Manolo's Shoe Blog

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?…

MAR
2008 05

Donna Karan Curvy Heels

Manolo says, it has taken the Manolo the better part of six months, but he is finally beginning to see the worth and beauty in this curvy heel trend which was fully exploited by the Miuccia Prada on the runway last year. This shoe above, the soft suede sandal with the curvy heels from the Donna Karan is one of the best of exemplars of this trend. It is quite pretty in its way, and the Manolo now begins to see what all of the fuss was about.

FEB
2008 22

Manolo the Columnist

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I know how you feel about there being no season for white shoes, but what about suede? Can I wear a suede sandal year-round? Gigi Manolo says, suede in the morning, suede in the evening, suede in the summer time. The Manolo loves the suede; it is one of his favorite materials for the less than formal shoes. Durable, tactile, frequently luxurious, often beautiful, this is suede at its best. Yes, it is true, some peoples who live in the distant past of…

DEC
2007 20

Holiday Shoes 2007, V

Manolo says, here are the spirited and sexy ankle strap pumps from Donna Karan, shoes that would make any occasion festive.

AUG
2007 30

Donna Karan Strappy Sandals for the Thursday

Manolo says, here for your long holiday weekend, is the beautiful pair of the strappy sandals from the Donna Karan. Supposedly this color is known as “Smog Oxide”. Do not ask the Manolo. He does not write the official descriptions, he merely reports them. Still, this is the very pretty shoe, and one which is also worth the wearing in the more comprehensible color of “Copper Oxide”.

DEC
2006 15

Manolo the Columnist

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, My husband has informed me that we will be going to his company’s holiday party this year, and that I should “dress up”. I’m thinking a new pair of shoes will ease my psychic pain. Please help. Judith Manolo says, it is time again for the annual corporate holiday party, when we all gather in the office park near the airport, at the Marriott Towne Centre Suburban Chain Hotel Function Room. Look! They have decorated! There is the magnificent Christmas tree that the…

OCT
2006 13

Interveiw with the Vampire’s Throwrug

Manolo says, Ayyyyyyyy! Something is sniffing at the divine Bernadette Peters! Nevermind, it is only the Donna Karan in the jumpsuit and Portuguese-water-dog pelt combo.

JAN
2006 09

Manolo the Columnist

Manolo says, the Manolo’s column in the Express of the Washington Post it is now available for the downloading. This week’s topic, it is the not boring shoes for the super fantastic professional girl. Dear Manolo, The new year is almost here, and I’ve resolved to be more fabulous in my choice of footwear for the coming year, especially for what I wear to work. I’m an accountant, so I need lots of help. Susan Manolo says, Every year, the Manolo he makes the same resolutions he has always made, to be ever more super fantastic than he was in…

NOV
2005 16

Suede, Lots of the Suede

Manolo says, here from the Donna Karan is the suede, lots of the suede. This color it is called “mulberry”, which appears to the Manolo to be some sort of the very deep, dark, appealing green, although it is also available in the black. It is exactly the sort of thing the smart girl she would wear in the evenings during the late autumn, perhaps for dining at the La Goulue after the stroll up Madison Avenue from the galleries. Even the better, the dinner it could be her treat, as this boot is on the sale, 51% off of…

OCT
2005 29

Donna Karan 80% Off!

Manolo says, the Manolo he has in the past recommended this beautiful ankle strap d’orsay pump from the Donna Karan, however, it was never 80% off the regular price, the savings of over $550 of the American dollars!

MAY
2005 12

Shoes for the Affair of the Black Tie

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends has asked the Manolo the question I am chairman of a black tie charity ball to be held in a few weeks…I love the charity, but I’m not the black tie type and have trouble putting together a look, beyond a pair of 501’s, white t-shirt, and tretorns. I will be wearing a beautiful (albeit a few seasons old) couture Jill Sander evening gown, (bought after a drunken lunch in SF) black silk sheath w/ boatneck, 3/4 sleeves, gorgeous fit…(reminds me of Jackie Kennedy)…I do have a nice pair of Weitzman…

JAN
2005 27

Donna Karan on the Sale

Manolo says, this beautiful pair of the Donna Karan boots, it is on the sale, reduced nearly $600 of the American dollars.