Manolo says, if, like the Manolo, you are the fan of the FN Shoe Star, than this final episode, in which the contestants are reunited, will perhaps amuse. Also, this afternoon beginning at 7pm East Time, the Manolo will be taking part in the “Twitter Party”, in which the FN Shoe Star bloggers will be discussing the just completed season in witticisms of 140 characters or less. The Manolo has been informed that there will even be the prize given away. Please feel free to join the Manolo at twitter feed at the designated time..

Manolo says, and now we are at the next to the last episode of the FN Shoe Star saga, in which the Keena and the Rachel present to the judges their final collection. The Manolo thought that this episode was the best one yet, because the presentations of the two young women were so interesting and well done. Indeed, the final challenge was especially well thought out as the two designers were charged with not only producing the two pairs of the shoes, but also the entire justification and marketing plan for their potential collections. The results were remarkably different.…

Manolo says, and then there were the two. Above you will find the latest episode of the FN Shoe Star, in which the pop star Fergie and the Manolo’s internet friend the Brandon Holley sat at the table of judging so as to help whittle the field of contestants down to the last two. Of all the episodes, this was the best yet. Finally, all the designers produced the shoes that were interesting and moderately well-made, and the viewer were given sufficient time to consider each shoe. This was more of what the Manolo had hoped to see from the…

Manolo says, Fergie! Getting Fergalicious with the Furgie, by designing the Fergie shoes for the Fergie to wear on her ferging feets!

Manolo says, the 12th episode of the FN Shoe Star is now available for your viewing pleasure. This week, the remaining designers are given the new challenge, to design the shoes for the bride who will be wearing the Vera Wang dress to her Puerto Rican wedding. (And, no, that is not the punchline to the tasteless ethnic joke. She is actually getting married in the San Juan.) And, so, in preparation for the designing, the designer are given the three minutes to ask the questions of the bride about her impending nuptials. The answer that surprised the Manolo most…

Manolo says, the Vasilios!, who advises the designers in the FN Shoe Star contest, as the sort of Tim Gunn cognate, has called the Manolo out for the comments the Manolo has made. Here is what the Manolo said… But, before we can go to the judges table to view the carnage, we are treated to 45 mildly amusing seconds of Vasilios! kvetching at the designers, and offering not much in the way of usable suggestions. Here below is the video of the episode in the question, the Vasilios! part begins at 1:30, and lasts for about three minutes… Aside…

Manolo says, and now the 11th episode of the FN Shoe Star is available on the line for your viewing pleasure. In this episode, as the Manolo had predicted, the Hyojin was shown the door and given the rocker-shoe boot. However, it was not the Manolo’s choice, Rachel, who was declared the winner, but Matthew. He was chosen because the judges believed he had accomplished the impossible goal of making the toner-shoe that could potentially trick some unlucky man into purchasing it. Other than the predicted loser and the unpredicted winner, there is not much else to report, except that…