It is said that the treasured female point G (ji) is at the end of the word shoppinG (shopping). Obviously, this is so. How inexplicable delight this almost ritual action brings! Shoes for women are like extra lives for a cat: there is a new pair - there is a new life. And shoes in this manic addiction occupy one of the first places.
Cult Brand Success Story
Mr. Manolo Blanic is a simple Spanish guy who, as a child, decided that this world could not live without simple and practical beauty. Starting to decorate the legs-paws of his home toys and pets, Blahnik did not stop there.
In 1965, the young man dared to leave his father's house and went to study design skills in the holy of holies of world fashion - Paris. Comprehending the basics of creating shoes, Manolo worked in a store with the appropriate assortment. Five years later, his creative path of trial and error led the designer from God to London, where he lived, wrote articles on footwear for the Italian edition of VOGUE and worked in a small shop.
The first sketches of a talented young man did not go unnoticed. The famous fashion editor Diana Vreeland categorically demanded that all his efforts be directed to the creation of women's shoes.
In 1973, the ambitious Blahnik became the owner of the first shoe store, and after another 6 years - he opened his own boutique in New York and began to successfully collaborate with fashion designers and brands: Perry Ellis, Calvin Klein, John Galliano, Yves Saint Laurent. In the early nineties, he was almost completely covered with world fame and popularity.
The most popular shoes Manolo Blahnik
Today it’s hard to truly recreate the reasons for this success. Practicality, modernity, femininity? Every detail of shoes from Manolo Blahnik is a separate work of art and a fully functioning mechanism that moves the entire brand forward.
The peak of fame came in the nineties, when it was Manolo Blahnik’s shoes in the popular television series “Sex and the City” (“Sex and the City”) that received a kind of advertising support. The main character is a journalist leading a frank column in a New York newspaper, Carrie Bradshaw - crazy about shoes and sandals of a wide variety of models, colors and price categories.
She considered shopping in shoe stores to be her main antidepressant. In the episode "Life in the Vogue Style" a model called Campari is vividly presented. Sarah-Jessica Parker - the actress who played the fashion journalist, has a name model from Manolo, named after her.
Swan wedding shoes are another brilliant role for irresistible manolos. The youth saga “Twilight” has become an excellent platform for presenting original satin boats in a white color scheme, with bright decoration with rhinestones. They were made specifically for the wedding scene of the heroine Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan).
The historical film "Marie Antoinette", with Kirsten Dunst in the title role, also could not do without the participation of the brand. Manolo Blahnik created a special pair of shoes for the main character.
It is noteworthy that each of these models has its own analogue for sale. Any fashionista can choose a perfect wedding, weekend or everyday couple, like a favorite actress or star!
The main feature that stylish Blahnik introduced into the fashion line was a high elegant hairpin and a sharp toe. For many years, these trends have settled in all brand campaigns. Over the years, this feature of the original manolos has slightly transformed, in accordance with the visions of the designer himself, however, he does not cease to follow his individual style and unique quality in creating women's shoes.
New York-based designer of Spanish descent does not stop there. He continues to rampantly create. Today, he boasts his own version of magic shoes for Ellie, a character in the fairy tale “The Wizard of the Emerald City,” created in 2009. Coca-Cola Light cans were adorned with this symbol of grace and femininity.
How much are?
A brand widely advertised by American cinema, the brand simply cannot remain in price reach for economical segments of the population.
The cost of one pair can range from 400 dollars and almost indefinitely. For example, blue shoes with a large square brooch, which appeared in the same "Sex ..." at the wedding of Carrie and Mr. Big, on the official website of the brand cost $ 965. The cost of new products ranges from 600 to two thousand green American bills.
Unfortunately, the official online store reports that delivery to the Russian Federation is not possible.
With great pleasure, avid admirers and regular customers of manolos are such celebrities as Beyoncé, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Naomi Campbell, Kylie Minogue and a whole series of famous fashionistas of Hollywood and the world stage.
Conclusion
Everything should be beautiful in a woman. And shoes are perhaps the most important detail, which is the basis of the wardrobe - the whole universe. Manolo Blahnik feels any, even the slightest, need of the female body. He treats the creation of his masterpieces with special trepidation and delights with the news of his customers. Shoes from Blanik - it is convenient, stylish, high-quality and always relevant.
