Quotes by 'Manolo Blahnik'

Manolo Blahnik

Manuel "Manolo" Blahnik Rodríguez CBE, is a Spanish fashion designer and founder of the self-named, high-end shoe brand...

I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.

wear women

I like women with style to wear my shoes.

england learnt royal

The greatest shoemaker in England for many, many decades; he used to be the royal shoe-maker for the Queen Mother. This is where I learnt my trade.

deal

I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe.

change season

I think of each new season as an evolution, not a change in style.

buy girls

I never thought that I would sell to young people, but now girls who are 14 and 15 buy my shoes.

I put everything I think is sexy into my shoes.

I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.

huge life

My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore.

mother

My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.

incredible mother

My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic.

cannot people send work

Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.

anyone bothers express

In London I feel free; nobody bothers anyone and everyone is free to express themselves.

slovenly

slovenly and outwardly repulsive. But at the same time, is there not something magnetic?