FEB
2005
20

Interview With A Manolo

Manolo says, Look! The Manolo he has done the interview for the blog of an internet friend! Here is the taste: You don’t sit on a perch, you are obviously involved in the industry; and yet your blogs are completely updated. How is it that you are so prolific? The Manolo he would tell you that you should not overestimate the amount of the times the peoples in the “rag trade” they devote to the actual work. The typical day it starts at the noon with the cappuccino and the Campari, followed by the assiduous, lengthy reading of the Page…

FEB
2005
20

The Shoes of the Vegan

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s many internet friends she has asked the Manolo the question. The shoes you point out, they are indeed super-fantastic, but can you help the vegetarians of the world to find super-fantastic shoes, too? Manolo says, this it is one of the more difficult questions for the Manolo to answer, for the Manolo he truly loves the leather. He loves the look of the leather, he loves the texture of the leather, he loves the smell of the new leather, and above all he loves the way the leather it makes the most beautiful shoes.…

FEB
2005
20

Very Practical

Manolo says, If these they are the clothes of the future, the Manolo he does not want to live that long.

FEB
2005
20

Prada at the Sam’s Clubs?

Manolo says, here is the article that it sounds too ridiculous to be true. My name is Aime Palmer, and I am a sucker for wholesale goods. Sam’s Club is my mecca — but not just for those fab mini quiches and the fresh salsa I serve at every other party. My Waterford crystal? Sam’s. My Stag’s Leap Merlot? Sam’s. My Prada wallet? Sam’s. They also generally carry Fendi and Prada handbags and small goods, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses, Ferragamo and Dooney & Bourke accessories and designer fragrances (not to mention loads of bling bling) at prices seriously…

FEB
2005
19

Shopping Like the Starlet in the Los Angeles

Manolo says, here is the sound advice about shopping for the clothes if you are in the Los Angeles. The Manolo, he knows the LA and the Santa Monica and the Malibu well, and he can attest that many of these shops, they are indeed super fantastic. For those who know the fashion in the LA, one of the most important street it is not the Rodeo Drive, but the La Brea, which is where you will find many of the good shops, especially the Diavolina for the shoes, one of the Manolo’s favorites. Another of the good streets for…

FEB
2005
18

The Fruit Shoes of the Singapore

Manolo says, the visual wit of these shoes, purchased by one of the Manolo’s many internet friends in the Singapore, it has made the made the Manolo laugh out loud with the joy. They are indeed super fantastic!

FEB
2005
18

The Crocs

Manolo says, many of the Manolo’s internet friends they have been sending the Manolo the letters asking about The Crocs, which they are apparently, the “hot” trend in the footwear for the lazy person. Manolo says, this above it is the shoe for the man. Notice how it differs from the shoe for the woman, below.Manolo says, exactly. They are the same shoe! The Crocs people they seem to belive that the womens and the mens they deserve the exact same shoe. Perhaps, this it will be true in the socialist utopia of the future when the differences between the…

FEB
2005
17

Manolo Blahnik Not on the Sale

Manolo says, this shoe from the other Manolo the Maestro, it is so beautiful that it makes the very teeth of this humble Manolo the Shoeblogger ache.

FEB
2005
17

Anne Klein On The Sale

Manolo says, this beautiful shoe from the Anne Klein, it is on the sale, 51% off! Reduced over $100 of the American dollars. Of the course, there are other such bargains to be had at the Manolo’s Basement of the Bargains.

FEB
2005
17

Clown Fashion

Manolo says, fashion by Emmett Kelly Now for the serious moment. This look it puzzles the Manolo. What is its purpose? What is the designer of this hoping to say? Is it, as is so much of the conceptual fashion, the sad, desperate cry for the attention? The tears of the clown, so to speak? And if it is the attempt for the attention, why is this model’s frock so perfectly Soviet Lunch Lady utilitarian? Why is the face paint of the clown not matched with the clothes that are more outrageous. This it is the failure on all counts,…

FEB
2005
17

The Shoes of Cuba

Manolo says, look at this picture, at these poor Cuban women who must stand outside the glass looking at the shoes they cannot buy! This man Castro, he makes the Manolo angry because he denies to the Cuban peoples who do not have the American dollars the right to buy the super fantastic shoes! Yes, it is true, the Manolo he is the running capitalist pig-dog. He loves the Capitalism and how the market it delivers the beautiful goods to the peoples, and how it makes the work of the good designers valuable. Manolo loves this like he loves his…

FEB
2005
16

Kors

Manolo says, it is not often that the Manolo he recommends the shoes of the Michael Kors, however, these open-toed shoes of the suede they cannot be ignored. The elegant line, the striping of the pins and the deep, rich colors, they are most pleasing.