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...

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.

girl saws working-now

I saw these girls like Sherilyn Fenn and Lara Flynn Boyle that should be working now instead of these anonymous girls. They're all the same.

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.

anyone bothers express

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