Manolo's Shoe Blog

APR
2010 21

Lessons from Finishing School

Manolo says, perhaps Miss Plumcake can help the Manolo rebuild Lindsay Lohan. Walk gracefully in the rain. I know, I know, it doesn’t make any sense, but trust me. Shoulders back, head up (like that little neck scrunch is going to do a darn thing to keep you dry anyway) determined –or at least not miserable– look and purposeful steps. The moral of the story is this: If you can walk with dignity in the rain, you can walk with dignity anywhere. And now you must go read the whole thing.

APR
2010 20

Rebuilding Lindsay Lohan

Manolo says, the Lindsay Lohan debacle has reminded the Manolo of the entire Britney Spears rolling fiasco of three years ago. At the peak of this man-made disaster, the Manolo had the few concrete suggestions to help Britney regain her self-respect and dignity. So, the Manolo must now prescribe the radical making over. Britney Spears must, like the astronaut Steve Austin, be rebuilt from the ground up. Her closet must be emptied, her hats and shifts and frilly scanties must be burnt to ashes, and she must be guided by someone much smarter and more capable than she. Who would…

APR
2010 20

Giuseppe Zanotti’s April in Paris

Manolo says, whimsical, tri-color, Eiffel Tower High-Heeled Sandals? And now, the Manolo will serenade. Maestro, musical accompaniment, if you please.. The Manolo sings… I never knew the charm of spring I never met it face to face I never new my heart could sing I never missed a warm embrace Till April in paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling That no one can ever reprise I never knew the charm of spring I never met it face to face I never new my heart could sing I never missed a…

APR
2010 20

Lindsay Lohan: Things That Fill the Manolo With Sadness

Manolo says, this is your face… This is your face on Hollywood…

APR
2010 20

The Thoughtful Dresser

Manolo says, today begins the American release of our friend Linda Grant‘s magnificent new book, The Thoughtful Dresser. Make no mistake, if, like the Manolo, you are the reasonably intelligent person who likes the clothes, and the shoes, and thinking about why people wear what they wear, you will adore this book. Here is the brief selection… In the summer of 1971, I had perfect shoes. They were pink suede wedges with suede ties that did up round my ankles like Grecian sandals. They were the most beautiful shoes I have ever owned, and I was twenty and had no…

APR
2010 19

Danny DeVito: Worshipping at the Altar of Baal

Manolo says, Crocs? One would think that the Prince of Lies would have some sort of dress code.

APR
2010 19

Lizard Embossed Peep-Toes from Jimmy Choo For the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk working hard to insure that your family does not go without the latest cell phones, the newest laptops computers, and the new flat screen television in every room in the house (well, maybe not the three and the half bathrooms). Yes, you are leaving the house at seven-thirty every morning, and then trading away your precious time so that your family can distract itself to death, so that your teenagers can develop well-muscled, dexterous thumbs, and your husband can watch sporting events at any hour of the day.…

APR
2010 17

Giuseppe Zanotti Speaks!

Manolo says, from the Manolo’s friends at Net-a-Porter comes this interview with the amusingly charming Giuseppe Zanotti. Maybe is my opinion. But..I…after twenty-eight years around this woman universe, I think I study more the woman than the shoes. Is not so important for me, for myself, to see shoes around the world. I don’t like to see other shoes from other designer. I like to see woman. Because I understand more from the woman. You know, the woman, the walk, the talk, the woman…movimenti… dance. She’s like a dance. She is a beautiful wild animal when the woman walk. She’s…

APR
2010 16

Manolo the Shoeblogger is Not Manolo Blahnik

Manolo says, as the gentle reminder, Manolo the Shoeblogger is not the Maestro Manolo Blahnik, and to help you understand the difference, the humble shoeblogger has prepared the Venn diagram. So, as you may clearly see, Manolo the Shoeblogger is not Manolo Blahnik. Indeed, Manolo Blahnik agrees that he is not Manolo the Shoeblogger… Manolo the Shoeblogger? Sorry, not me. But it’s very funny, isn’t it? Hilarious! Let us hope this ends any confusion.

APR
2010 16

David Beckham – Werewolf of London?

N.B. Guest post by Steven Cojocaru. Read more at Cojo’s blog CojoStyle. Robert Pattinson is so yesterday, vampires are out and werewolves are in. Werewolves? Yes, when male stars are off-duty and are in scruffy mode, they are trimming their facial hair into shapes that scream werewolf. David Beckham is at the forefront of the trend, sporting a beard that lines his chiseled chin and grows like wild vines up to his sideburns – think Abraham Lincoln but butcher. Chase Crawford has also been working the look, but his face is so pretty, he ends up looking like Dakota Fanning…

APR
2010 16

Manolo the Columnist: Carmella Wedge from Elie Tahari

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, Your recent column in which you mentioned the trend for barefoot brides and bridesmaids has struck a chord with me. My son is getting married in May, to a wonderful if somewhat quirky girl. Not only are they going to be married out of doors, at a friend’s farm in Northern Virginia, but the entire wedding party will be barefooted. I would rather not be barefooted, as I grew up on a farm and know a thing or two about them. My dress…

APR
2010 15

Things that Fill The Manolo With Inexplicable Joy

Manolo says, Janelle Monáe walking the tightrope in spectator shoes and no socks.