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2012 21
Boots, Sigerson Morrison

Manolo’s Late Night Bargain: 6568 Ankle Bootie from Sigerson Morrison

Sigerson Morrison 6568 Ankle Bootie

Manolo says, what is that you are saying?

“But Manolo, it is hot outside, and I do not need the leather ankle bootie.”

To which the Manolo responds, does not the fall follow the summer, like the night after the day? By which he means, this high-quality,classic leather bootie, selling at less than one-third the regular price (only $99.97!) is the bargain too good to pass up, especially if you are the forward thinking girl who can buy this and put it away for the next three months.

Manolo says, one secret to smart shopping is buying the shoes when they are out of season.

JUN
2012 21
Uncategorized

Things That Confuse the Manolo: Cantaloupe Belts

Cantaloupe Belts, LOL WUT?

Manolo says, they do not look like they will fit around the average-sized cantaloupe.

JUN
2012 21
Shoes

Manolo’s Thursday Miscellany

Manolo says, here are the few items which may amuse…

Ignorance of your buyers is not an excuse. I mean, this is a major shoe for the S/S 2012 season. Do your buyers just not follow the fashion news and world or are they actively looking for “inspired by” pieces?
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She’s always up-to-date and she always knows what to wear.
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Smith paid a $1.8 million worth of charges to American Express for private jet charters; $715,000 for commercial airfare; $600,000 for lodging, cruise charges and misc. travel expenses; $32,500 for a luncheon for six people prepared by Food Network star Ina Garten at her barn in East Hampton, NY;

JUN
2012 21
Manolo's Internet Friends, Shoes

How Many Shoes Do You Own?

Manolo says, the Manolo’s friend, the delightful Virginia Postrel, has asked the Manolo to conduct the little impromptu survey. The question to be answered is: How Many Shoes Do You Own?

Paula Abdul's shoe closet

Paula Abdul Loves the Shoes!


For the Manolo, this is the exceedingly difficult question to answer. Indeed, the first problem is whether or not the Manolo should include shoes he does not, nor could ever, wear, such as the several dozen shoes which form the core of the Manolo’s personal “Historic Shoe Collection”. These are not so much “shoes” as “objets d’art” (or perhaps “holy relics”), and as such they occupy the special place in the heart of the Manolo.

Then, should the Manolo include in the count shoes which he has received through the mail as part of his career as the shoeblogger of note? He usually gives these away, but there are often several pairs sitting around. Does he own these shoes? Or, they as ships passing in the night?

Ayyyy! This problem, it is too complex! Let us just say that the Manolo owns many shoes, many, many, many pairs of the shoes. More one hundred, less than one thousand (maybe). In the other words, too many to count.

And, now it is your turn: How many shoes do you own?

P.S. Please be so kind as to leave your answers in the commenting section below.

JUN
2012 21
Music

Things That Make the Manolo Laugh: Tom Jones and Luciano Pavarotti

Manolo says, just because it does.

JUN
2012 21
Bad Fashion, Celebrity

Kristen Stewart, Anti-Glamour

Nice Hair

Manolo says, behold, the highest paid actress in Hollywood!

$34.5 million dollars for looking drippy in Balmain and Ed Grimley’s hairdo; $34.5 million for affectless performances that could be better done by the department store mannequin with the midget inside.

At least the mannequin-midget would look good in the clothes.

Speaking of which, the Manolo does not wish to be harsh, but girlfriend does not know how to wear the clothes, indeed, she seems uncomfortable in anything that does not have the drawstring. Slouching, scowling, muttering her way down the red carpet, at one movie premiere after the next; woe be to the designer who thinks he has found the perfect celebrity showcase, for Kristen Stewart’s anti-glamour makes everything look bad.

But, on the plus side, unlike the last highest paid actress, she will not be stealing Brad Pitt away from his woman.

And now the few examples, to prove the Manolo’s point…

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JUN
2012 21
Flats, Sandals

Amphirite from Ancient Greek Sandals

Manolo says, from Sappho.
Amphirite from Ancient Greek Sandals

And their feet move
rhythmically, as tender
feet of Cretan girls
danced once around an

altar of love, crushing
a circle in the soft
smooth flowering grass

The Amphitrite from Ancient Greek Sandals, would look good with the white jeans and the flowy top, or perhaps the light colored peplos and himation combination.

JUN
2012 21
Whose Shoes Wednesday

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer

Manolo asked, whose shoes?

Katherine Heigl Shoes

Manolo answers, it is the Katherine Heigl!

Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, and multiple-time winner, Carole, for being the first to correctly identify this week’s celebrity of note.