DEC
2007
06

Project Runway 4, Episode Four

Manolo says, ayyyy! Poor Chris, the Manolo was not ready for you to leave. Indeed, he found you to be among the most tolerable of this season’s personalities, especially when compared to the perpetually weepy/bitchy/whiney/annoying/moderately- untalented Ricky.

Chris, you were the sweet and charmingly funny grown-up person, and the Manolo devoutly wishes you had done better. Your outfit was not great, but it was by no means the worst, and your challenge (to make shoulder pads acceptable) was among the most difficult of all. The mistake in this case was to decide in favor of the 80s evening wear shoulder pads, instead of the much more trendy, 1940’s pencil skirt and shoulder pads. You went for Alexis Carrington when you should have aimed at Jane Russell and Barbara Stanwyk.

And so you were frog-marched off stage by Heidi, with the mocking jackal’s voice of Donna Karan (with her phoney-baloney, fake sincere smile) ringing in your ears.

Oh, how the Manolo wept bitter tears for 3.6 milliseconds, the exact amount of time he devoted to your made-for-television plight, before he returned to loathing Ricky.

As for the contest, this has the orange-stained hands of Michael Kors all over. Take three outdated and awful trends and revamp them in something anodyne that can be sold to the unsuspecting masses of fashion dunderheads. Brilliant!

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Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes?

Manolo answers, it is the Scarlett Johansson!

Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, Miz UV, who was the first to identify the owner of the shoes. Like many, the Manolo finds this little-girl pose, with the left foot turned in, terribly annoying.

Christian Louboutin Bows

Anemone by Christian LouboutinAnemone by Christian Louboutin   Manolo is Indifferent   Click!

Manolo says, the Manolo cannot recommend everything that comes from the atelier of Christian Louboutain. In this case, it is the Anemone, the Louboutin shoe with too much junk in the trunk.

P.S. Here is the Manolo’s internet friend Poochie expressing her disappointment with these shoess.

Appliance Science

Manolo says, if this year there are kitchen items on your Santy Claus list, perhaps you should first read the words of the urbane Mr. Henry regarding appliances and cookware.

DEC
2007
05

Malkovich!

Manolo shouts, Malkovich! With his hands folded!

P.S. Uncle Kimono

DEC
2007
05

Holiday Shoes 2007, II

Cesare Paciotti Sandals   Manolo Likes!  Click!

Manolo says, beautiful, sparkly silver sandals from Cesare Paciotti, perfect for the most luxurious of festive events.

Whose Shoes Wednesday?

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

DEC
2007
05
DEC
2007
04

Ayyyy!

Manolo says, ayyyy! Lady Malfoy Kidman!

DEC
2007
04

Happy Hanukkah!

Manolo says, the Manolo wishes all of his Hebraic friends the most joyous of festival of lights!

DEC
2007
04

Manolo’s Holiday DVDs

Manolo says, many of the Manolo’s internet friends have been saying to the Manolo, “Manolo, you are the man of great taste, culture, and wit, please to recommend for us the suitable gifts for the holiday season.”

And so the Manolo has heard the cries and will now give you his five favorite DVDs for gift giving purposes.

The Funniest Television Show Ever

The Flight of the Conchords

Finding the Flight of the Conchords is like finding the perfect little absurdist world, where everything, every detail, every musical note, every facial expression is not only hilarious, but hilariously true. You know that this is how the world is for some peoples, principally, naive Kiwi sort-of-hipsters trying to make the go of it in New York. Yes, the interactions between the characters is funny, but it is the dead-perfect song parodies that make this something you will watch repeatedly.

The Best Movie of 2007
Ratatouille

Ratatouille is not merely wonderfully funny, it also has profound things to say about art, artists, and critics, but does so lightly, in the best way possible. The writing is perfect, the comic timing is deft, and the animation amuses. The Manolo cannot recommend this movie highly enough.

The Most Uncompromisingly Funny Television Show Ever
Absolutely Fabulous

Undoubtedly, Absolutely Fabulous is the most uncomfortably, hilariously funny television show ever made about the topics of aging, boozing, unpleasant sex, bad plastic surgery, and the uncompromising demands of fashion. Also, undoubtedly, this series could not be made today, as the neopuritan impulses of the new millennium have decreed that such things are no longer supposed to be funny. But they are. Get it before it is outlawed.

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DEC
2007
04

Xmas Bargains

Manolo says, if you are looking for the Holiday gift for your man, you could do worse than the cashmere sweater, on the sale.