JAN
2011
31

Which is Good

Manolo says, if you are looking for the entertaining discussion of matters fashionable, philosophic, and pop cultural, the Manolo suggests you visit the Which Is Good, the brand new blog of his internet friend Eliza Wharton.

JAN
2011
31

Christian Louboutin Salsbourg Strappy Sandal For the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk losing the forest for the trees. But such is the nature of the modern life in which the pursuit of perceived happiness frequently results in actual and active unhappiness. In such situations it does well for one to remember that not only do we not live in the Panglossian world of housebroken puppies and strawberry gumdrops, where everything always works out for the best, but that sadness and discontent and suffering are part of the human inheritance. It is the small comfort. But then, things get better or…

JAN
2011
31

Entertainment at the Manolo Jewelry

Manolo says, charm bracelets, necklace bargains, January birthstones and the jewelry of the Globes of Gold, all entertaining and all available at the Manolo’s Jewelry blog.

JAN
2011
31

The FN Shoe Star, Episode 2

Manolo says, and now the second episode of the FN Shoe Star is available on the interwebs for your viewing pleasure. Please go and watch this now so that you may understand what the Manolo is talking about in the subsequent paragraphs. (It is only nine minutes in the length, far too short to be the onerous task.) (tick tock, tick tock) And, you are back…. This episode is the continuation of the auditions of the applicants for the six finalist positions, and as before, it was the succession of brief interviews in which the aspirants presented the sketches and…

JAN
2011
28

Manolo the Columnist: Opulence Caged Sandals by Jimmy Choo

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, Here in D.C., the past month has been one round of blizzard after the next, and frankly, I’m sick and tired of winter. Can you recommend something beautiful to cheer me up? Cathy Manolo says, remember all the way back to the last winter, when we had the so-called Snowpocalypse Blizzard of 2010, which paralyzed the Mid-Atlantic region with thirty-feet of drifting snow and temperatures in the mid-to-low minus 80s? Ha! That was just the playful little amuse-bouche for this winter, which has…

JAN
2011
27

The Longing for Transcendence

Manolo says, not all fashion is impelled by our nostalgia for the mud, indeed, the best and most enduring fashion is inspired by our longings for transcendence. Transcendence. We wish to move beyond ourselves, to leave behind the mundanity of our lives and be carried aloft to the higher plane, to the place where we are more beautiful, more charming, more alluring, and where we are dressed only and forever in Christian Dior, 2011 Spring Couture Collection. There is such the thing as transcendent nostalgia, the longing for the golden past, for the specific Periclean circumstances that would allow us…

JAN
2011
27

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Fergie! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, Jezabella, who was the first to correctly identify this week’s Fergalicious celebrity of note.

JAN
2011
26

Finding the Designer Shoe Bargains

Manolo says, our friend, Miss Plumcake gives invaluable advice on how to find beautiful shoes at the great prices. I get a lot of people who ask me how I manage to have the things I do –particularly my shoes– with the job I have. Now ignoring for a moment that it’s kind of a rude question, I do have a bit of wisdom to share as to how I managed to amass a shoe collection worth more than what I earn in a year without hooking, selling my kidneys or getting into credit card debt. While finding thousand dollar…

JAN
2011
26

Whose Shoes Wednesday!

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

JAN
2011
25

The Nostalgia for the Mud

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s internet friends has asked him the question. Dear Sir, I’m working on a small academic paper about fashion, for presenting at the Association of Private Enterprise in Education (APEE) meeting this coming April. Virginia Postrel, who is both your friend and mine, has told me that you’re quite nice and quite classical liberal in your inclinations, so I wondered if I might ask you if you have a brief comment or two on the perennial fashion trend of extremely costly clothing made to look like garbage. I am thinking, for example, of the Vivienne…

JAN
2011
25

What the Manolo is…

Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Listening to… The Manolo has twice rewatched FN Shoe Star first episode, and it is really very good. Perhaps you should join him in following this new webseries.

JAN
2011
24

Mr. Henry on the Tiger Mother

Manolo says, our friend, Mr. Henry jumps out of the frying pan… When the Tiger Mother starts chewing her cubs, the larger question is why doesn’t the father of the house step in to restore sanity? What sort of father today cedes all child-rearing authority to his wife?