NOV
2008
29

The Basement of the Bargains!

Manolo says, if you are bargain hunting this Christmas season (and who is not?), you will be most happy to know that our friend Twistie has selected many items discounted suitable for the gift-giving at the Manolo’s Basement of the Bargains!

NOV
2008
27

Happy Thanksgiving!!

The Manolo wishes all of his internet friends the Happiest of Happy Thanksgivings. There is so much for which the Manolo must be thankful, but chief among those things are you, dearest reader, for your generosity of spirit and willingness to indulge the Manolo here at his humble shoe blog have brought immeasurable joy. May your day be filled with family, friends, turkey, and all things super fantastic!

NOV
2008
27

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Debbie Reynolds! Congratulations to the Manolo’s long-time internet friend srah, who was the first to correctly identify this tirelessly entertaining person of note.

NOV
2008
26

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

NOV
2008
24

Ayyyy! Monday Puzzle Corner

Manolo says, this week our friend Spirit Fingers has challenged us to identify the movies about the fake musicians.

NOV
2008
24

How to Fall Stylishly from Grace

Manolo says, the Manolo’s fellow shoeblogger and internet friend, Felicia Coley, she of the marvelous Well-Heeled Society blog, has written the book. It has the intriguing and evocative title of How to Stylishly Fall from Grace. The book launches officially on December 5th, but you may read the excerpt, and preorder the book today. Those who do so will be entered in the contest to win the fantastic package of prizes, one which including shoes!

NOV
2008
24

Christian Louboutin Padrino For The Monday

It is Monday and you are again back at your desk, working, working, working, always with the excessive working, although, when you consider the alternative–with the government cheese you would be eating, and the hand-her-downs your youngest daughter, “The Complainer”, would be wearing–it is not that bad. So, you lower your head and soldier on, for the benefit of those you love, and because the job is not all that bad, not really. The bit boring at times, the bit frustrating, the bit exasperating, but not bad. You’ve had worse. Like, for the example, that first job you had just…

NOV
2008
21

Manolo the Columnist

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post Dear Manolo, I’ve recently taken a job waitressing to help me through the tough economy, and as a result I’ve been searching for some good inexpensive shoes to wear while working. I was hoping to find some platforms that would keep my little peds comfy, but still give me two or three inches of height. Any suggestions for the working girl? Denise Manolo says, it is no secret that the times are tougher than they were the mere months ago, back in the early-to-mid-late 2000s,…

NOV
2008
20

Manolo for the Big Girl and Igigi

Manolo says, the Manolo for the Big Girl Blog is running the contest together with Igigi, the maker of stylish clothing for the big girls, it is the contest with the $250 prize! Hurry, enter now!

NOV
2008
19

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is His Purpleness, Prince! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, Toddson who got the correct answer with great alacrity.

NOV
2008
19

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

NOV
2008
17

Elie Tahari Boots for the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk working feverishly to complete the latest onerous task placed upon you by your supervisor, Mr. Rummelkin, The Official Boss From Hell, the micro-managing, 5’3″ tall, churlishly malignant, tooth ache of the man. Yes, you are the big girl, you know that relations between management and labor are not always easy, and indeed you have had other bosses in the past who were less than pleasant to work for: The Shouter, The Underminer, and The Ditherer, individuals who had risen to their Peter Principle level of incompetency, and from…