Manolo Blahnik Quotes

There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

Shoes are the quickest way for women to achieve instant metamorphosis.

The greatest luxury is being free.

I love exaggerated, and I love eccentric, but you must be comfortable. Otherwise it is nonsense. There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.

The secret of toe cleavage, a very important part of the sexuality of the shoe; you must only show the first two cracks.

Remain dignified, dress well, be good to other people and you’ll be fine.

You put high heels on and you change.

It's the only thing I get inspired by! I get inspired by dreams. Who cares about the rest?

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

Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.

I'm going to do what I do, even more exaggerated. This is my attitude always. I don't betray myself at all.

What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.

Passion is passion. It's a sort of madness and possession of what you do or what you think. This is the difference of life: passion and commerce, which most of the people know as "P.C." But people have just got "C" now instead of "P."

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

My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.

I do enjoy my own company. I cannot imagine anybody entertaining me more than I do. If it sounds selfish, I don't care. I made it a religion almost.

I'm relating to a period that doesn't exist anymore.

Some people just use beautiful things to just shop or to have a tribal feeling - 'Oh, blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Hermes; blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Saint Laurent; blah-blah blah' - because it's like a need, a tribe, recognition: 'Ahh, my Rolex.' But I run away from anything which is too recognizable - it's my nature.

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 guess.

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

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

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.

I don't even think about the word. But I do have certain things where I just go, "Aaaaahhh," irritatingly boring and insistent because I want it to look that way and I can do it - I don't even know if you'd call it passion or obsession. Obsession, possibly, but I really love what I do.

I'm a doodler. It was my first job as a boy, and I still do it. At night I keep a block of paper and a pencil with a huge piece of string next to me. When I have an idea, I grab the string and just doodle.