MAY
2007 07

The Celebrity Fashion Designer

Manolo says, the Manolo’s internet friends at the Runway Scoop have called his attention to this article in the Observer, entilted Celebrity labels are ‘taking the invention out of fashion’. Paying celebrities to design collections for high street store chains is an empty marketing ploy that is stifling innovation, warns one of the country’s leading fashion retailers. George Davies, the inspiration behind Next, George at Asda and Marks and Spencer’s Per Una range, says that the high street’s obsession with launches by the likes of Kate Moss and Madonna is short-changing customers. […] ‘I haven’t got time for this new…

MAY
2007 07

Soles4Souls and the Celebrity Shoes

Manolo says, the Piperlime is sponsoring the big eBay sale to benefit the most worthy charity, Soles4Souls. Here is their mission statement. We have a simple mission: to impact as many lives as possible with the gift of shoes. We are partnering with charities and governments around the world to provide a basic (yet indispensable) gift that most of us take for granted. You can help us in many ways: donating your own shoes, donating cash for freight, hosting a shoe drive, or even donating your time as a volunteer. As shoe industry professionals, we are working hard to use…

MAY
2007 07

All Natural

Manolo says, someone remind the Manolo, why is this sad person famous? Previously, Trout Pout.

MAY
2007 07

Shoes for the Medical Student

Manolo says, one of the Manolo’s internet friends has asked him the question. Dear Manolo, I’m a 22 year-old medical student who enjoys dressing up even for lectures, anatomy labs, and late-night study groups. What shoes would you recommend pairing with a pleated, knee-length, deep mustard-yellow, silk skirt? I don’t want to be asked if I’m heading to a black-tie gala, but still wish to elicit sighs of envy from from the most bleary-eyed colleague fueled by red-bull and coffee. Thank you! Jane The Manolo salutes this super fantastic young doctor in the making. Truly she is meant to be…

MAY
2007 07

Yet More Shoes of the Van Gogh

Manolo says, more evidence that beauty may be found in the mundane. Previously, Shoes of the Van Gogh