Manolo's Shoe Blog

OCT
2011 28

Manolo the Columnist: Nalanni from Ted Baker

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I am planning on showing solidarity with Occupy Wall Street this weekend and I am looking for a shoe that shows I am “of” the 99%, yet is stylish to be worn later in the evening to a casual cocktail party. What could you recommend? Briana Manolo says, ayyyy! This is the sort of question the Manolo dreads, in which the petitioner hopes to find the single pair of the shoes suitable for wearing to the two wildly different events. For the example,…

OCT
2011 27

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Angie Dickinson. Congratulations to our dear friend, the Mr. Henry, who was the first to correctly identify this week’s celebrity hottie of note. Here, for your amusement, is Angie Dickinson in the 1977, when she was 46 years of age, looking as if she has taken her Geritol…

OCT
2011 26

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

OCT
2011 25

Happy Sts. Crispin and Crispian Day!

Manolo says, today is the feast day of the dual patrons of this blog, the Saints Crispin and Crispian, the saintly shoemakers, and the Manolo’s own objects of personal devotion, as recounted in the Manolo’s brief work, the Consolation of the Shoes. And now, after the lighting of the devotional candles, it is time for our annual recitation of The Shoemakers, the greatest of the poems of John Greenleaf Whittier (himself, briefly the shoemaker). Ho! workers of the old time styled The Gentle Craft of Leather Young brothers of the ancient guild, Stand forth once more together! Call out again…

OCT
2011 24

46 Is Not What It Used to Be…

Manolo says, and for that we should be thankful. Perhaps it is the power of the modern multivitamins, or has the makeup gotten so much better over the past 40 years? Maybe it is the old-lady hairdos, or are we taking better care of ourselves? Whatever it is, most of the 46-year-old ladies of the Manolo’s current acquaintance look much, much better than this.

OCT
2011 21

Manolo the Columnist: Tennis Elastique from Bensimon

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post Dear Manolo, I would like to find some black sneakers that I can walk and do tai chi in, yet still convey a modicum of chic. Is it possible to be chic in sneakers? Katie Manolo says, the Manolo tried the tai chi once, and indeed and found it to be pleasantly revivifying, what with the sugar, and the milk, and the cardamom. Oh, wait. Perhaps that was the chai tea. Well, whatever. The healthful cup of tea and the brisk strolling along the boulevards…

OCT
2011 20

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Janet Leigh! This week, none of the Manolo’s internet friends was able to identify the famous celebrity personage of note.

OCT
2011 19

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?

OCT
2011 16

Seven Years of Shoeblogging: The Anniversary of the Manolo

Manolo says, on this day, in year 2004, the Manolo started his humble shoe blog. Seven years? Who could have imagined that the Manolo would still be here after all these years? So much has changed since the beginning, from the growth of the fashion blogosphere, to the democratization of the fashion reportage and criticism, to the commercial triumph of the corporate blogs, all of it visible from this odd little quarter of the interwebs. And yet, here is the Manolo, still sharing his love of the shoes, still trying to make his friends laugh. And through it all, this…

OCT
2011 14

Manolo the Columnist: Aprelle from Ugg

Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, In mid-November, I’m attending a wedding in Montreal. I’ve already got my shoes for the ceremony and the reception picked out, however, I need something both stylish and warm to wear around town, while I’m there. What do you suggest? Meryl Manolo says, the last time the Manolo visited Quebec, it was the few years ago, in the February, when the weather was clear, beautiful and freezingly cold, with the outside temperature hovering somewhere around seven thousand degrees below zero. Of the course,…

OCT
2011 13

Whose Shoes Wednesday…The Answer!

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Annie Lennox! Sadly, this week, none of the Manolo’s internet friends were able to identify this chameleonic personage of note.

OCT
2011 12

Whose Shoes Wednesday

Manolo asks, whose shoes?