Manolo Blahnik Quotes

In London I feel free; nobody bothers anyone and everyone is free to express themselves.

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Everyone, Bothers, Anyone, London

A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.

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Most, Things, Lot, Trigger

I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.

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Important, Young People, Vampire

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.

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Bad, Over, About, Platforms

I do and re-do things that I used to do in a flash, because I want to be more perfectionist about these things. Maybe it sounds pompous and pretentious, but that's the way I feel.

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Want, More, Maybe, Flash

I'm OK: I don't need money.

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Money, Need, OK

I'm very self-critical.

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Very, Self-Critical

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

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Furniture, Never, Been, Tempted

If I look back I feel frightened, not happy, because my life is a bit of a mystery to me.

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Happy, My Life, Back, Frightened

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.

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Queen, England, Used, Decades

I think of each new season as an evolution, not a change in style.

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Think, New, I Think, New Season

Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.

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Hate, Sometimes, Seconds, Shoe

I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe.

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Create, Deal, Very, Shoe

I don't consider myself a fashion designer.

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Myself, Consider, Designer, Fashion Designer

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

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Beautiful, Never, Most, Extravagant

Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.

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Work, Myself, Like, Send

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.

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Woman, Maybe, Same Thing, Gloves

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

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Rest, Design, Half, Designs

Papa died when he was 77.

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Died, He, Papa

My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic.

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Mother, Very, Which, Catholic

I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.

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Why, Always, Am, Surprised

Maintenance is terribly important.

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Important, Terribly, Maintenance

I am not a movie star or a football player, I just do my thing.

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I Am, Football Player, Movie, Movie Star

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.

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Cheaper, Costs, Still, Divorce

Paris is paramount for fashion, always was - always will be.

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Paris, Will, Always, Paramount

I am insecure. Everyone's insecure.

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I Am, Everyone, Am, Insecure

Trends don't interest me.

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Me, Interest, Trends

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

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Best, Only, Smallest, Detail

I'm mad for satin.

- Manolo Blahnik

Mad, Satin

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.

- Manolo Blahnik

Some, Away, Shop, Recognizable

My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.

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Shoes, Feet, Special, Discerning

The greatest luxury is being free.

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Free, Greatest, Being, Luxury

The gimmicky thing I'm not very keen on.

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Very, Thing, Keen

I eat a lot of chocolate.

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Eat, Lot, Chocolate

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.

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London, Spain, Guess, Everywhere

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

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Woman, Her, Nothing, Charming

You put high heels on and you change.

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Change, You, High, Heels

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

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Kind, Tempo, Different Kind, Heels

My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore.

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Mistake, Doing, Been, Huge

I was possessed by London.

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London, Possessed

I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.

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I Am, Think, I Think, Brands

My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.

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Mother, Mean, Still, Incredible

I always love China, especially the old China.

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Love, Old, Always, China

I like women with style to wear my shoes.

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Style, Like, Wear, Shoes

I put everything I think is sexy into my shoes.

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Sexy, Think, I Think, Shoes

I never thought that I would sell to young people, but now girls who are 14 and 15 buy my shoes.

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Thought, Young, Sell, Shoes

I hate celebrities.

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Hate, Celebrities

Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.

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Were, Really, Blur

I get more tired by travelling than anything.

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More, Get, Travelling, Tired

I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.

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Death, Get, Just, Yes

I do think one should have clean feet.

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Feet, Think, Should, Clean

I don't belong to anyone.

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Anyone, Belong

I hate to travel with stuff.

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Hate, Stuff, Travel

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