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Manolo Blahnik [1942-0] Spanish

Rank: 102
Designer, Fashion Designer

Manuel "Manolo" Blahnik Rodríguez CBE, is a Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand.

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Quote	Tags	Rank
You put high heels on and you change.	Change	101
The greatest luxury is being free.		102
About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.	Design	103
People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.		104
Some people just use beautiful things to just shop or to have a tribal feeling - 'Oh, blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Hermes; blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Saint Laurent; blah-blah blah' - because it's like a need, a tribe, recognition: 'Ahh, my Rolex.' But I run away from anything which is too recognizable - it's my nature.		105
Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.		106
Everything is global now. It's not London, it's not Spain, it's not Italy - everything is everywhere. So you have to be everywhere, I guess.		107
If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too; yes, I see what you mean but, really, it's jewels that change an outfit.		108
My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.		109
I always love China, especially the old China.		110
Paris is paramount for fashion, always was - always will be.		111
I hate to travel with stuff.	Travel	112
I put everything I think is sexy into my shoes.		113
Maintenance is terribly important.		114
I think of each new season as an evolution, not a change in style.		115
A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.		116
I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe.		117
I never thought that I would sell to young people, but now girls who are 14 and 15 buy my shoes.		118
Papa died when he was 77.		119
I am insecure. Everyone's insecure.		120
Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.		121
I am not a movie star or a football player, I just do my thing.		122
I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience.		123
I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.		124
Trends don't interest me.		125
In London I feel free; nobody bothers anyone and everyone is free to express themselves.		126
There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.		201
I'm mad for satin.		202
I like women with style to wear my shoes.		203
What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.		204
I do think one should have clean feet.		205
I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.		206
I do and re-do things that I used to do in a flash, because I want to be more perfectionist about these things. Maybe it sounds pompous and pretentious, but that's the way I feel.		207
The greatest shoemaker in England for many, many decades; he used to be the royal shoe-maker for the Queen Mother. This is where I learnt my trade.		208
My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.		209
Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.		210
I get more tired by travelling than anything.		211
I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.		212
I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.		213
I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.		214
I eat a lot of chocolate.		215
If I look back I feel frightened, not happy, because my life is a bit of a mystery to me.		216
I couldn't care less about business.		217
I hate celebrities.		218
My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic.		219
I was possessed by London.		220
I don't belong to anyone.		221
I'm OK: I don't need money.		222
I don't consider myself a fashion designer.		223
My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore.		224
Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.		225
I'm very self-critical.		226
The gimmicky thing I'm not very keen on.		301
I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.		302

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