The Emperor Of High Heels: Manolo Brenneke

In 1943, Manolo Blahnik The banana seed garden was born in the Canary Islands of Spain. The mother was Spanish and his father was from Czech. He and his sister, Evangeline, feel the old style of upbringing from their words and actions. He studied language and art in Geneva. In 1968, Manolo came to Paris to become a designer of dance.

In 1968, Manolo was sent to London by his father from Paris. He soon integrated into the London literary circle and met many like-minded friends. In 1970, when he visited New York, he showed his design to Diana Vreeland, editor in chief of the US vogue (Diana Vreeland). Diane praised the shoes he designed and encouraged him to develop his talents and continue his studies in this area.

Manolo began to constantly visit the shoemaking factory and interact with the operators. The Ossie Clark, the most famous designer in London, adopted the shoes he made and asked him to launch his own design series. Since then, Manolo's career has been on the right track. In 1973, his "chertier" shoe store opened. He found that the development of men's shoes was very small, so he turned to women's shoes. At this point, his talent has come to prominence. Shoes that were fashionable at that time were all the more heavy ones, but they were clumsy. Manolo took the lead in making elegant high-heeled shoes to release the feminine sexuality and elegance. But no matter how high and thin his heels are, they are designed with strong and durable wear, especially the design of soles attached to the human feet, which ensures the comfort of wearing.

Manolo spent most of his time. Italy Work. He is a real craftsman, and even a shoe last must be handmade. He has also drawn up a large number of design sketches, which have become a blueprint for advertising and appearing in fashion magazines all over the world. Manolo's shoes, no matter how expensive, are always sold out in just a few weeks. Just like what he said, "we are talking about shoes made by traditional handwork. Of course, they are a little more expensive, but such a price is not excessive. "

In 1974, Manolo became the first man to cover the cover of the British edition of Vogue magazine. Manolo is confident that he has the best taste in the world, so he doesn't advertise very much, but his reputation is bigger and bigger. It is true that fashion, classics, art and comfort are all taken over. Which woman is not crazy about it? His public image is always perfect. He hates the so-called men's fashion. In the past twenty years, he has been wearing double breasted suits.

Most of Manolo's female customers are famous personages, such as the American editor of the Vogue magazine Anna Venter, the famous host Oprah Winfle, and the late international celebrities. Princess Diana Princess Welsh, model Kate Moss, movie star Gwen, Paris Tero, J.Lo and Kelly Mino all have at least one pair of Malono Blahnik. Over the years, senior men's shoes made by him have also been favored by many men of insight. Manolo also designs shoes for fashion designers like Galiano, Michael and Kors. His design is unique, but never gloss over the fashion design. Nowadays, Manolo shoes have become one of the symbols of "red carpet culture".