NOV
2008 03

Christian Louboutain Boots For the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk, and frankly, for once you are so happy to be there, although not nearly as happy as you are to know that tomorrow this election madness finally ends. This is absolutely the last time you register you political party as “independent”. Indeed, your phone must have rung forty times this weekend, what with the robo-calls, and the pollsters, and the polite young people from both of the campaigns, trying to sway your vote, or begging for money. Nearly as bad as the phone calls, was the constant bombardment…

SEP
2008 29

Christian Louboutin for the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back in the office, where the tension is thicker than the sopa de chicharo and twice as salty. This destructive uncertainty and madness was not what you expected when you went into the investment banking so many years ago. Indeed, the recruiter at your college assured you that it would be just like sitting under the money tree and waiting for the shower of golden fruits. But now, ayyyyyy! People are running around like the chickens with the heads taken off, smelling strongly of panic and fallen portfolios. And you, yourself, you…

AUG
2008 04

Christian Louboutin Pumps for the Monday

Manolo says, it is Monday and you are back at your desk, slaving away again for The Man. However, today, unlike most other Mondays you are feeling perky and chipper and bubbly and…and…wonderful, for you think that you may possibly, might be maybe in love. Of the course, you cannot be 100% positively certain, for the modern condition of your generation, which might best be described as detached irony mingled with studied diffidence, has rendered you incapable of fully evaluating such things. But, there it is again, that incomparably wonderful tingly feeling in the exact center of your chest, together…

JAN
2008 28

Christian Louboutin for The Gloomy Monday

Manolo says, Monday+January+Nasty Weather=Wicked Bad Depression Louboutin Sandals+Crystals=Super Fantastic Happiness!

JAN
2008 07

Shoe Trends for 2008, Part Two

Manolo says, over the next few days, the Manolo will be giving his forecast for the coming years shoe trends. This next trend, which has been developing over the past year, has now fully arrived, and it is the brightly colored shoes. Currently we are seeing shoes which are saturated with color, not the primary color, but rich variations in the purples, the oranges, the yellows, the greens, the blues, and the reds. In fact, the Manolo goes so far as to call this the “Year of Color” This trend to color is visible at all levels of the market.…

DEC
2007 05

Christian Louboutin Bows

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.

NOV
2007 28

Dissent at the Blog of the Manolo

Manolo says, this is one of the reasons why the Manolo loves his readers so very much, because even when they dissent from the official Manolo Party Line, they do so in ways that are interesting, polite, and well-reasoned. Here, for the example, is the Manolo’s internet friend Sarah commenting upon the Manolo’s outrage with the Steven Madden peoples. Sorry, I have to go against the grain here. Ever seen those Suave shampoo commercials? Where two women with gorgeous hair flounce around for thirty seconds, and the announcer informs us that one of them spends a lot for salon products,…

NOV
2007 26

More on the Steve Madden PhotoShopping

Manolo says, in case you may have missed this last week, the Manolo caught the shoe designer Steve Madde stealing the designs of the master Christian Louboutin, and also the photos used by the Saks department store to promote the Louboutin shoes. Over the weekend the Manolo’s internet friend Susan, at the Counterfeit Chic, dissected this case, and notes the irony that the photo stolen from the Saks website has more protection under the law than the design of the shoes, themselves. Of the course, for the Manolo the greatest crime is that Steve Madden is attempting to defraud his…

NOV
2007 20

Louboutin Miss Fred Tacco vs Steve Madden Becks

Manolo says, on the left you see the beautiful Miss Fred Tacco Boot from Christian Louboutin which the Manolo mentioned earlier today, retail price $695. On the right you see the Steve Madden Becks patent leather bootie which was spotted by the Manolo’s internet friend Carrie, and priced at $149.95. Clearly, the Louboutin has inspired the Madden shoe, although, if one looks closely, as our internet friend Cassandra has done… Is it just me or is the picture on the Steve Madden link Carrie posted the same exact picture of Louboutinâ€™s shoe, but with the red sole photoshopped out? And…

NOV
2007 20

Miss Fred Tacco Boot From Christian Louboutin

Manolo says, the more the Manolo looks at this black patent leather bootie from Christian Louboutin, the more the Manolo has come to like it. For the Manolo it is the gold piping and the gold heel that have been both troubling and endearing. “Is it too much? Maybe… No… Yes… Maybe… It is cute.” Such are the internal deliberations of the Manolo. As for the name, the Miss Fred Tacco, the Manolo has no idea.

OCT
2007 24

Louboutin Over-the-Knee Boots and How Not to Wear Them

Manolo says, the words “Christian Louboutin Over-the-Knee Boots” shout SEXY, but here you see Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez demonstrating that there is the fine line between sexy and ridiculous. Mimi simply looks ready to do the Pretty Woman stroll on Hollywood Blvd. As for the J-Lo, all the Manolo could think about was this… Which is clearly not what Christian Louboutin had in mind.

AUG
2007 23

Hyde Park by Christian Louboutin

Manolo says, after the most recent shock to system of the Manolo, the Manolo has the need to reaffirm his belief in the abilities of the Chiristian Louboutin. Happily, this was not difficult. Here is the Hyde Park, the beautiful gold and black t-strap sandal that will cleanse your palate of the distasteful flavor of bad fish.