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Manolo Blahnik Makes a Comeback, Is Again in Demand

fashionologie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:29:37 PDT

>> After being overtaken for a few years by Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik is back in the spotlight. Recent deliveries of a particular Manolo pump sold out so fast, Bergdorf Goodman had to institute a waiting list. “Manolo’s shoes are very much in the spirit of this moment’s clothes, pared down, with simple lines, and I hate to say ladylike, but classic,” said Linda Fargo, SVP for women’s fashion at the store.

“We do a very, very strong business in his shoes,” added Jonathan Joselove, SVP and merchandise manager for Neiman Marcus, noting that the stores have difficulty keeping certain Manolos in stock.

As the New York Times points out, Kate Moss wore a classic pair of Manolos for her wedding this past Summer, and Sarah Jessica Parker was shot exclusively in the Blahnik BB pump in the August issue of Vogue. “I walked in [for the shoot] and looked around and saw all these shoes, and then I spotted the Manolos and it was like water in a desert,” Parker explained. “I was just so excited to see a simple black pump.”

Of Louboutin's more embellished shoes and signature red soles, George Malkemus, president of Manolo Blahnik USA, says: “It was a chic idea for a minute. You wore a red sole, and everyone knew you spent $1,200 or $1,400 for your shoes. And I would say there was a period when certain customers abandoned us and moved into that world.” But, as Blahnik himself added last week: “The gimmicky thing I’m not very keen on. I’ve never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.”

Video - Kate Moss on Her Wedding; Plus, Manolo Blahnik on Doing Her Bridal Shoes Five Times

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:06:39 PDT

>> In a video Vogue.com captured a few weeks before her wedding (below), Kate Moss admitted that she was having a bit of a Bridezilla moment: “I’ve had big parties, I’ve had big birthday parties and you know, I’m like, ‘Let’s do a big wedding!’ Oh my god. And then you wake up thinking, ‘Ballet shoes for the girls! The satin! Is the ribbon right?’ I’m like, I’ve gone mental! I did not understand the Bridezilla show but now I do.”

And the extreme attention to detail didn't exclude the bridal shoes, Manolo Blahnik - who did the honors - recently revealed: “We did them five times to get them the way [Kate] wanted. My workers are the best people. I wouldn’t be here without them. The shoes arrived the day before and there were too many jewels on the heel because of the long train. So we had women working up until midnight to change it. I’ve known Kate since she was a little girl. The wedding was divine. Kate has such a presence. You just have to feel it.”

fashionologie — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:00:10 PDT

>> Philip Treacy Putting Together Isabella Blow Film -Just last week, it was announced that pieces of Isabella Blow's wardrobe - including 90 Alexander McQueen outfits, 50 hats from Philip Treacy, and shoes by Manolo Blahnik - will be auctioned in September. And over the weekend at Naomi Campbell's birthday party, Treacy had a further piece of news related to the deceased fashion editor; Andre Leon Talley reports: "He has a producer to do a film on Isabella, and [John] Galliano has already confirmed to play himself. Who will play Isabella? Treacy has a great trick up his hat, and it’s going to rock the world, but he cannot reveal it until this major new talent confirms." [NYTimes, Vogue]

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:07:25 PDT

>> Jenna Lyons Wants a J.Crew-Louboutin Collaboration-J.Crew carries selected items from other brands - Ray-Ban, Barbour, Belstaff - in its stores, but currently, it's collaborations that are on J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons's mind: "What we’d really like to do, especially for women’s, is a shoe collaboration where we maybe go to someone like Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin. Gap did a great job doing that with Pierre Hardy, I thought. Women’s is just harder. Would I love to sell Chanel bags? Sure. Would they let us? No." [Style File]

Fashion in 50 Seconds 10/21/09 Karlie Kloss for Christian Dior

coutorture — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:55:02 PDT

Karlie Kloss will appear in the spring 2010 Christian Dior advertising campaign.

Jerry Hall on writing poems and living with Mick Jagger's brood.

Anthropologie expands to Europe with London store debut.

Gucci launches iPhone app with a 24-hour music channel, travel tips, playlists and virtual turntables.

Marc Jacobs autographs bags to benefit Al Gore's nonprofit organization, The Climate Project.

Manolo Blahnik shows his colorful spring 2010 collection in London.

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Quote Of The Day: Buying Manolos In London And New York

coutorture — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:08:55 PDT

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To this day, the only place to buy Manolos in London is at Monolo's own shop on Old Church Street, a side street in deepest Chelsea. It's a mostly residential area, and a twenty-minute walk from the nearest underground station. It is not convenient to Mayfair's Bond Street or Knightsbridge's Sloane Street, where most of the world's top luxury labels can be found....None of London's other stores are allowed to carry the brand, lest they cannibalize sales from the Old Church Street boutique. For women with a day job, it is nearly impossible to buy a pair of Manolo Blahniks in London. In fact, many of London's serious dressers buy their Manolos in New York, where, thanks to an enterprising franchise partner, George Malkemus, they are available at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys, and even online, in addition to the Manolo Blahnik boutique, just off Fifth Avenue.

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Brian Reyes Fall 2009: Not So Well-Heeled

fashionologie — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:27:27 PST

>> "Another barefoot model on the Brian Reyes catwalk. And another. What's going on here?" The Moment twittered this morning. Apparently, the shoes Brian did in collaboration with Manolo Blahnik weren't too comfortable: viewers lost count of the number of models who toppled, and at least three stopped to take their shoes off. By the final run of the show - and this never happens - all the models had taken off their shoes and were walking barefoot. So much for those Manolos, but at least they didn't cause any falls like at Herve Leger earlier this week.
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Boy and Band of Outsiders Fall 2009 Full of Insiders

fashionologie — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:37:31 PST

>> After two seasons of videos, Scott Sternberg decided to take his Boy and Band of Outsiders show live, creating tableaux vivants of models in classroom, by a lamppost, resting on a park bench, or reading a book on a bed - "I want to use the groupings, or vignettes, to create microcosms within this vast space." Props to the man for being one of the first, if not the first this week to rent a space big enough to hold his presentation and all the guests invited comfortably. Kanye West hit up this show too, and Jason Wu, who shares the same stylist with Sternberg, Tina Chai.

The sportwear label clearly has some major fans - Meredith Melling Burke was running around, camera out - which I've never seen her do - and got up close and personal with the brightly-colored, ankle-tied high heel bowling shoes that Boy collaborated with Manolo Blahnik on; they did look outstanding against the contrasting tights with color-tipped toes.
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fashionologie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:03:16 PST

>> INSIDER WIRE -Come February, the eternal who's-got-the-best-fashion-show-invites competition will hit full swing, but for now, it's all about the holiday card. Chanel sent a paper mobile with tiers reading "Chanel wishes you a Happy New Year" in a ten different languages, Manolo Blahnik created a holly shoe drawing just for the occasion, and Giles Deacon mastered the Swarovski-encrusted, Santa-hatted eyeball. [Grazia, Fashionista]

Coutorture Community Must Reads 10/24/08

coutorture — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:04:12 PDT

We kindly request that you click over to our Network Partners before you close down the laptop for the weekend--we promise there is fashion yet to be had.

FashionFillers, put up some scans from the A/W 08 issue of Commons and Sense and boy does it make us nostalgic for the early-Madonna years. And lace gloves.

Makeup And Beauty Blog gives readers a lesson on how to wear red lipstick and which tubes will get you where you need to be.

It's been a while since we drooled over a pair of Blahniks but out Network Partner, Hello, Lover...Shoedaydreams (clearly not afraid of dropping a SATC reference here and there) brings us back.

And then she said something we all agreed with and wished we said ourselves, "If you've never worn a wig, you haven't lived.". The Budget Babe goes where Halloween will take us anyway.