Manolo says, today at Manolo for the Brides, our friend Christa Terry (a.k.a. Never teh Bride) is all about the wedding dress. While at the Manolo for the Beauty, Glinda discusses the Kate Middleton makeup.
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’ s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, After way too many years commuting from a far-flung suburb, I’m moving to downtown D.C. Well, almost…Mt. Pleasant. It’s a comfortable, 20-30 minute walk from my office downtown, and I’d like to stroll to work most days this summer. However, I don’t want to be one of those frumpistas who tromps to work in workout shoes or — the horror — flip flops! What do you suggest? Nellie Manolo says, ayyyyy! Walking in the city is one the Manolo’s favorite entertainments! Indeed,…
Manolo says, the weekend, it has almost arrived, and you have the big plans, oh yes, you, Little Miss Quiet-in-the-Corner, have the big plans, very big plans, indeed: dining, dancing, canoodling, the whole romantic magilla. But, you will need shoes, beautiful simple shoes that will perfectly accent the simple pale dress you have selected for this evening of amour. Look! Burberry platform sandals, in the mysterious “smoked trench” color! Perfect!
Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Raquel Welch! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend the always delightful Rondi, who was first to correctly identify this week’s va-va-va-voomish personality of note. P.S. This picture above is from last year, shortly before the Raquel Welch’s 70th birthday.
It looks like good ol’ Uncle Joey Gladstone from Full House was a prophetic with his iconic catch phrase. One of this Summer’s hottest shoe trends is the cut out. A sexy silhouette that shows off all of the pretty patches of your tootsies (just make sure you slip into a pair post pedicure…Winter shoes can be a bit rough on a ladies heels), this trend is emerging in the form of platforms, wedges, stilettos…and now even in little black oxfords. I have been loving the cut out trend this season, and I think it transitions nicely to these classic…
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is reading… What else would the Manolo be reading this week but We Had It So Good, the smashing new novel from his writerly friend, the Linda Grant? Although the Manolo read this book the few months ago, he has returned to it this week, as it has finally been published in the United States. We Had it So Good is nothing less than the biography of the whole generation of middle class peoples, telling the story of the Baby Boomers through the eyes of the Californian who settles…
Manolo says, here you see above the 13th episode of the FN Shoe Star, in which the remaining contestants take their Vera Wang wedding shoes to the judges table. First, the Manolo is happy to see that, at the least, one of the designers has taken the Manolo’s advice to change the hair style… Slow down, girlfriend, you’ll go bald. As for the shoes that were presented to the judges, which included the Vera Wang, they were generally not the worst, nor were they generally (nor even particularly) the best. The Manolo predicts that Keena will be the loser. But,…
Christina Aguilera got Dirrty last week as she was the first inductee for West Hollywood’s new Gay Walk of Fame. Forget her hands and feet, what should be covered in mud is this ensemble. Corsets and feathers and pleather, oh my! It’s like a 1920’s prostitute meets trashy 90’s lingerie (other stars who have tried this look include Rose Mcgowen and Dita Von Teese…thus this can be dubbed the “Marilyn Manson bait” look). I know Christina has always pushed the class-less boundaries with her fashion sense (just Google “assless chaps”, you’ll find her) and therefore I shouldn’t even raise an…
Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk recovering from the day-long festivities of Easter. Yesterday morning, it was up early, into the Easter finery, and off to the church, where you frantically search for the seats in the packed room… oh look…it is cousin Barney, and there is the space next to him for the whole family, if you pack in very tightly and do not breathe in unison. Then the festivities began with one of your favorite hymns, that old showstopper, “Up from the grave he arose, with the mighty triumph o’er his foes,…