Manolo says, it is Monday, and you are back at your desk….sigh.
Look! Shoes!
It is the Leila Glitter Metallic and Mesh Sandals from the Jimmy Choo, the perfect antidote to the Monday sighs.
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo,
My mom is going to appear on a local television show and is bringing me as her plus one. I need something that is casual but also comfortable.
Elisa
Manolo says, the Manolo has not asked, nor was the information volunteered, but the Manolo is now burning to know the context of this motherly appearance on the local television program. Indeed, in the absence of information, the possibilities to exercise the imagination are deliciously endless.
For the example, the Manolo wonders, is the Mother of Eliza being feted on the Channel 37 Action Eyewitness News at Noon for her recent victory in the National Corn Flake Bake Off? (Once tasted, who could ever forget Mom’s Crunchy Chicken Kiev, Iowa-Style?)
Or, perhaps, Mama Eliza is being arraigned on criminal charges resulting from the unfortunate events that occurred during the release of her new rap gangsta album?
Maybe, instead, she is the community activist, working to save the habitat of the greater crested greeble, who has finally been invited to say her piece on that community affairs show that airs at 5:30 on the Sunday mornings.
Whatever it is, the Manolo recommends that her daughter wear the sensible but attractive shoes, because undoubtedly it will be the wild time. Here is the Cole Haan Air Lainey Chain Wedge in nougat-colored suede and patentleather. Perfect for the sudden celebrity.
Manolo says, somedays it seems as if 1976 were just yesterday.
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Other days it seems so very far away.
Manolo says, if you are like the Manolo, undoubtedly you will need to be cheered up on the day after the tax day. And so, what does the Manolo do when he is in the feeling not so special mood? He looks at the shoes!
Here is the wacky, expensive, colorful pair of the platform shoes from the DSqaured2, which will help you forget your recent encounter with the long, pocket-picking arm of the federal government.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to revive this old feature and see what the Manolo is…
It is strange, but the Manolo, who has yet to read the first page of the Harry Potter corpus, picked up The Mysterious Benedict Society at the book store, and found he could not put it down. It was remarkably enjoyable, the perfect thing for the bright 10 year-old reader, or the Manolo.
Manolo says, Ayyyy! it is the hot-rodding Prada Tail Fin Wedge sandals! Clearly our muse Miuccia has had the very specific influence: the 1959 Cadillac, with the bullet taillights!
The Apotheosis of Tail Fin!
Manolo says, it is Monday and you have just spent the entire weekend looking for the Wide fitting shoes for your teenaged daughter, who although the otherwise tall, slim, delicate creature, has inexplicably taken after your husband in the matter of the feet size. She wears the American size 10 EEE, which although neither the biggest nor the widest, still makes her feel very self-conscious.
“Oh, cheer up, honey,” you said as you drove her to the West Woodfield Corner Galleria Center Mall, “I’ve heard that Paris Hilton wears a size eleven.”
“Who?”
Oh, how soon yesterday’s reality trash is taken out to the mental curb.
“Oh, no one. Hey, you know who else has really big feet? Uma Thurman.”
“Really?”
“Yes. She wears a size eleven, too.”
“Woah,” says your eleven-year-old son from the backseat, “those are HUGE feet, almost half the size of yours, Godzilla.”
“Shut up, Dorkwad,” replied your daughter, halfheartedly.
Sadly, your outing was unsuccessful. It is so difficult to find fun, girly shoes in the larger sizes that are not prohibitively expensive. (Although you said nothing to your daughter, you are worried that her feet are still growing!)
So, this morning as you sit at your desk, wading through the email announcements of unexpected lottery winnings and earnest requests to help the sons of deposed dictators launder money, you know that you must go to the internet to solve this problem.
Look! Here is the perfectly affordable pair of the flirty, fun, fuchsia, wide-fitting sandals.
Or, from the Joanna Hope, the EEE-sized, blingy toe-post sandals that are both cute and sufficiently girly.
And so you send the text message to your precious little miss with the big feets, giving her the links so she can look at these sandals.
Five minutes later you get back the following message: “I <3 those. Their GR8!!!!”
Success!
Manolo says, if you doubt the Manolo, please look at this feature.
But first, for the Manolo’s non-British internet friends, play the little game, before you click the link, please to guess what sort of event these ladies are attending.
