Manolo Blahnik
Spanish shoemaker who hand-carves his own lasts and heels, elevating the stiletto into an object of architectural precision and wit.
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Manuel "Manolo" Blahnik Rodríguez is a Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand.
He still carves the wooden heel prototypes himself after fifty years, treating a single strap and a needle-thin heel as a problem of engineering, balance and seduction.
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Spanish shoemaker who hand-carves his own lasts and heels, elevating the stiletto into an object of architectural precision and wit.
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