Manolo's Shoe Blog

MAR
2014 08

Manolo the Columnist: Demi from Coach

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, Can you recommend a pair of office-suitable flats for the impoverished working girl who’s just started her first job? Erika Manolo says, as always the Manolo gives the same advice, to not purchase the cheap shoes of suffering and pain, made from the dubious petroleum-and-asbestos-based products that is advertised as being “leather-like”, but to save the moneys and invest them in the high quality shoes of great comfort and super fantasticness. For it is the well-known fact that beautiful shoes that are well-made…

AUG
2013 07

Manolo’s Late Night Bargain: Ash Shoes from Brand Boudoir

Manolo says, from the Brand Boudoir comes the many end-of-the-season bargains on the Ash Shoes, the French brand made in Italy, for the example… This is the Lucy from Ash, the Cleopatra-inspired, kitten-heeled sandal that is selling for 57% off of the usual price. Or, if you wish the flat heel… The Lui from Ash, silver flat sandal, selling for 60% off. Both of these are the sort of sandals which will likely never go out of the style, and thus can be worn for many years to come.

JUL
2013 26

Manolo’s Late Night Bargain: Prada Gold-Tone Logo Loafer

Manolo says, yes, this magnificent specimen of Park Avenue Prada-tude is the little bit old ladyish, but the Manolo should not have to remind you that, according to the Times of the New York, this is the year of the frump. Which means that if you cannot wear these handsome shoes now, when can you? When you are the dowager countess? And look! They are on the sale, more than $470 off of the usual price!

JUL
2013 24

Manolo’s Late Night Bargain: Rupert Sanderson Ankle Bootie

Manolo says, from Hervia, comes the magnificent bargain on the Rupert Sanderson high heel ankle bootie, 70% off of the usual price. Yes, this is last season’s shoe, but look at it. Is it not beautiful in its simplicity? This shoe is the sort of shoe that will fast become the staple in any super fantastic girl’s wardrobe. It is the classic of shoe design, the versatile shoe that can be worn almost anywhere, with almost anything. Speaking of the great bargain, here is the Rupert Sanderson high heel cutout pump that is also 70% off of the usual price.…

JUL
2013 01

Vertbaudet for the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk, happily surfing the interwebs, clicking on the links and looking at the funny cat pictures, when you suddenly remember that you have to be buying the gifts for the teeny peoples of your acquaintance. Ayyy! So many children needing the gifts, with so little time to get them. Why, just in the past year, alone, your hipster friends have had the babies with such trendy names as Atticus, Annabel, Brooklyn, Clementine, Dixie (reserve her the spot in the roller derby team of 2031), Hopper, Juniper, and Otis. It…

FEB
2013 27

Manolo the Columnist: from Stuart Weitzman

Manolo says, here is the latest column of the Manolo for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, After many re-heelings and much tender loving care, my favorite pair of super-practical, low-heeled, black leather ankle boots have finally given up the ghost. These are boots I’ve worn a least once a week for almost a decade, so I’m pretty broken up. Can you please help me find a new pair? Margot Manolo says, oh, how well the Manolo knows the six stages of the shoe-loss grief–denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, and shopping– however, it is the personal letters like…

FEB
2013 25

Vikki Wedge Sandal from Kate Spade for the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your work doing that thing that needs to get done so that you do not slip into poverty and find yourself living in the sewers that run beneath the streets of your town, pushing the shopping cart filled with smashed aluminum cans and cat pelts. Frankly, you would rather be sitting at home in your pajamas, reading the Agatha Christie novel and eating potato chips, but the cruel realities of the modern world have forced you to venture out into the daylight and interact with the bosses, the coworkers, and…

OCT
2012 23

Found in Translation

…with varying degrees of success. Heels from Malene Birger, Reed Krakoff and Giambattista Valli all available on considerable sale from The Outnet.

SEP
2012 13

Beautiful and Rare

  …and each one is at least 70% off some seriously hefty (as in $1000+) price tags. These five unique offerings are available in extremely limited sizes, but if they’re your size and your style, you’re in luck. Salvatore Ferragamo Berg sculpted wedge sandal The question is not are they too Bianca Jagger; it’s are they Bianca Jagger *enough*? The sculpted precision of the cut-out keeps these bisque suede wedges from being just another pair of campy kicks. For an absolutely horrible variation on the curvilinear theme hop on over to the other blog to play Is It A Shoe?…

AUG
2012 29

Manolo’s Late Night Bargains: Marni Sandal Blowout

Manolo says, all of the smart, stylish, and very wearable Marni sandals shown below are selling at the 60% off of the regular price! Marni leather t-strap sandals, 60% off! Marni canvas and leather, t-strap sandals, 60% off! Marni canvas, chain-embellished sandals, 60% off. Marni canvas and leather, chain embellished sandals, 60% off! Yes, it is the end of the summer, and so the season for the sandals is near the end, but the Manolo asks, will the summer not come again? And when it does, will you not be glad that you were wise enough to have stocked up…

AUG
2012 28

Manolo’s Late Night Bargain: Lace Up Oxford from Fratelli Rossetti

Manolo says, luxurious lace up oxfords for the man, from the Italian shoemaker Fratelli Rossetti, on the sale! 50% off of the regular price, the savings of more than $400 of the American dollars!

AUG
2012 27

Manolo’s Late Night Bargain: Willemberg from Hunter

Manolo says, here is the Willemberg from Hunter (the maker of the famous boots), the smart leather flat that would work with your casual knocking about the town wear. And what is this? They are on the sale, reduced nearly 60% off of the regular price!