Quotes by Manolo Blahnik

About Manolo Blahnik:

Manuel "Manolo" Blahnik Rodríguez is a Spanish fashion designer and founder of the self-named, high-end shoe brand.
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I don't consider myself a fashion designer.

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I get more tired by travelling than anything.

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I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.

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I was possessed by London.

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I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe.

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My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.

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In London I feel free; nobody bothers anyone and everyone is free to express themselves.

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My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic.

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Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.

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The gimmicky thing I'm not very keen on.

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I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.

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I never thought that I would sell to young people, but now girls who are 14 and 15 buy my shoes.

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The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century.

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You put high heels on and you change.

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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.

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I think of each new season as an evolution, not a change in style.

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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.

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I couldn't care less about business.

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I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.

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About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.

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I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

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Author Bio

  • NameManolo Blahnik
  • DescriptionSpanish fashion designer
  • AliasesManuel Blahnik Rodríguez
  • BornNovember 28, 1942
  • CountrySpain
  • ProfessionGrand Couturier; Designer