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Manolo says, ayyyy! Madonna is the perfect mum!
Manolo says, here is something unusual and fun from the Etro, the t-strap pump in the deep red suede. This is the wonderfully autumnal shoe, perfect for the languorous late afternoons spent watching the leaves change on the trees in the park across the street from the French bistro.
Manolo says, it happens often enough, you have designed the frock that attempts, however vaguely, to make reference to the iconic look, in this case the Japanese geisha. And so you give the make-up artist instructions to apply the face paint so that it evokes this iconic image. And what do you get…
Manolo says, the Manolo’s good friend, the Linda Grant, has written the much needed piece in today’s Guardian about the sloppiness of the modern restaurant patron. Forty or 50 years ago, when a couple went out to dine the men wore suits, ties (preferably regimental) and shined shoes, and the women would be in cocktail dresses, heels and even mink stoles. The dress code of an establishment was directly linked to the numbers of pieces of cutlery at each place setting. Judging by the films of the period, there might also be a small dancefloor, and a band. There was…
Manolo says, ayyyy! There is not the “contract” out on Kevin “Possum Toof†Federline
Manolo says, the platforms are out. It must be true, because the USA Today has said so. It took one swift kick from the new shoe trend — ballet flats — to topple platforms from their perch. “Quite simply, customers have had enough of high heels,” says Robert Burke, president and founder of luxury consulting firm Robert Burke Associates. “Flats seem young and fresh.” It certainly helps that they’re easier to wear than the ankle-wrenching wedge, and they can look elegant or coquettish with this year’s empire-waisted dresses, hot pants and capris. And despite a more casual work attitude, flip-flops…
Manolo says, here are the few links which may perhaps amuse… As fashionistas know, Chanel always did love a good sleeve! All the advice on talking to your daughter about the onset of puberty from a faceless mega-corporation you could ever ask for! Academy of Art University Graduates Show
Manolo says, many, many of the Manolo’s internet friends have been emailing him links to this story, about the hideous and deadly Crocs. At rail stations and shopping malls around the world, reports are popping up of people, particularly young children, getting their toes caught in escalators. The one common theme seems to be the clunky soft-soled clogs known by the name of the most popular brand, Crocs. […] In Japan, the government warned consumers last week that it has received 39 reports of sandals — mostly Crocs or similar products — getting stuck in escalators from late August through…
Manolo says, apparently, Daniel is not the only Day-Lewis with the intense love of the beautiful shoes, for the past 35 years his sister Tamasin, the celebrity chef, has bought ONLY the shoes of the Maestro Manolo Blahnik When did Manolo become a habit, an obsession, a loyalty? Is it odd that, since that first pair of purple shoes, I have never bought a pair of shoes anywhere else? Manolos have seen my feet through everything. I have climbed to the top of Mweelrea, the mountain behind my house in County Mayo, in a pair of bitter-chocolate-brown ponyskin desert boots,…
Manolo says, the Manolo has been mentioned in the traditional press several times over the past few days. Today, in the International Herald Tribune, in the article entitled Flashy and tailor-made: rag trade blogs, the Manolo is briefly mentioned. He is also been name-checked in the pieces in the Burlingame Daily News and the New Delhi Times newspaper.
Manolo says, here is the most beautiful and elegant black patent and gold shoe from the Pucci. Yes, it is something different from the Pucci, as it does not employ or make reference to colorful Pucci pattern. But it is so beautiful, and look, the soles are made of gold! Or perhaps the golden metallic leather. In any event, Pucci makes the smiles!