DEC
2010
13

Things That Make The Manolo Happy

Manolo says, two young hip-hop dancers reviving the nearly lost art of jitterbug. P.S. Many thanks to the Manolo’s internet friend Valerie.

DEC
2010
13

Manolo’s Super Fantastic Gifts for the Ladies

Manolo says, please allow the Manolo to recommend the few appropriately super fantastic gifts for the womenfolk… Last week, when the Manolo recommended the super fantastic gifts for the men, he suggested that the Amazon Kindle electronic reading machine, would be the most appropriate gift for gentleman. Subsequently, many of the Manolo’s lady friends said that this thing was something they also truly wanted to find under the tree. So, if you are the gentleman who wishes to impress the lady of your acquaintance, present her with the Kindle filled with the collected works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Danielle Steele.…

DEC
2010
13

The MSM: Manolo Social Media

Manolo says, the Manolo politely reminds you that he is now the master of the social media. And as such, the Manolo politely requests that you consider befriending him on the Facebook, following him on the Twitter, and perhaps being so kind as to subscribe to his Super Fantastic Newsletter, which will shortly be revived with regular updates from the Realm of the Super Fantastic (to include news of bargains, deals, special events, contests, and other Manolospheric doings).

DEC
2010
13

Holiday Shoes 2010: Stuart Weitzman Turalu

Manolo says, perhaps you saying, “Ack! Manolo, this holiday shopping madness is crushing me! Show me something simple, something pretty, something I might actually wear!” Et voila, the Turalu from the Stuart Weitzman. Simple. Wearable. Pretty.

DEC
2010
13

The FN Shoe Star!

Manolo says, coming soon, right after the first of the year, it is the FN Shoe Star! The FN Shoe Star is the interwebs-based shoe design contest, the collaboration between the Footwear News, The Fashion Institute of Technology, and Brown Shoe, in which twelve young designers of the shoes compete to see who is the best. For the readers of the Manolo with the long memories, they will perhaps remember the first incarnation of the FN Shoe Star, more than three years ago. The contest that was not as widely published as it should have been. Here is the video…