Biography
The fans of the cult "sex in the big city" for the rest of the lives were remembered, which, together with the cocktail "Cosmopolitan", Malboro's light cigarettes and the ultra-thin condoms of Carrie Bradschow adored shoes. In particular, Manolo-created Blator. And even married a man's dream of John Preston, the writer came out in the dark blue shoes on the heel, decorated with a large square brooch, as it is impossible to suit the costume.Childhood and youth
At the end of autumn, in the November 28th day of 1942, in the city of Santa Cruz de La Palma, located on the Canary Islands, a future famous designer was born. Boy's parents owned a banana plantation, where his childhood passed.
Embed from getty imagesFrom the young age, the mother, the aristocrat in origin, taught the Son's Sale Skills of Sewing Art and, together with her husband, did not regret the power so that the child is freely oriented in the world of painting, literature, cinema and, of course, fashion. Adult clothes preferred to order exclusively at the famous tailor of Paris and Madrid and wrote down glossy magazines.
"I am a Spaniard by origin, but the Czech blood flows in me. Mom read me Pushkin's fairy tales, and my father-Czeh spoke Russian, so I'm in love with Russian culture since childhood. And in Russia I was already many, many times: I love this country. And more than any other city in the world, I love Petersburg, "the world celebrity once admitted.Also, the man added that he was especially touched by the Victory Day, when he saw the girls who walked along with her grandparents. They laughed and prepared to go to the dance - this is exactly the blown and called the real life.
Embed from getty imagesAt the 12th age of Manolo with his parents and younger sister, Gospel moved to Geneva, where he received secondary education and planned to get to the highest, and not somewhere, but in the oldest university of the country. Although, if you believe some sources, he still did not graduate, throwing a couple of years after receipt and going to the European tour. But it is known for certain that the Blatnik managed to easily conquer the school of the Louvre.
In parallel with the study of the history of the arts, a young man worked in the store, providing vintage outfits to customers. Soon, thanks to the help of the father, the guy moved to the capital of Great Britain, where he became a student of a linguistic college. However, he liked to raise the level of knowledge of the English language much less than stumping the afternoon in the Cinema "Odeon", take orders for the creation of sketches, write articles of length of Italian Vogue.
Fashion
In the early 70s, the talented Spaniard had a portfolio of the created sketches, and, armed with them, he set off to storming New York. At that moment, a long-standing girlfriend Paloma, the daughter of the great artist Pablo Picasso, introduced him to the editor of the American "VOG", who visited graceful shoes, decorated with ivy and a branch of Cherry. The drawing has conquered the woman so much that she advised the blown to make the creation of shoes.The young man obediently won an authoritative opinion and on his return to London had already invented men's models, gradually switched to female. At first, the blick provided a collection for the Zapata boutique, and then in a rather short time bought the room and opened his own brand store, which he managed with his beloved younger sister (Christina's nephew). From this, the long and successful story of the brand began.
The popularity of the designer and his "dyed works" grew the day from the day, the stars of world values flashed among customers - the honorable first place among them was taken by Bianc Jagger.
Embed from getty imagesSoon, Manolo became the godfather of her daughter, and the list of famous buyers was replenished with Madonna, Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, Melania Trump and, of course, Saraz Jessica Parker, perpetuating the label in Sex and The City. In black shoes with a closure on ankle, Rihanna appeared in the advertisement of his own perfume - Rogue Spirits.
"What makes a woman feminine is she herself, her personality. And shoes only addition. In my opinion, the heel shoes are complemented well. They make a woman more seductive, immediately changing the gait. When a woman wears heels - this is a kind of theatrical performance, "said the designer more than once.For a reverent attitude to heels, it was even nicknamed to those who returned to the representatives of the beautiful floor of the hairpin, after completing the era of the impressive platforms, which the "shoemaker from Couture" himself did not like. First, because it ruins the image. Secondly, because it used to be made from a cheap material. At the same time, the designer is open for cooperation: Celvin Klein, Carolina Errera, John Galliano, Yves Saint Laurent and other fashion designers were found among his colleagues.
Embed from getty imagesFollowing the celebrities and now dream of sandals, ballet shoes or boats from blurry and "simple mortals". If finance allows, it is important to remember the important differences in the original from the fake. For example, about the mandatory elements of the original - sewn logo on the insole, the inscriptions of the hand Made and soft natural skin.
Interesting Facts: Manolo also developed a design for a mini-bottle of Coca-Cola, in his shoes shoe heroine "Simpsons", and in the creative biography there was a jewelry collection launched along with the Rose Touse.
Personal life
Incredibly, but despite the fact that Manolo fell in love with millions of women around the world, a man never walked under the crown. The legislator itself explains this such immature fact as follows:
"I like to work. I have no personal life! But my generation people do not think about money. I think everything should be done only for pleasure. Maybe I'm crazy. I live not in the house, I live in the Museum of Shoes. Although it would be better to say, in the mausoleum of shoes. "Manolo Blatik now
From June to September 2019, the London Art Museum of London Wallace Collection occupied the brand fans Manolo Blahnik and art connoisseurs - The Inquiring Mind exhibition began. The exposition took ten halls and consisted of 160 pairs of shoes performed in different styles and dedicated to different topics.
Embed from getty imagesOn the official website and in the social network "Instagram" can be found with new collections, as well as, seduced by appetizing photos of models, order a pair of favorite.