Words matter. These are the best Manolo Blahnik Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.
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 am not a movie star or a football player, I just do my thing.
I put everything I think is sexy into my shoes.
People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.
I’m like an old vampire, so it’s important to talk to young people.
Maintenance is terribly important.
There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.
I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience.
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.
My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake – doing something that I adore.
Paris is paramount for fashion, always was – always will be.
The greatest shoemaker in England for many, many decades; he used to be the royal shoe-maker for the Queen Mother. This is where I learnt my trade.
In London I feel free; nobody bothers anyone and everyone is free to express themselves.
Papa died when he was 77.
What is fashion? It’s discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.
Really, the ’70s and ’80s were a blur.
I eat a lot of chocolate.
Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.
I’ve never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
I like women with style to wear my shoes.
You put high heels on and you change.
I am insecure. Everyone’s insecure.
I’m mad for satin.
I hate celebrities.
