of the Manolo’s recent post about Del Shannon’s Runaway, Manolo’s internet friend Litchee, of the French blog, L’Antre du Fruit Changeant , has alerted the Manolo to the French version of Runaway. Released in 1974 by the Dutch entertainer Dave, under the title Vanina, this version sold over one million singles in France . The flashing-crazy, runaway-bride eyes suggest that Dave does not feel Del Shannon’s existential pain. And here is the 2007 version sung by Julien DorÃ©, for the semi-final round of Nouvelle Star, the French version of American Idol.

JUL
2009 21

The Moon Boot!

Manolo says, what better way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing than by celebrating one of the most conspicuous technological spin-offs of that landmark? Thus, the Manolo gives you, The Moon Boot!

JUL
2009 19

“Me and Del were Singin’ Little Runaway.”

Manolo says, for the past several days, the Manolo has been obsessed with Del Shannon and his 1961 super smash hit, Runaway, the song the Manolo considers one of the three or four greatest rock and roll songs of all time. The opening guitar chords and electronic “musitron” interlude of Runaway are still utterly compelling at the distance of nearly fifty years, however, for the Manolo, it the intense and defiant vulnerability in Del Shannon’s voice as he sings his own plaintive lyrics that make this song more than the sum of its parts. But judge for yourself. Here is…

JUL
2009 18

Mr. Henry on Duck

Mr. Henry considers the duck. Duck is the perfect summer entrÃ©e â€“ intense, toothsome, flavorful, but not terribly fatty.

JUL
2009 17

The Rip Off Artists

Manolo says, the Manolo has long and loudly campaigned against the phoney-baloney fake shoes (even those produced by supposedly reputable companies), but recently the brazenness of the counterfeit shoe crooks has been too much. Thankfully, the word is getting around, and today there is the article in the New York Daily News about this very topic. Killer Louboutin heels with that signature red sole for just $177, delivered to your door at 80% less than the $860 retail price. Strappy Jimmy Choo sandals at $143.99, 64% less than the $395.99 value at the label’s Fifth Ave. store. Such are the…

JUL
2009 17

The Blogroll of the Manolo

Manolo says, the Manolo is updating his blogroll! If you have the real life fashion blog and consider yourself the internet friend of the Manolo and would like to exchange links with him please leave the message in the comments.

JUL
2009 17

Manolo the Columnist

Manolo says, here is the Manolo latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I am a lonely writer, and day after day I get nothing but rejections in the mail. It is extremely discouraging, and today’s boatload of rejections make me so sad I’m just sitting around, eating a stale muffin in my jammies. My shoe wardrobe consists of sensible pumps, sensible flats, and sensible kicks. Take me on a much needed flight of fancy. Get me out of my rut. Lisa Manolo says, everyone imagines that the life of the freelance writer is muy romantico.…