Manolo Blahnik: Fleeting Gestures and Obsessions

I’ll admit I’m not a shoe guy, nor a fashionista. I consider myself fashionable and care about design and style, but women’s shoes isn’t even on my radar.... so, know that up front.However, I bought this as a gift for someone who is (the kind of person who has a display case for their shoes, has more Pinterest boards than I have pairs of socks, etc.) and it was a resounding success.Also this book is HUGE, high quality, comes sealed and is at the time of writing about 50% less than MSRP ($60) which I didn’t realize at the time of purchase. Very presentable as a gift, has tons of very cool high quality glossy photos, and would not be out of place sitting on a 3K Design Within Reach coffee table.So, for $30 presently it’s a steal. I think it’d still be a win at $60. Viability as a gift for the shoe-obsessed person in your life is excellent.I can’t comment on the content really as it’s outside my wheelhouse, but I’ll give it 5 stars as it was perfect for my needs.

If you love shoes and you know Manolo Blahnik's shoes, you have to get this book. Beautiful.

Great coffee table book! This is a gift for a friend in the design trade. Excellent photography and text. Well produced.

Excellent service, highly recommend

Always classic literature. Nice and quality photo/illustration.

Wonderfully documented, illustrated and comprehensive review of the career of a unique designer. A pleasure to add to any library!

A visually sumptuous book. Great photography and interview transcripts highlighting a fabulous career.

Perfect!

Llegó muy rápido, un libro excelente con unas fotos maravillosas.

Smooth shipping! Great book. Thank you.

Having walked past Manolo's Old Church Street shop for most of my life, it is always a comforting joy to smell the scent of Tuberose waft out the door every time one of his discerning clients should be entering the shop. I am now lucky enough to be able to buy shoes every now and then for my wife when she can no longer resist a pair so exquisite that her foot in one of his shoes is too fabulous looking for me to say no.This book emanates the style and precision of his craft that has amassed a following amongst women and men of style that mean it is difficult to feel right in anything else. The book is actually a narrative of recent fashion history from the mid 1970s with references of boots, heels and sandals that have influenced the way women have wished to dress from their "soles" up. Clients such as Tina Turner, Jerry Hall, Anna Wintour, Isabella Blow and Kate Moss.I feel lucky to have spent time photographing his shoes at the Paris Fashion Shows, New York and London on the great models and ladies of our time. In fashion shoots and portrait sittings where the women know who the are because they do not settle for anything less than perfection on their feet. Michael Roberts has created with Manolo and I am sure his sister Evangeline a tome that will have any woman in raptures. A fantastic buy if you love your wife or your girlfriend.

娘の結婚式のウェルカムスペースに飾る為に購入。ウェディングシューズと同じマノロブラニクの写真集。なかなかなくて、あっても中古品ばかり。新品があって本当に良かったです。美しい写真集のテンション上がります。

El libro estaba en perfectas condiciones, nada que objetar. Lástima que la persona a la que se lo hemos regalado no haya sido capaz de apreciar la buena intención del regalo.