The Manolo Betrayed!
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Manolo says, Miss Plumcake has sad news indeed for the first of April.
P.S. What’s this? Something Fishy?
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Manolo’s Monday Miscellany
Monday, March 31st, 2008Manolo says, here are the few links which may perhaps amuse…
According to the authors, Cinderella’s slippers were NOT made of glass.
This season, prepare to throw off the shackles of those boring proletarian overalls…
The Manolo Week in Review
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Manolo says, here is the best of the week from the Manolosphere.
Frankly, if you are not at a beach, in a communal shower or getting your toes did, there is no reason to wear flip flops outside the house. None? NONE.
Si todo lo que la prensa conservadora y cerrada pensara sobre Anna Wintour fuera cierto, ella sería la culpable de la anorexia que padecen millones de chicas en todo el mundo, un monstruo destructor de carreras, una retrograda racista y una tirana editorial.
She may enjoy the occasional traipse down Rodeo Drive to pick up diamond-encrusted accessories for her Jack Russell Terrier, but Mariah Carey reassures us that it’s still all about the music (and the tight mini skirts) rather than the money.
La pelea por el estilo: Deyn vs Moss
Mr. Henry has been roughing it in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, living on Grape Nuts, Eight O’Clock Coffee, bacon, tuna fish, red chard, chips, salsa, and Yeungling Black & Tan.
What is this woman thinking about?
Yet another reminder that chores should be closely supervised.
Do you realize that none of the children of any of these women were around when these pictures were taken?
The thing I really like about pulling things out from under cabinets and moving furniture around is that I’m bound to find something interesting or unexpected.
Ever dreamed of a Hollywood wedding?
By contrast, crazy, exploding hair works just fine with the kilts on caber tossers.
Cada que veo un zapato de Pierre Hardy pienso inmediatamente en diseño, arte y sonrisas y más sonrisas en los rostros de la mujeres de todo el mundo que viven maravilladas con sus creaciones.
Manolo’s Wednesday Miscellany
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Manolo says, here are the few links which may perhaps amuse…
Manolo’s Tuesday Miscellany
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Manolo says, here are the few links which may perhaps amuse…
Cockadoodledoooooo!
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Manolo says, there is much entertainment to be had at Manolo for the Home, such as this…
The truth is that, like the French, I do like a bit of rooster in my decor.
Shoes Lift the Spirits!
Monday, March 17th, 2008Manolo says, the Manolo’s good friend Linda Grant has pointed us to the article about the surrealist Prada shoes in the Telegraph, which contains the wonderfully brilliant observation, one which accords perfectly with the beliefs of the Manolo.
What, exactly, is the point, you might well ask? You probably won’t be able to walk very far in these shoes, and you certainly can’t run in them; so what is one meant to do with them? Put them on a mantelpiece, like a quirky sculpture? This is always an option - a perverse one, I grant you - but I have a theory, borne out by years of personal practice, that if you love a pair of beautiful shoes, however fantastical, you are miraculously able to dance in them. Thus the right heels - and you know them when you find them - will lift the spirits as well as the feet.
Finally, the statement which sums up the totality of the Manolo’s existence: Beautiful shoes make you happy!
The Manolo Week in Review
Sunday, March 16th, 2008Manolo says, here is the best of the last week from the Manolosphere.
So then your child gets the idea that everything they do is this fantabulous piece de resistance that needs to be displayed on the wall or the refrigerator.
But now I want to know, what would go in a Frog Water Cocktail?
En ocasiones, el brillo resplandeciente de una estrella fugaz puede causar maravilla y ceguera momentánea.
Mr. Henry’s friend Bernard, superb home chef and coiner of original observations, declared decades ago that although he was giving the kids pizza one night, “Pizza is not food.”
Everybody knows it’s there but nobody wants to acknowledge it.
This would probably be a good place to utilize the internettian expression WTF?
Needless to say, it caused quite a controversy, given that models walked down the runway in yarmulkes and sidelocks.
When I look at this stove, I can’t help doing the Homer Simpson “UGGHHHGHHH” thing.
There are plenty of options out there for bridal headgear. Veils, hats, tiaras, combs, flowers, headscarves, bare hair…whatever makes you feel beautiful and bridal is the proper thing to wear on your wedding day.
Lo positivo: el tacón es espectacular, de los tuyos en centímetros, la horma ni te cuento, amarradita por todos lados, plataforma, tus suelas rojas inconfundibles, colores varios, admito incluso la opción de las chicas de Rodarte para la temporada pasada,
But it is the ending that made Francesca cry. This is not a Light Read, but it is a Good Read, a Cathartic Read.
Propongo hacer una ‘colecta mundial’ para conseguir donativos, comprar éstos modelitos y entonces mandarlos a gente como Beyoncé, Eva Longoria, Paris Hilton, los Black-Eyed Peas, Jennifer Hudson, Zac Efron, Michael Jackson y demás personalidades que usted considere importantes, para así evitar que la gente siga sufriendo de inflamación en los ojos y dolor de estómago al verlos en alguna alfombra roja o foto de paparazzi.
Shoes for the Short Girl in Vegas
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s internet friends has asked the Manolo the question.
Precious Manolo,
As a dedicated fan of your blog since near inception, I’m usually able to solve my shoe dilemmas due to your super fantastic guidance. However, I’ve hit a snag…
A week and a half from now, a group of my favorite blogger gal pals are having a meet-up in Las Vegas (a location which, as you probably know, always requires a great deal of walking) and as I gaze through my wardrobe to plan ahead, I realize that I don’t own shoes with the right balance of comfort and style for this venue.
To make matters worse, I’m a shorter gal (5′1″) who always compensates with skyscraper heels, so all the trousers I’ll be packing are hemmed to require a heel of 3″ or more. Most of the clothing I’ll be packing is from Anthropologie, so their mix-and-match style could easily accommodate fun colored or patterned shoes without much of a concern for clashing.
While I realize that you’re extremely busy (and I won’t be offended if you’re unable to help) I would be extremely grateful if you could provide some appropriate footwear recommendations. After spending all day searching and coming up empty-handed, I’m starting to worry that I’ll simply have to endure the pain of wearing my usual “non-sensible” shoes as I traverse many miles through casinos… HELP!
Sincerely,
Manolo shouts, Viva The Las Vegas!
What happens in the Las Vegas stays in the Las Vegas, no?
Or, at the least, one hopes that what happens in the Las Vegas does not cause unnecessary complications outside of that jurisdiction, complications which may well involve lawyers and doctors and parole officers and various religious figures trained in last-ditch negotiations.
Query: Does the special immunity granted for actions committed in Las Vegas apply to governors of New York?
Somehow the Manolo doubts that it does.
As for the shoes one should wear, the Manolo suggests packing several pairs. Some for walking during the day, some for boogieing during the night hours, and some that look good while sitting on the bar stools at twilight.
Of the course, if you need the high heels that are both comfortable and stylish for the daytime wearing, then you must look for something like this…
Here is the Wanda Air Slingback from Cole Haan, which the Manolo thinks is quite smart. Even better, thanks to the Nike Air Technology which Cole Haan has incorporated into the shoe, it is reputedly very comfortable.
And, now, if you need the nighttime boogieing Vegas shoes, and you have won much money at the roulette wheel, then the Manolo recommends this, the Candence from the mistress of comfortable shoes, Taryn Rose.
Glittery, gaudy, somewhat tacky, completely over-the-toppy, and expensive. It is just like Las Vegas, itself!
