Shoe Fetish

Style Icon Manolo Blahnik

If you are indeed a true fashionista, you and shoes have a special love affair. In an ode to Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City and of course the GOD of shoes...Mr. Manolo Blahnik...HSLG brings you Shoe Fetish. I read somewhere a quote by Marilyn Monroe, "I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot"..TRUE TRUE.
Carie Bradshaw in her infamous Manolos...Who can forget the episode when Carrie was leaving a lunch date in Soho and came face to face with mugger. She pleaded for him to take everything BUT her Manolos and that's exactly what he took.
Manolo's inspired by Marrikemo...Love the pink Poppy Jane inspired heel.
Mr. Manolo Blahnik at 100th Anniversary Gala of Neiman Marcus


Born in Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary Islands in 1942, Manolo Blahnik was brought up there on the banana plantation owned by his Czech father and Spanish mother. Blahnik has found his niche and successful formula in creating a combination of “occasional avant garde looks for the affluent few” and “good solid looks that will wear forever.” Manolo is an innovative designer...when mainstream companies were creating chunky platforms he decided design sleek stilletto heels with a very distinct style.

Read more about Manolo Blahnik at www.manoloblahnik.com

So have you ever wondered how they are made... Well, they all started somewhere and if you have a fetish for shoes or just would love to go on a hiatus with you girlfriends, I found this cool vacation spot right in the state of Washington. It's the Shoe School http://www.shoeschool.com/ ...you can go there for 5 days and they will give you a crash course in shoe design AND you make a pair of shoes JUST for you.

So embrace your inner shoe goddess or god....