Manolo's Shoe Blog

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 photo… 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 can’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, I’ve just moved from the Midwest to Washington to take a job as a junior aide to a newly elected member of congress. I’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…

JAN
2011 06

Manolo Social Media

Manolo says, the Manolo politely reminds you that he maintains the online presence on several of the most modern social media platforms. For the example… You may find the Manolo on the Facebook, where he would be most kind to greet you as one of his special friends. Likewise, the Manolo shares some of his more ephemeral thoughts through out each day at his Twitter feed, to which you may wish to subscribe. Additionally, the Manolo has recently started the Tumblr thing, to which he sometimes posts the pictures and quotations that capture his fancy. And, finally, the Manolo is…

JAN
2011 06

Cole Haan Air Michelle Tall Shearling Boots on the Sale

Manolo says, Ayyyy! The weatherman, he is predicting the return of the snow! What will you do? What. Will. You. Do! Boots! That is what you will do, boots! Boots such as these snuggly-toasty warm, tall shearling boots from the Cole Haan, the Air Michelle, which are selling at the discount of more than $100 of the American dollars!

JAN
2011 06

Katy Perry at the Choice of the Peoples Awards

Manolo says, this picture of Katy Perry, it has reminded the Manolo of something, or someone… Ayyyyy! Life with the Russell Brand, it is taking its toll!

JAN
2011 06

The Fakes, They are Never in the Fashion

Manolo says, the Manolo’s friends at the Harper’s Bazaar have launched the new website drawing attention to the scourge of designer fakery: Fakes are Never in Fashion. Harper’s Bazaar’s Fakes Are Never In Fashionâ„¢ initiative has been working for years to expose the criminal activities connected to the sales of counterfeit products. The sales from these fake products fund child labor, sweat shops, drug cartels and even terrorism. American companies also lose an estimated $20 billion from the counterfeit goods industry. The Harper’s Bazaar peoples have even included good advice for avoiding the fake shoes. * Location – Luxury designer…

JAN
2011 06

Ribbon Embroidery

Manolo says, our friend Twistie is discussing the lovely art of ribbon embroidery… …the art of taking lengths of ribbon and sewing them decoratively onto a background. I love ribbon embroidery. It is quite attractive and historically important.

JAN
2011 06

Chloé Cuffed Ankle Boot for the Thursday

Manolo says, there is something exquisite about this suede, cuffed, ankle bootie from the Chloé. This is not the big, flashy, glittery Louboutin platform, or the scheming-to-win-our-hearts Jimmy Choo pump. No, this is the subtle shoe, with the perfectly beautiful and restrained combination of colors and details. Look at the manner in which the buff color of the interior contrasts perfectly with the dove gray of the exterior! This is that rarest of shoes, the one which can be worn profitably, to great effect, by the smart and stylish older woman, or the intelligent, young, sexy thing.