Manolo's Shoe Blog

OCT
2010 22

Six Years of Shoeblogging: Shoes With Which to Overawe the Natives

N.B. In honor of the Manolo’s six years of shoeblogging, the Manolo has decided to repost this week some of his favorite pieces. This post, in which the Manolo responds to the inquiry from one of his dearest internet friends, first appeared on March 13th, 2007 Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s dear internet friends has asked him the question. Querido Manolo, I have just received an invitation to present a paper in Helsinki this summer at a conference on the laws of war. This means that I shall be the only twenty-something-year-old female in a hall full of big,…

OCT
2010 22

Modern Romance

Manolo says, it is common in the modern era for Internet relationships to progress rapidly once the participants meet for the first time in person. All of those weeks of emailing and texting, texting and emailing, until finally, he hops on the plane, and flies to your town for the weekend encounter. You embrace warmly at the airport, go to the dinner at this romantic place you know down by the river, dancing afterward, and then…?

OCT
2010 22

Manolo the Columnist: Cole Haan Air Clair Short Boot

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I am looking for cute walking shoes that I can wear on my commute to work and they’ll still be appropriate for work. I am sick and tired of ruining my cute (nonwalkable) shoes on the stairs, escalators, and uneven sidewalks in Washington, DC. What do you suggested? Rosia Manolo says, it is the eternal question: On the one of the hands, “OMG, those four-inch stiletto-heeled patent-leather peep-toes are AMAZING!!! I will look like the trillion dollars in them.” On the other of…