Manolo Blahnik Quotes

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

Women are wearing tight and sexy clothes again. It is the body-conscious mentality, and women are revealing every bulge.

I'm a great observer of delicate situations and women. I really like that bygone type of movement, and for a long time I had been looking for it.

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

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

Papa died when he was 77.

Trends don't interest me.

I was possessed by London.

It was so interesting that the girls were moving in such a different way.

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

When I was out of favor and people didn't want that type of boot, flats, or high heels with the elegant, dainty things, it gave me much more energy.

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.

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

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

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

I hate celebrities.

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

I don't consider myself a fashion designer.

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

I do think one should have clean feet.

I'm very self-critical.

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

The greatest luxury is being free.

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

] I'm loyal to my thoughts, to my friends. This is what I really like the best. Loyalty. Sounds goody-goody. Maybe that's not the one you wanted.

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

I couldn't care less about business.

I didn't need it [formal training], because I've got the best taste in the world.

I always love China, especially the old China.

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

My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.

I saw these girls like Sherilyn Fenn and Lara Flynn Boyle that should be working now instead of these anonymous girls. They're all the same.

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

I eat a lot of chocolate.

I get more tired by travelling than anything.

I don't think about myself very much.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

But it is hard to resist the feeling that 70th was some kind of golden age.

When somebody wants to work and believes in something, it doesn't matter if you're well known or rich or whatever it is.

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

I adore Jean-Louis Trintignant - even at 100 years old he's fabulous.

I put everything I think is sexy into my shoes.

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

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

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

These are very dainty and superrefined, but really vile.

I hate to travel with stuff.

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

The gimmicky thing I'm not very keen on.

Maintenance is terribly important.

The only way I can cope with me and my environment is to have this kind of wall around me. I'm exhausting myself.

I'm an old bag - I like old thing.

Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.

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

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

I don't even know Amanda Seyfried or whatever - they're all the same!

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

I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.

I wish I was making shoes instead of reading or watching movies, which is what I do in my free time.

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.

I don't belong to anyone.

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

You realize how much fun we did have, with no money at all. We'd stay in peoples' homes in Tangiers. When you're young, you invite yourself.

I don't like very young women very much. Never did.

I'm mad for satin.

You put high heels on and you change.

I forget about the diseases that I have. I don't want to know.

I like women with style to wear my shoes.