Manolo’s Shoe Blog

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends has asked the Manolo the question.

Dear Manolo,

How do you walk gracefully in a pair of beautiful high heels? I’ve never learned to walk in them because I always thought I was too tall until I started reading your column. But when I try to walk in them or even stand up in them, I resemble an ungainly water buffalo, and it is very hard to stay upright. Please help!

Thank you,

Kim

How does one get to the Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.

But in seriousness, the Manolo cannot enough recomend simply putting the shoes on the feets and striding out into the world, and doing this over and over again until the walking in the heels becomes the second nature.

However, if more guidance is needed, you may perhaps try walking like the native American scout, smoothly, heel-to-the-toe, while swinging the arms for balance and keeping the toes pointed to the front.

Start with the chunky heeled shoes for the balance and then move to the stilletos once you have mastered the basic stride.

Soon, with the practice you will be able to walk confidently in shoes like these beautiful open-toed pumps from the Giuseppe Zanoti.

Manolo says, as the leafs change the color and the days turn cooler, many of the Manolo’s internet friends may feel the need to don the sweater. However, last year, the Manolo had the few words of advice for his friends, words which remain pertinent today.

******From the Archives of the Manolo******

Manolo says, yes, it is true, the Manolo he has been reading and very much enjoying the blog of the Harriet Miers!!! She is obviously the delightful person, one who could easily be confirmed to join the Posse Manolo on the shopping expedition, if not the Court of the Supremes.

However, the Manolo he only mentions the blog of the Harriet Miers in the passing, because today the Harriet she has brought this website of fashion atrocity to the attention of the Manolo. (This page of the fashion atrocity website, it almost sent the Manolo into the convulsions, as if he were the small Japanese child watching the frenetic episode of the Pokemon.)

Trust the Manolo, the heavily beaded and be-rhinestoned “gem sweater” it is not the look you wish to adopt. And here, because we are approaching the season of the holidays, the subject of the sweaters it deserves the special discussion.

Manolo says, the truly super fantastic girl, she does not wear the holiday sweater. (Nor does the truly super fantastic man.)

See! Even the Mr. Darcy of Your Dreams looks like the dork in the holiday sweater. Think then how much worse you would look in …the Turkey Sweater!

Notice the grimmacey What-the-Hell-I’m-Getting-Paid smile.

Or perhaps you would like to make your own darling child look like the fool with the Mother-Daughter Frosty Scene of Societal Entropy Matching Sweater Set.

This, it is clearly child abuse.

Finally, as the Holloween it is only weeks away, you might wish to don something like this, the “Holloween Friends Cardigan”.

Trust the Manolo, if you wear this and no one tries to stop you, you have no friends.

So, listen to the advice of the Manolo, and make this the season of joy by giving your holiday sweaters to the garbage man.

Manolo says, this it is why the humble Manolo the Shoeblogger adores the most gracious Maestro Manolo.

Looking dapper in a powder blue suit with a checkered bowtie, the 62-year-old Blahnik happily signed shoe after shoe while mugging for the cameras with excited fans. He was animated and jovial, and seemed genuinely appreciative of everyone who came, even making a point to thank each person for buying his shoes.

Manolo says, the end of the summer it is fast approaching, and once again the Manolo he will be soon be required, as he always is, to opine upon the issue of the white shoes after the Day of Labor.

However, in the meantime, let the Manolo say that there is one moment when the white shoes they are always appropriate…

P.S. Ayyyyy! The YouTube it is now not working.

Manolo says, the Manolo he has just discovered the Reel Clothes, the place where you can buy the actual clothes used in the actual movies.

Look! It is the Pam Anderson’s shoes !

And the Kevin Spacey’s toupee!

P.S. Many thanks to the City Rag for this.

Manolo says, this shoe, the mini leopard clog from the Prada, the Manolo absolutely loves. It is the very definition of the super fantastic!

Manolo says, the Manolo he has the new hero…Pjotro!

Manolo says, the Manolo he has been meaning for several of the weeks now to mention the Coutorture, the new venture by the Manolo’s internet friend the Almost Girl.

And now, he has the perfect opportunity! There is this Thursday in the Manhattan the giant party to formally launch the Cortorture..

The guest list it looks most amusing indeed.

Guests include Renata of Fashion Wire Daily, our WiredSet buddies, buddies from Complex Magazine, Pamela of Bag Trends, the beautiful Lesley of Fashiontribes, Elke Von Freudenberg of Beauty News Blog and the lovely Lera of Fashion Addict Diary and staffers from the fantastic Glam.com.

What is the Coutorture?

It is the new online fashion community, the democratic sort of gathering place of which the Manolo wholeheartedly approves> However do not take the word of the Manolo for this. You must go to this most super fantastic bash yoruself so that you may meet the Almost Girl and have her speak to you about the Coutorture.

Manolo says, the Dia de las madres it approaches!

Trust the Manolo, you do not wish to have this day arrive without presenting to your mother the gift suitable to her status as the queen bee of your humble hive.

Thus, if your mother, she is the woman of humor, perhaps she might enjoy the item from the Manolo’s Shoe Blog Shoppe.