Manolo’s Shoe Blog

Manolo says, here is the most amusing article about the Neiman Marcus 100th anniversary celebration, part of which was the giant western-themed party at the Cotton Bowl. The best part, however, is that one of the attendees was the Maestro Manolo Blahnik, kitted out completely in cowboy western style!

As the cocktail hour wore on, guests wandered between pig races, dressing goats in tutus and wigs (yes, it’s true) and posing for pictures with a longhorn steer. A few brave souls signed waivers and rode the mechanical bull. As Andrew Rosen was climbing aboard, Carmen Marc Valvo cried, “Take off your glasses! Everyone says it’s slippery. This is crazy. There’s no seat.” After Rosen took a tumble, Valvo took his turn and hung on for 25 bucks of the bull before being flung. “I’ll take it. That was fun. Now let’s go look at the pigs,” he said.

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As Chris Isaak played through his repertoire — thanking Neiman’s for inviting him and his band because “we really didn’t have anyplace else to go. Well, I mean, we do have other places to go, but it’s great to be playing Neiman Marcus. We could have been playing Sears Roebuck” — guests continued to discuss business, the balmy weather and their own clothing. British jeweler Stephen Webster, who’s been on a tour of Neiman’s throughout the U.S., landed in Dallas that morning and, like many, headed directly to a Western gear store to grab his cowboy hat, boots and cowboy shirt. “It seemed like the right idea,” he said, before adding: “Although I don’t know when I’ll wear it again.”

Manolo Blahnik did the same the night before to get his getup, which he paired with his own bespoke Anderson & Shepherd double-breasted jacket. “My feet are killing me,” he moaned, pointing to his cowboy boots after doing some cha-chas on the sidelines. Why didn’t he just design his own? “No time, so I bought these at some shop in town, along with everything else. I’ve always admired John Wayne.”

But proving more than anything that the night was all about fashion, Blahnik had his own twist on the Western theme: “It’s all vintage, honey — vintage. I insisted.”

And here is the other picture of the Maestro Manolo himself, in the cowboy boots and the 20-gallon hat.

He seems to be having the most fabulous time, despite the foot pain.

Manolo says, here is the handsome toe-capped ankle boot from the Claudia Ciuti. The Manolo likes to think of this as the “Going-Out-On-The-Town Boot.” Wear it with the black tights, short skirt, and the super fantastic attitude.

Manolo says, once each month, the Shoes.com runs the massive one day, “Saturday Sale” during which they drastically reduce the price of their shoes up to 75%!

Today is that day!

And so from 7am until the Midnight Central Time you can find many important bargains at the Shoes.com.

Look, here are the few super bargains…

These beautiful knee-length boots by Delman are selling for under $230 of the American dollars! This is the savings of more 60% from their usual price!

Also 60% off of the usual price are these gorgeous Bruno Magli boots. This is the savings of nearly $400 of the American dollars!

Here are more beautiful shoes from Delman, also 60% off the usual price!

Charles David boots, also 60% off!

The Manolo says, Hurry! You must go look at the shoe bargains now!

Manolo says, perhaps it is the result of the Manolo having watched the Hello Dolly last night, but now he is completely taken with these very Gay 90’s high-button boots from the Alberto Fermani.

Are they not marvelously expressive?

Manolo says, it is again Monday, and you are back at your desk for another week of work. Well, all is not lost, as you have the internet and your friend Manolo will show you some shoes.

Here are the unusual and yet arresting studded booties from the young designer Jonathan Kelsey. Do they not lift your spirits with their retro-y funkiness?

Manolo says, Here are the boots from the Charles David in the deep red color that is dead sexy without crossing the line into fire engine trashy.

Manolo says, the Plumcake, at the Manolo for the Big Girl blog, has the definitive discussion about purchasing the boots for the girls with the big calves.

Of the course, the Manolo also has to link to this piece simply so that you may read this paragraph…

It is the mantra of the Manolo Blogs that instead of buying cheap footwear made with deplorable lack of attention to detail by whatever 8-year old Bangladeshi child was cuffed to that particular table, one must save up for the superfantastic shoes, lovingly made by handsome gruff men named Aldo who drive cool Italian scooters and get 90 minute lunch breaks.

So true. So true.

Manolo says, yes, it is Monday and you are back in the office, once again being oppressed by The Man and his minions, the dictatorial junta of supervisors and their toadies.

How you long to break free of this injustice, to rise up and throw off the shackles which bind you!

And so you begin to plan the popular uprising of cubicle-dwellers.

Soon, you and your small band of revolutionaries will take to the hidden storage rooms and service corridors of the building. Moving at night and during the lunch breaks, you will strike where the regime least suspects it, at the very heart of its power, the executive washroom. By such bold and direct action you will sap its will to govern and gather support from among the oppressed peoples, who will soon speak your nom de guerre in hushed and reverent tones.

With luck and cunning, and after months of bitter struggle, you will perhaps emerge victorious, bringing the enlightened rule of the worker to this backward place.

But first you will need romantic, revolutionary boots.

Mira! Here is the Marvena by Sergio Rossi! Perfect for the female Zapata!

Viva la Revolucion!

Manolo says, one brave individual, armed only with the video editing sofware and too much time on his hands, has come forward to challenge the orthodoxy regarding the disastrous events of 9/9/2007…

It was the boots what done it!

P.S. One of the Seven Deadly Sins…Rock and Roll Sloth