Manolo says, here is the Marabelle from Michael by Michael Kors, which the Manolo likes because it is has the sophisticated shape and yet retains the certain sexy edginess with the square studly decorations. Also, the Manolo is currently (for the next two weeks) all about the patent leather.
Manolo says, these understated and westerny suede boots from the Michael Kors would be perfect to wear with your flouciest skirt to go “whooping it up” with the sunburned cowboy whom you met at the feed store that had the special on the cat chow.
Even better, they are on the sale, 44% off of the usual price, the savings of almost $250 of the American dollars!
Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends has asked the Manolo the question.
I’ve bought a fabulous black wrap dress.
I wear it with stilettos for an evening dinner, but I’d like to dress it down a bit with boots. I want to wear that super fantastic dress at work too!
What type of boots would you suggest ? High boots ? Mid-calf ? Leather ? Suede ?
Thank you very much,
Julie
First the Manolo must compliment the Julie on her marvelous taste. Every super fantastic girl must have at least one of the Diane von Furstenberg wrap dresses in her closet. They are the very definition of the word “classic”.
Beacuse the shilouette and fit of the DvF wrap is very soft and feminine and pretty and because it is also the very practical garment, the Manolo would recommend that the feetwear should have these same qualities of softness, practicality, and femininity.
Thus he would suggest this black knee-high suede boot from the Michael Kors.
Normally, the Manolo is not the fan of the chunky chains on the boots, but in this case, because of the black-on-black combination of the boots and the dress, the chain adds the needed flash to the ensemble.
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo,Fall is now emphatically here. Can you recommend something autumnal, yet stylish?
Kim
Manolo says, ah, how the Manolo loves the arrival of the fall months, when the weather cools, the leafs change the colors, and the costumed trick-or-the-treaters and desperate congressional candidates both begin to appear on the doorsteps asking for the handouts.
Of the course, the Manolo always loves the arrival of any new season—summer, winter, spring, or fall—for such changes demand the new shoes! But the Manolo doubly loves the coming of autumn, for after the frivolous and light shoes of the summer, it is time to return to the shoes of substance, shoes which will cheer us through the waning of the sun’s cycle.
Yes, the more sober season demands the more sober shoe, but sober does not mean somber, as there are many and obvious pleasures to be had in the good autumn shoe, such as the richer materials and the more sophisticated colors.
Thus the Manolo recommends to his friend that she consider the suede Harness Pump from the Michael by Michael Kors, which comes in the black, honey, and the seasonally appropriate oxblood colors.
Manolo says, the Manolo’s most recent column for the Express of the Washington Post it is now available for the downloading. Today, it is the topic of crazy daredevils who will attempt to buy the wife the shoes.
Dear Manolo,
My wife and I will soon be celebrating our third wedding anniversary, a.k.a. the leather anniversary. Can you recommend super fantastic shoes I can buy for her?
Mike
Manolo says, the Manolo he has two reactions to his friend’s desire to buy his wife the perfect shoes.
Firstly, truly this is the young man deeply in love!
Secondly, Ayyyyyyy! Buying the perfect shoes for the wife? Abandon hope all ye who enter here! This way madness and disappointment lie!
Selecting the perfect shoes to be given as the gift is perhaps the most difficult task the Manolo can imagine.
Not only must the shoe be beautiful and luxurious, but the giver of the gift shoe must have the acute knowledge of the shape of the recipient’s foot and the sense of her personal style.
This it is why it is, in the opinion of the Manolo, it is better to pick out the fine leather handbag, perhaps from the Kate Spade or the Prada.
However, if the friend of the Manolo persists in the mad venture, the Manolo would suggest giving the shoes together with the reservation to the fanciest restaurant in the town, so that the potential crushing disappointment will be cushioned by the nice meal, and perhaps two or three bottles of the expensive wine.
Thus, with this in the mind, the Manolo suggests that the Iliad from the Michael Kors has the classic yet senusous line that few women could resist.
The final piece of advice, it is to buy the shoes at the place with the liberal policy of returns.
Manolo says, once again the Manolo he is confounded by the way the designers they name their shoes.
Look at this beautiful pair of the suede boots from the Michael Kors. It is both sportif and sophisticated, and has the clean, almost classic lines, which it is why the Manolo is puzzled that the Kors he would choose to name this boot the “Floozy”. When the Manolo thinks of the floozy, he thinks of the gaudy colors and the cheapness, he does not think of the semi-refined suede boots.
Even with the ridiculously inapproprite name, this it is still the beautiful boot.
