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Meet The Manolo Blahnik Resort Collection

Dexie Wharton — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:44:47 +0000

Hey, just because we’re experts at looking stylish in less, or digging for fashion in bargains, that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate or covet, for that matter, High-End designer goodies. Like the most notorious lover of ‘em all, Manolo Blahnik . Here’s an introduction to his Resort Collection. From the ubiquitous patents, to the criss cross, buckled and knotted details to the shiny sequined tones, Manolo Blahnik Resort Collection delivers that magical pull every shoeholics(present company included) seem to fall over for.

I would kill for the red Satin Cross d’Orsay and Leopard Buckled d’Orsay. Well, not literally kill, but you know what I mean… LOL.

We might be familiar with the name Manolo Blahnik, but do we really know him? Like, what’s his nickname, or his comfort food, or his pet peeves and raves about trends and fashion. Well…

Thanks to Neiman Marcus InSite, we can somehow dissect what makes Manolo tick.

Favorite comfort food: Chocolate mousse.

Favorite trend of all time: I’m really not into trends, but I’m somehow moved by the 1960s.

Favorite word: Vogue.

What current trend would you like to disappear: Those horrible, vulgar heavy shoes.

Favorite music: Egyptian.

Favorite room in your house: My library.

What other designers do you admire? Monsieur Yves Saint Laurent.

What’s always in your fridge? Milk.

Nickname: Lolo.

Read the complete Q&A at Neiman Marcus.

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Manolo Blahnik Crystal & Chain Sandal, Exclusive @ Neiman Marcus

Dexie Wharton — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:02:24 +0000

For Neiman Marcus’s 100th Anniversary, Manolo Blahnik designed a crystal and chain sandal to commemorate this milestone. The specifics for this beautiful and $1050 pair of sandal are :

• Black/gray.
• Strappy crystal-embellished upper.
• Buckled ankle strap.
• Covered heel.
• Putzi is made in Italy.
• Sizing note: This line runs small. We suggest that you order a half size larger than you typically wear.

This comes is sizes 5 to 11. It is exclusively sold at Neiman Marcus so hey, what are you waiting for . I will never be able to afford a Manolo Blahnik but a pair is always going to be on my luxury wishlist until someone gets hit in the head with ton and tons and tons of bricks and suddenly buys me a pair, heh.

Are you drooling? Don’t worry, so am I

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7 Luxury Items Wishlist For Style It Less Fashionista

Dexie Wharton — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:38:17 +0000

This is actually a 7 things About Me meme that The Cheap Chica tagged me. I’ve already done this fun meme over at She Knows Best but I thought I’d do it here again with a twist. I mean it’s a no-brainer that I love to look stylish but spend less money doing it. But for this meme, I’ve decided to share with you 7 items on my Luxury wishlist. I would only buy these items if someone offers to pay for them or if I suddenly win $10(more) million in the lottery. That is if I ever buy a ticket one of these days, hah. Anyway, bear in mind, if I have money to cover all of these items, in real life I would still set aside a huge chunk for my children’s college fund, then take all of them with me shopping for their own haulages, PLUS, furnish my kitchen with all the gadgets I love and of course all tech gadgets that I could possibly afford. Also, most probably set aside money for vacation, bills, a house, decorations and furnitures of course. See, even though I’m only role playing I still have a hard time spending money frivolously. So yeah, I’d probably buy all of these with no care in the world IF my husband has a hammer on top of my head threatening to pound on me if I don’t stop thinking about bargains and loved ones. Whewwww.

Oh I would love to have a pair of Jimmy Choo, Dior and Christian Louboutin shoes but if I have to have an uber-expensive shoes in my closet right now, it has to be Manolo Blahnik. So this black Open-Toe Mary Jane Pump from the Fall collection is my pick.

Of course for a bag, I would love to have a Louis Vuitton Epi Speedy 25. There’s no ifs and whys about it. My friend Star has it and I am green with envy as you can imagine. *Credit picture: Self-Styled.

Who wouldn’t want to wake up on an Anniversary morning with a blue box waiting to be opened? Of course Tiffany’s is in my wishlist . This is the platinum Lucida band ring with sapphires that costs about $6,075. Hey I think I deserve it. Maybe, *teehee*

I’m not much a pearls person. Although I wear my faux $1 long strand necklace with black ensembles all the time. I do think pearls is a classic necklace that every woman should have. They would go perfectly with another classic that every woman should have also, The LBD . $2600 from Neiman Marcus, hey, give me a baby pink one as well .

Speaking of LBD, I wouldn’t mind having this floral button dress from Blumarine, for $1070. Love the cut and love the flower button detail.

If Gwyneth Paltrow can tote along a Kelly Hermes as a diaper bag years ago without feeling guilty why can’t I? Posh Beckham has been showing off her pink Birkin a lot but I still prefer the black one.

Last but not the least, this $13,500 diamond blossom bracelet from Tiffany’s. Umm, yeah.

Now the rules to this 7 Things Meme:

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to then report this on their own blog with their 7 things as well as these rules. They then need to tag 7 others and list their names on their blog. They are also asked to leave a comment for each of the tagged, letting them know they have been tagged and to read the blog.

So I’m tagging my friend Krisa, MissFrancesca, and the new bloggers who just joined the b5media Beauty and Style Channel : Kori, Erin, Liberty, Sabah, and Colbert.

I need to wake up from this luxurious reverie so I could cleanse myself from coveting all this ridiculously expensive stuff. Hey, a girl can dream.

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