Manolo Blahnik Drawings
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 050028413X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
You just put on your Manolos and you automatically find yourself saying ‰Hi sailor' to every man that walks by, says Joan Rivers. Paloma Picasso, Isaac Mizrahi, Bianca Jagger also check in, and there are introductory essays by Vogue titans Anna Wintour, AndrE Leon Talley and Anna Piaggi, as well as by Michael Roberts of the New Yorker. The tasteful layout defers to Blahnik's work, with minimalist gray text alongside the circusy colors, and Blahnik's fabulous cursive descriptions. From Publishers Weekly My shoes are not fashion, they are gestures. Divided by decade, from the 1970s to the 2000s, the collection is diverse and fun, and as documentary as a museum catalogue. So says Blahnik in a book that lays out his designs as brightly colored whimsies, sketches deftly convey the essences of his creations. It should appeal to any fashionista or design aficionado anyone with a sense of shoes as art. Madonna says, they are as good as sex and t
Michelle said Must have book. Best book ever for shoe lover. Every page just gorgeous and color. Took book apart and framed several images with target frames. Looks professional. Very surprised to have creates something so rich from a book and cheap frames - all with little effort. Buy book, will not be disappointed. "good book" according to La Sonadora. The drawings in this book are amazing. I think the book would be better with photographs of the finished shoe next to each drawing. Also, the about Manolo section is too small, it could have given a longer biography.. "Inspiring, intricate, whimsical and innovative. A fashionista must-have!" according to R. Akuffo. This book is pure magic! The amazing detail, the vibrant colour and the unmistakable impact of his sketches is just mind boggling. You think you know shoes when you see the finished product, but when you see how they started as ideas and art, you get a much better appreciation of the amount of work and creativity required. The slightest placement of a strap, o
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Whether it's a Grecian sandal designed for Galliano, with a snake-like strap slithering up the calf, or an emerald- and bead-fringed satin mule, the seductive attention to detail in the drawings conjures up the shoe itself. These sketches are executed with such exuberance and deftness that they have become as sought after as the shoes themselves (they often fetch up to $15,000.00 at charity auctions). Illuminating introductions by Anna Wintour and Michael Roberts explore why Manolo Blahnik's shoes inspire such passion, and these are complemented throughout the book by the words of admirers including Suzie Menkes, Donatella Versace, and David Hockney. 150 illustrations, 120 in full color. And they last longer."—Madonna Diane Von Furstenberg has more than eighty pairs; Paloma Picasso has been a fan since she was fourteen; Bianca Jagger and Kate Moss, to name just a few, are fellow addicts. Here, collected together for the first time, are over one hundred exquisite drawings that Blahnik makes at the outset of the design process. For three decades, Blahnik's sense of the theatrical wedded to the finest materials and superlative craftsmanship have held the fashion world spellbound, and his creations have graced the catwalks of great designers from Yves Saint-Laurent to Isaac Mizrahi to John Galliano. "Manolo Blahnik's shoes are as good as sex. Michael Roberts