Manolo says, The time for Christmasy shopping, it is running out!!! Thankfully, the Merry Elves of the Manolosphere have been working over the time to produce the super fantastic gift guides to help ease your shopping burden.

The Gift List for the Beauty Lovers in Your Life.

10 Easy Holiday Gifts for the Home

Green Gifts For Everyone on the List

10 Green Gifts Under $10

Deals for Crafty People on Your List

Manly Gifts for Manly Men

La Petite Acadienne’s Fantasy Chrismakwanzikah

La Petite Acadienne’s Reality-Based Chrismakwanzikah

Manolo’s Super Fantastic Gifts for the Men!

Classic Toy Recommendations for 2010

New Toy Recommendations for 2010

Manolo’s Super Fantastic Gifts Under $60!

Eight Holiday Gifts for the Bride and Groom

At the Manolo for the Big Girl, our friend Miss Plumcake is entertaining us with ‘Tis the Season… the Advent-long series of gift guides for every type of person.

‘Tis The Season for the Classicist

‘Tis The Season for the Preppy Girl

‘Tis The Season for the Punk Rawk Girl

‘Tis The Season for the French Foodie

Manolo says, the Manolo’s friends have been producing the gift guides to help ease the burden of finding the perfect gift…

Here are the few…

10 Easy Holiday Gifts for the Home

Green Gifts For Everyone on the List

Deals for Crafty People on Your List

Manly Gifts for Manly Men

La Petite Acadienne’s Fantasy Chrismakwanzikah

La Petite Acadienne’s Reality-Based Chrismakwanzikah

Classic Toy Recommendations for 2010

New Toy Recommendations for 2010

Eight Holiday Gifts for the Bride and Groom

At the Manolo for the Big Girl, our friend Miss Plumcake is entertaining us with ‘Tis the Season… the Advent-long series of gift guides for every type of person.

‘Tis The Season for the Classicist

‘Tis The Season for the Preppy Girl

‘Tis The Season for the Glamazon

‘Tis The Season for the Misunderstood Genius

Finally, allow the Manolo to call your attention to his internet friends at Bing, who have engaged the Brooke Burke, of television’s Dancing With The Stars, to produce the gift guides for the whole family which are certainly with your time to browse.

Thank you…

Manolo says, the always beautiful Andie McDowell has the advice for remaining youthful into middle age..

When you were a young model, in an industry not known for positive body images, did you ever have problems with weight?
There was a time when someone complained to my agency that I was overweight. It was after I’d been in New York for a few years, and I was trying to figure out how to maintain my weight. I was 132 pounds then, and I’m 5-foot-8 – and still eat healthy and exercise. So I said, “Tell them not to book me. This is the best I can do.” And shortly after, I got Calvin Klein commercials and a movie, so it didn’t stop me.

You still look model weight to me
Right now I’m about 137 to 138 pounds and I feel pretty good about it. Also, as soon as you get older, your face starts o look drawn – that’s why I think I’m better off with those 5 extra pounds.

Both of the women below were born in 1958…

Perhaps the four-hour Pilates sessions are not the secret to eternal youth.

Manolo says, these super fantastic Roberto Cavalli spider lady shoes would be absolutely perfect if you were the statuesque, raven-haired beauty, who wished to cause mayhem on the global level, perhaps by subjugating the Earth to the whims of General Zod.

But, only after you had the makeover that brought your wardrobe into the 21st century…

Girlfriend, those jodhpurs are doing your hips no favors. The Manolo is thinking the skin-tight catsuit for Ursa, black on black, with only these Cavalli shoes as accent.

Manolo says, from the Manolo to all of his peeps…

Happy Easter!

Manolo says, and now the Dia de San Valentin approaches and you have not yet purchased the gifts which you will shower upon that special man in your life.

But you are confuddled, as not only have you learned, through hard lessons, that the writers at Cosmo and Elle know next to nothing (NOTHING!!!) about how to make the man happy (despite what the salacious headlines say), but also that your man is the sort, who, like Octavian, adopts the facade of modesty, even as the gifts and honors are heaped upon him. And so you know from experience that he will stoically pretend to be unswayed by your acts of tribute, not letting on that he is actually thrilled that you love him, that he is the princeps civitatis of your Heart.

Because you have determined to make this the super fantastic Valentine’s Day, you must now locate the small gifts suitable to the Augustan tastes of your man, which is where the Manolo, your humble Attic slave, can help, by suggesting items that shall please the Emperor.

T Anthony Leather Ballpoint Pen —

Acqua di Parma Aftershave Lotion
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Burberry Stainless Steel and Leather Wrist Watch
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Manolo says, now this is indeed most super fantastic in the sort of Danish modern way!

…although, not as absolutely, luxuriously super fantastic as this shoe-shaped bathtub unveiled in May.

P.S. The tip of the Manolo’s homburg to the Manolo’s fabulous internet friend, Rondi.

Manolo says, the Manolo loves people who give sound advice about hats.

Manolo says, why does Manolo love Buenos Aires?

Because only in Buenos Aires do people consider it normal to go dancing at age 100!

P.S. Many thanks to the Manolo’s internet friend Fausta who found this video for the Manolo.

Manolo says, the Manolo’s internet friend Lisa has sent the Manolo to the link to what is indisputably the greatest street fashion blog yet invented, Advanced Style.

You may keep your trying-too-hard whippersnappers, give the Manolo his elegant elders.

Manolo says, the Manolo has already posted the link to this in his Twitter feed, but it deserves reposting in full here because it will bring joy to those who see it.

If the sight of this solidly-built middle-aged man getting his funk on does not bring the smile to your face, you are perhaps without hope.

There is more below the jump.

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