SEP
2007
29

New Shoes by Paolo Nutini

Manolo says, it is so true. Hey, you put the new shoes on, and suddenly everything is right. And you don’t need no excuse for wearing your brand new shoes.

SEP
2007
29

Roger Vivier in the Times

Manolo says, the Times of London has the short article on the life and times of the genius Roger Vivier. The Queen was crowned wearing Vivier gold kidskin shoes, the heels scattered with garnets. Catherine Deneuve wore Vivier buckle pumps in Belle de Jour, turning them overnight into the iconic must-have shoe that they remain to this day. Vivier is the man who invented stilettos and the ground-breaking curved “comma” heel. He dressed the feet – shod seems too ugly a word – of everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Sophia Loren. Known as the Fabergé of Footwear, his shoes have…