MAY
2010 06

Christian Louboutin Speaks!

Manolo says, from our friends at NET-A-PORTER (who provided us with the delightful Giuseppe Zanotti interview) comes this most amusing interview with Christian Louboutin. The first thing I really wanted to do was to design shoes for showgirls, because at the end of the day, you know, a showgirl is…is like a bird of paradise. It’s a woman, but it’s a representation of a bird, basically. At the end of my school, I did a big internship at Folies BergÃ¨re, and it was very interesting because, you know, if you like high heels, the showgirls are the best to actually…

MAY
2010 06

The Death of Cute

Manolo says, Miss Plumcake reports on the Death of Cute.

MAY
2010 06

Androgyny, Thy Name is Australia

Manolo says, frankly, the latest crop of Russian super models leaves something to be desired. P.S. What sort of designer would think this is the good idea?

MAY
2010 06

Dia de las Madres

Manolo says, it is Thursday! Do you know where your mother is? More importantly, do you know where you gift for your mother is? This year, you have pledged to do better than last year’s hastily organized trip to Cooter Brown’s Rib Shack, indeed, you have already made the reservations for the fancy brunch place with the white table clothes, where they serve free mimosa from the bottomless vat of “champagne”. (Your husband suggested that the waitress should get one of those backpack spray rigs, with the two tanks, marked “Champagne” and “OJ”.) But, because you know that the brunch…

MAY
2010 06

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Sofia Coppola! Unfortunately, none of the Manolo’s internet friends was able to correctly identify this week’s moderately drippy celebrity of note, only the third or fourth time this has happened in the past three years of weekly contests.