A Fun Interview with Manolo Blahnik
by Lesley Scott
Feb 16, 2011 1:42 PM PST
Raised on a banana plantation in the Canary Islands, the exuberant Blahnik clacked onto the set of Sex & the City into Household-Name status on the heels of Carrie Bradshaw, and, at 68, works more today than he did 30 years ago.
For their February 2011 issue, HEMISPHERES snagged a fun interview with the personable - & hardworking! - shoe designer. Here are some highlights -
On toe cleavage -
'I think it's more exciting and sensual ... Before me, there was no toe cleavage at all.'
On becoming a shoe designer -
'Things happen by accident. But now I love what I do, and I can't live without it.'
Read more by clicking over to our friends at FashionTribes!
Cinematic Tales of Femme Fatales From Miu Miu!
by Lesley Scott
Feb 2, 2011 1:27 PM PST
Set in London's chichi Claridges hotel, 'The Powder Room' is the first in a series of short films by female filmmakers with different intellectual backgrounds and a distinct love of Miu Miu. Directed by Zoe Cassavetes (Broken English), the premiere piece takes place in an ultra-feminine environment where gestures between women are traded in a ritual of opulent beauty and romantic 'codes' - which mirror everything we all already adore about the luxury of the Miu Miu universe.
'I love the idea of a powder room, the ritual which takes place within them is very important for women,' explains Cassavetes about her somewhat mysterious narrative mosaic. 'The story is about women and their private moments, so it's allowed to be free and dream ... the dreamy part was the most fun. And the glamour.'
Read more about Miu Miu's short film series by clicking over to our friends at FashionTribes!
