Manolo's New Shoes ++++ A SUPERB SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - PAPERBACK ORIGINAL ++++

Manolo Blahnik

ISBN 10: 0500288852 / ISBN 13: 9780500288856

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2010

About this Item

A fine UK first edition, first printing paperback original - no dustjacket (as issued) - My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY MANOLO BLAHNIK - Pictures available upon request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manolo's New Shoes ++++ A SUPERB SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - PAPERBACK ORIGINAL ++++
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500288852
• ISBN 13: 9780500288856
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

The follow up companion to the bestselling Manolo Blahnik Drawings, this book presents a brand new collection of Manolo's celebrated shoe designs. The book is organized thematically to express Manolo Blahník’s interests and passions – art history, architecture, film (including his renowned designs for Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette), theatre, and flora and fauna.An introduction by Blahník himself is accompanied by contributions from some of the best-known names in fashion – Suzy Menkes, Grace Coddington, Milena Canonero, Amy Fine Collins and Carlos Garcia Calvo – each of whom provides valuable insight into the world of Manolo Blahník. This is must-buy book for the thousands of people of who own Blahník’s shoes – or who wish they did.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Manolo Blahník • Foreword by Suzy Menkes • Africa • Pleats • Words by Grace Coddington • Spain • The Spanish Side of Manolo Blahník by Carlos García- Calvo • Form • Structure • Equestrian • Nature • Botany • Marie Antoinette with Words by Milena Canonero • Classic • Theatrical • Words by Amy Fine Collins • Rome and Greece • Russia • Urban • Modernist • Christmas

About the Author

Manolo Blahnik has been designing shoes since 1971 and has received many prestigious awards, including the British Council's 'Accessory Designer of the Year' in 1990 and 1999. Suzy Menkes is the head fashion reporter and Editor for the International Herald Tribune.