Manolo says, here are the fun and colorful Tory Burch t-strap sandals for your Thursday afternoon enjoyment. Before you know it, summer will be here, and you will want colorful flat sandals that make you feel happy, and these they are emphatically cheerful.
Manolo says, it is Monday, but in your heart it is Saturday night, and you are dressed to dance, in the short silky dress and these beautiful, strappy, bejeweled sandals from DSquared2!
Manolo says, the Manolo is the big fan of the Bernardo’s sandals and this one, the Mistral, with the faux snake skin t-strap, is tres chic, and not at all impractical.
Manolo says, it is springtime! We must have something simple, colorful and fun to express our joy at the new season; shoes such as these flat sandals from Anne Klein New York.
Manolo says, the weather has finally turned warm, and that impeccably dressed man who looks vaguely like Derek Jeter has finally, after much hinting on your part, asked you to accompany him to dinner and the concert of jazz trombone at Carnegie Hall.
And while you have your doubts about the concert, this despite his assurances that it will be “off the hook”, you have no doubts about what shoes you will wear: these sleek and streamlined metallic wedge sandals from Botkier.
With luck, the post-concert evening will turn chilly, and he will offer you his coat.
Manolo says, here you see above one of the most appropriately names shoes the Manolo has ever seen, the Delovely from the Stuart Weitzman.
Simple, elegant, charming, de-lovely!
Manolo says, here it is the first Monday in March and Old Man Winter is still battering away at your resolve and sanity.
“Any day, now,” you keep saying to yourself, “the sun will break through, the snow will melt, and Spring will be here.”
But then you get up in the morning, and leave the house, only to be assaulted by freezing rain, or hail, or snow, or some deadly combination of freakish weather that leaves you cursing the weatherman and his ignorant ilk.
Oh for the simpler days, when all that was necessary to make the sun shine was to throw the few sacrificial captives into the gaping maw of the bottomless limestone hole that led to the subterranean realm of Gaa’agkai, the God of Inclement Weather.
“First to the edge of the sacrifical hole,” you shout at the heavens, the stinging rain whipping across your face, “Al Roker!”
Oh well, at least when you get to the office you can look at the beautiful vernal shoes, like these Camoscio Deco Suede Platform Sandal from Prada. It even has the spring flower on the insole!
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?
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 white gloves and pinkie-sticking-out tea parties believe that suede is suitable only for the fall and winter, that it is roughly the inverse of the white shoes, which supposedly may only be worn in the summer.
To these peoples the Manolo says, “if the shoe looks good, wear it.”
As for his friend’s question about the suitability of wearing the suede sandals around the year, the Manolo can only say, use your best judgment. If one lives in Miami or Los Angeles, it is fine, but if one resides in International Falls, Minnesota, you may wish to see if your health care coverage includes “fashion-inflicted frostbite” before leaving the house in mid-January.
Look, here are the gorgeous buff-colored suede sandals from Donna Karan.
Manolo says, this spring, the Manolo has decided that he (along with many of the major shoe designers) will be all about the beautiful, flowery, girly sandals.
Obviously, the Manolo’s friend Beverly Feldman has taken this message of blossoms and boughs to heart, for here is the Ondine, the super cute, super fantastic, kitten heel flowery sandal. It is wonderfully cheerful, no?
