Manolo says, it is the picture of the Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al Missned, the elgant wife of the Emir of Qatar with some dowdy peoples who are dressed for the Halloween party… She is so beautiful, elegant and glamorous, and look at the shoes she is wearing…. Ayyy! Icicles and polar bear fur! Those are marvelously extravagant and most super fantastic indeed! And, later, at the Halloween party…
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I’m supposed to help at my daughter’s grade school’s Fall Festival next weekend. The problem is, that the festival will be held outdoors if it doesn’t rain, but even then, the field is sure to be muddy and wet, and all I have is a pair of whimsical lady bug rain boots I purchased several years ago in a moment of weakness. I’m a single mom, so I’d like to look a little more sophisticated, because, well, you never know. Please suggest something.…
Manolo says, if you are perhaps not aware, the big girl blogosphere is in the justifiable uproar about someone named Maura Kelly, who has written the very nasty piece about the large peoples on television in the Marie Claire. Naturally, our friend Miss Plumcake has somthing to say about that. I was all geared up to do a Suck It: Marie Claire and Maura Kelly for the execrable piece of trash Ms Kelly wrote and Marie Claire published that, had it been said about any other minority group, would have gotten her fired. But I’m not. Because rule one of…
Manolo says, finally, after much wishing your part, that broad-shouldered man with the cornflower-blue eyes and the curly hair has asked you to accompany him on the outing to the rural pumpkin patch with this three nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie (or so you imagine them). But, although you have the high-end blue jeans, the rustic-fabulous sweater, and your trusty Barbour coat all picked out and ready to go, you realize that this combination, while perfectly appropriate, is perhaps too muted. You must complete the outfit with feetwear that are both practical and capable of expressing your inner diva. The…
Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Katie Couric! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend Moxie who was the first person to correctly identify this week’s personage of note!
Manolo says, from our friend the Raincoaster writing at the Manolo’s Food Blog… Round about the time they were serving the fourth cocktail, things got a little cross-talky, but hey, that’s how you know the party is a hit, right? At that point, Rob introduced the Bombay Sapphire Salsa Fresca that he’d made, and which I can highly recommend.
Manolo says, here is the briefest taste of what you are missing if you are not following the 140-character musings of the Manolo on Twitter. Ayyyy! Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhall are the “hot item”!! He squeezed her hand in the brotherly fashion!!! ***** Perhaps the best remade music video ever… ***** Madonna is to Lady Gaga as the Shark is to the Clown Fish. ***** Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift, it is like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, without the crazy. ***** So you can be like the tiny glittery linebacker? RT @LuckyMagazine: Why You Should Wear Shoulder Pad…
Manolo says, Happy Sts. Crispin and Crispinian’s Day! The Patron Saints of Shoemakers! Today is the day to celebrate those hardworking peoples who bring us such inestimable joy. Look, here from the Manolo’s internet friend the Coudre Mode, is the video of one of the cobblers at the John Fluevog making the shoe by hand… The finished product, the Cana Pump in purplish. One truly appreciates the shoes and the people who make them, when one sees how much work goes into them, no?
Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk unable to fully concentrate on your working, and it is all because of your husband, Gary, who has officially gone insane. Frankly, this has been building for several years now, beginning in the early 1999 when Gary acquired the life-sized plastic skeleton at the yard sale. For the first several months, Bony Bob resided behind the bar down in the Gary Cave, clutching the empty bottle of Schlitz, the half-smoked cigar clenched between his teeth. However, when Halloween arrived that year, Gary brought Bob up the stairs, seated…
Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s internet friends has asked him the question. Dear Manolo, After resisting the trend for nearly a year, I feel I can no longer wait. I need, need, need a pair of thigh-high boots. The problem is, I’m a poor working girl, and my budget is limited. Can you please help? Marissa It is true the thigh-high boots have been everywhere the Manolo has looked this past year, including on the Papa Hemingway’s great-granddaughter Dree (in the very not safe for the work, photo shoot in Purple). So, yes, the pirate strumpet look is au…