JAN
2011 07

Metropolitan Railway Boots, 1916

Manolo says, the Manolo loves these boots on the English railway guard lady, so feminine and flattering, indeed, the entire costume is most super fantastic! From the site of London Transport Museum During the First World War, the Metropolitan Railway, like other services serving the City, was effectively taken over by the government. Its trains were extensively used to transport troops from London to the Channel ports. To replace its employees who left to fight, the Met began employing women for the first time in positions such as porters, ticket inspectors, and guards. Here is another picture of these boots…

JAN
2011 07

Friday Web Snob

Manolo says, here are the items from the Manolo’s web snob friends… W Stiletto Jungle is shopping sale-priced Jimmy Choo shoes — over 140 styles, all 20% or more off. It’s Razzie time! Allie is Wired has the best of the worst movies of the year. If you’ve got things to do, like Bag Snob, and cannot be slowed down with a heavy load on your arm, then the Crossbody can be your new best friend! This Instant Depuffing Roll-On Gel at Beauty Snob is awesome because you can apply the gel without your fingertips irritating that sensitive region. Coquette…

JAN
2011 07

L.A.M.B. Devin on the Sale

Manolo says, the weekend draws nigh, and you will need shoes in which to party down, beautiful and sexy shoes that will have all of the men wishing to with you become more closely acquainted. Here is one such shoe, the Devin from the L.A.M.B. (And now, allow the Manolo to praise the Gwen Stefani, whom the Manolo believes to be the best of the celebrity “designers”.) Not only are these strappy sandals perfect for the night out on the town, they are also on the sale! The black version is reduced the amazing $165, more than 50% off of…

JAN
2011 07

More than Cheese

Manolo says, our friend Christa Terry gives sound advice at the Manolo for the Brides, on how to compose yourself for the photos. How many times have you come across what would otherwise be a beautiful wedding photoâ€¦ were it not for the fact that the bride is doing her best runway model impression? Personally, I love to mug for the camera, but when I try to play it serious, I end up looking constipated, not sexy or edgy. And I know there are others like me out there, who just canâ€™t pull off the stern, smoldering look that is…

JAN
2011 07

Great Moments in Presidential History

Manolo says, ayyyy! The President Dude is showing us his toes! Historians agreed it was the first time they could remember seeing the leader of the free world snapped in a public setting, wearing nothing more than a flimsy strip of rubber on his feet. […] Capping off his Hawaiian vacation, President Obama earlier this week sports an uber-casual look finished with a pair of flipflops, favored by his core demographic: college kids. “I can’t say I’ve seen a president’s toes before. This could be a very usual thing,” said presidential historian Jane Hampton Cook, author of an upcoming children’s…

JAN
2011 07

Manolo the Columnist: Cole Haan Carma OT Air Pump

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, Iâ€™ve just moved from the Midwest to Washington to take a job as a junior aide to a newly elected member of congress. Iâ€™m finding that this job requires me to do a lot more running from place to place than I expected. Can you please recommend some comfortable but good-looking work shoes? Melanie Manolo says, every two years it is the same thing: the new crop of the congress beings is harvested in the American heartland and delivered shiny-faced, fresh and eager…