--- title: "1 High Heeled Quotes By Manolo Blahnik" description: "1 High Heeled quotes by Manolo Blahnik. Plus more from Manolo Blahnik and more High Heeled sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/manolo-blahnik-4329_dear_the-most-tragic-moment-of-my-life-was-th_851796.png" --- > [The most tragic moment of my life was the first show I ever designed for. I had been asked to make shoes for Ossie Clark's show in the early '70s. I was so inexperienced that I didn't put the steel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/the-most-tragic-moment-of-my-life-was-the-first-show-i-ever-designed/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/manolo-blahnik-4329_dear_the-most-tragic-moment-of-my-life-was-th_851796.png) ## More by Manolo Blahnik > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/everything-is-global-now-it-s-not-london-it-s-not-spain-it-s-not/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [You get two weeks after you do a shoe where you can test whether it's good or not - if you're going to like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/you-get-two-weeks-after-you-do-a-shoe-where-you-can-test-whether-it-s/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [I was possessed by London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/i-was-possessed-by-london/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/what-is-fashion-it-s-discipline-discipline-and-a-credo-to-do-only-the/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [You put high heels on and you change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/you-put-high-heels-on-and-you-change/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [When somebody wants to work and believes in something, it doesn't matter if you're well known or rich or whatever it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/when-somebody-wants-to-work-and-believes-in-something-it-doesn-t/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [I eat a lot of chocolate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/i-eat-a-lot-of-chocolate/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [I thought Victoria Beckham was going to be one of those pop girls, but she's absolutely the complete opposite. She's a working girl. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/i-thought-victoria-beckham-was-going-to-be-one-of-those-pop-girls-but/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [I really connect with Victoria Beckham's desire to do something that she wants to do. Of the girls we've been talking about, she's one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/i-really-connect-with-victoria-beckham-s-desire-to-do-something-that/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [My most treasured clothing item is first suit that I made - acid green. It was disgusting, but I love it. It's been mended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/my-most-treasured-clothing-item-is-first-suit-that-i-made-acid-green/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [I'm totally twisted. Instead of, "Oh god, I don't have platforms - they won't like me," I was much more, "I'm doing what I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/i-m-totally-twisted-instead-of-oh-god-i-don-t-have-platforms-they-won/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/people-walk-differently-in-high-heels-your-body-sways-to-a-different/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [I saw this vision with a beautiful plastic bag in Kensington High Street, ... and then you didn't see the face because he had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/i-saw-this-vision-with-a-beautiful-plastic-bag-in-kensington-high/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/my-whole-life-has-been-a-huge-mistake-but-what-a-divine-mistake-doing/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) > [The gimmicky thing I'm not very keen on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manolo-blahnik/the-gimmicky-thing-i-m-not-very-keen-on/) [Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manolo-blahnik/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/high-heeled/manolo-blahnik/#itemlist", "name": "1 High Heeled Quotes By Manolo Blahnik", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most tragic moment of my life was the first show I ever designed for. 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