Manolo's Shoe Blog

MAR
2012 30

Manolo the Columnist: Warhalla from Sigerson Morrison

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, This year, the whole family is going to New York to spend Easter with my in-laws, who are wonderfully sweet people, whom I adore. The one problem is that they go to a very traditional, fairly stuffy church. (I was raised in a more charismatic Protestant tradition, and we currently attend a church that encourages a come-as-you-are informality.) Can you recommend a shoe, something I can also wear with work clothes? Elaine Manolo says, Easter is one of the Manolo’s most favoritest times…

MAR
2012 29

Whose Shoes Wednesday… The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Rachel Weisz! Congratulations (again) to the Manolo’s internet friend, the Laura K, who was not only the first to identify this week’s celebrity of note, but also the big winner last week.

MAR
2012 28

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

MAR
2012 23

Tasselites

Manolo says, among the many arcane divisions, factions, schismatics, and denominations which make up the Religion of the Shoe are those exuberant charismatics who are devoted to the tassel. They are known colloquially as the Tasselites, and for them this sandal would likely be considered the sacrament. For you, who may be more ambivalent about the tassellation, or whose devotion may be directed elsewhere, this sandal from the Stuart Weitzman would be the perfect sort of fabulously fun shoe with which to welcome the first weekend of spring.

MAR
2012 23

Manolo the Columnist: Flora from Delman

Manolo says, hers is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, Although the weather has been unseasonably warm of late, I’m worried that it could still take a turn for the cold. It is still March, after all. So, I’m not quite ready to let it all hang out and wear sandals, just yet. What would you recommend as a sort of intermediate shoe? Kelsey Manolo says, it is true, we are in the period between the winter slush and the vernal warmth, that strange demi-season — one minute too cold, the next too…

MAR
2012 22

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Ashley Greene! Congratulations to the Manolo’s long-time friend, the Laura K, for being the first to correctly identify this week’s celebrity of note.

MAR
2012 21

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

MAR
2012 16

Manolo the Columnist: Lago Espadrille from Sperry Topsider

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, This summer my husband and I are taking our honeymoon at last in Ibiza. Sun, sand, and dubstep concerts for two weeks straight. Now I don’t usually fall in the category of girls who need help picking the perfect shoes for any occasion, but my husband is different. I’m afraid I’m going to have a little trouble getting him to let go of his New Balances. What would be a good pair of shoes for him to pack? Val Manolo says, frankly, the…

MAR
2012 15

Whose Shoes Wednesday… The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Katherine Heigl! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, the Allison, who was the first to correctly guess this weeks, annoying but well-shod celebrity of note.

MAR
2012 15

The Belle Epoque from the Nicholas Kirkwood

Manolo says, here is something to enliven your Thursday… It is the smashingly striking, strikingly smashing, Belle Epoque from the Nicholas Kirkwood. This is the fantasy shoe of your dreams, the sort of shoe you would put before you put on anything else, twirling around the room in nothing but your all together. How could one not be made happy by this?

MAR
2012 14

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

MAR
2012 09

Manolo the Columnist: Savy from the Vera Wang Lavender Label

Here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, In a few weeks, my daughter will receive her first communion. She’s so excited and pleased with her little wedding-dress-like outfit, that it’s made me start to think about what I’m going to wear, probably a linen shift in a neutral color. What do you suggest in the way of shoes? Maggie Manolo says, oh, how the Manolo loves the life passages! The weddings and births, the festivals and celebrations, even the funerals, as sad as they always are. But above all else, the Manolo…