Manolo Blahnik says fashion is global, with ideas spreading across every country. He believes true design requires discipline and attention to the smallest detail, especially in shoes that can change how you feel. He also mentions that high heels can transform a person’s presence.
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Manolo Blahnik is a dressmaker, best known for The snippy world of New Yorker fashion artist Michael Roberts.
Quick Facts About Manolo Blahnik
Born
November 27, 1942
Profession
Dressmaker
Notable works
The snippy world of New Yorker fashion artist Michael Roberts
About Manolo Blahnik
Manuel “Manolo” Blahnik Rodríguez is a Spanish fashion designer who started his own high‑end shoe brand.
![“I didn't need it [formal training], because I've got the best taste in the world.” quote by Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/972/manolo-blahnik-4329_fitness_i-didn-t-need-it-formal-training-because_1983198.png)
![“I think Lucy Ferry, now Birley, is absolutely beautiful. She's a modern girl, but she moves beautifully. Amanda [Harlech] moves beautifully when she's not working. All those English leftover society girls.” quote by Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/manolo-blahnik-4329_amanda_i-think-lucy-ferry-now-birley-is-absolut_2379559.png)
![“It was a different social structure. I'd go to [David] Bailey's for dinner at 10:30. There were always girls there and a house full of . . . I don't know, anybody. Cecil Beaton, Diana Cooper . . . And there I am sitting down with these creatures of the 20th century, and it was normal to us.” quote by Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02a/manolo-blahnik-4329_20th-century_it-was-a-different-social-structure-i-d_2141210.png)
![“I was a young man, and this is the kind of London it was, but so many people are just not here anymore. Not even Tina [Chow], who was to me absolutely the most important girl of the time. Tina was absolutely the chicest thing, the way she kept herself, the way she moved. You're born like that…” quote by Manolo Blahnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/manolo-blahnik-4329_acquire_i-was-a-young-man-and-this-is-the-kind-o_1940754.jpg)
