Manolo asks, when viewing this cover of the aptly-named V magazine, did no one else think of the previous, televised incarnation of V… …in which the unnaturally beautiful womens, turned out to be… …the malevolent lizard peoples? P.S. “That means, of course, that Ted Turner is really a monster from outer space.”
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Watching… Listening to… Reading… Strangely, the Manolo has yet to read any of the books of the Harry Potter corpus. It is not because the Manolo is opposed in any fashion to fantasy and the worlds of make-believe, for indeed, clearly the Manolo spends much of his time in such places. No, it is because the friends of the Manolo have built these books up so high, heaped upon them so much praise, that the Manolo is now afraid to read them, for fear that he will be…
Manolo says, it is Monday and you are frankly stressing out over the impending Thanksgiving-o-pocalypse which is now barreling toward you like the runaway trainload of the free-range heirloom turkeys. Normally, Thanksgiving does not cause such excessive stress, but then, normally, you do the Thanksgiving at your home. Normally, you do not agree to get on the plane and travel to your in-laws on the other side of the country for the long weekend of family togetherness. Of the course, you are not worried about the weekend, as it will undoubtedly be pleasant enough, filled with turkey, football, and the…
Manolo says, here is the best of the week from the Manolosphere. From Manolo for the Home In addition to being an obsessive reader, I’m also an obsessive book hoarder. As in, I have hundreds of books I will probably never read again, but I can’t bring myself to give them away or sell them or recycle them. . From Manolo for the Big Girl There are few things I love more than a good potluck, because a good potluck is a blood sport in the South, and your covered-dish event can’t be considered a true success until someone cries,…
Manolo says, Ayyyyy! He looks as if he has eaten Gerard Depardieu!
Manolo says, here are the few links from the Manolo’s Web Snob friends. Stiletto Jungle goes beyond basic black with the new work-appropriate Jimmy Choo Cosmic Printed Pump. Allie is Wired covers the very pregnant Miranda Kerr covering Vogue Australia. BagBliss chats with Kooba’s Abbe Held! http://www.bagbliss.com/designer/kooba-purse/interview-with-koobas-abbe-held/ jennifer_ebe… The whole Prada bag at Bag Snob just works together magically. Smoky, Sultry and Smoldering with Bobbi Brown at Beauty Snob. Coquette picks her favorite limited edition makeup palettes that have arrived just in time for the holidays. Fashion Pulse Daily guides you to the best picks from the LANVIN for H&M…
Manolo say, here is the Manolo latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, My in-laws are coming for Thanksgiving, and my problem is that my mother-in-law is always making these remarks about how I don’t dress up enough. My husband is an only child, so I don’t think she really understands what it’s like to raise three young boys. However, I’m going to make the effort. Can you suggest something that will make me look super fantastic while I’m basting a turkey? Melissa Manolo says, while the Manolo deplores the in-laws who get all up in…
Manolo says, the Manolo politely reminds you that this month, the Manolosphere has grown by four blogs, and that there is much entertainment and information to be had at these new sites… Manolo Jewelry Manolo for the Beauty Crafty Manolo Green Manolo
Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Gloria Swanson! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend the Rondi who was the first to correctly identify this week’s personage of note. P.S. The Manolo has linked to this in the past, but it remains worth the time: our friend JeniferSF uses shoes to explicate the Gloria Swanson movie, Why Change Wives.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Listening to… Watching… The Manolo, who last evening engaged in the spirited round of Twittering with his internet friends about the topic of My Fair Lady, has gone back and reviewed the evidence. In doing so, he has reached the twin conclusions: Conclusion the First: Eliza Doolittle is the prostitute. This is the unspoken subtext of both the Broadway play and the movie, one, which acknowledged, even in passing, gives more depth and richness to the story. What is the Manolo’s evidence for this seemingly heterodox idea?…