Tea with Manolo …
It’s all terribly exciting, Manolo Blahnik invited me for tea to talk about Central Saint Martins. He never studied at Saint Martins,but of course he will have lots of stories to tell about people who did.
After Diana Vreeland suggested that he start making shoes, probably in her usual fashion ” Manolo why don’t you start making the most divine shoes in most extraordinary colours that even Elizabeth of Austria and Marie Antoinette would have loved to wear” Or maybe she has referenced someone more contemporary, I guess Manolo will know the answer. Anyway he did come to London and he became the worlds most successful shoe maker.
He also worked with the designer of the 60s Ossie Clark who used to teach at Saint Martins.
We haven’t scheduled the date yet but it will be after London Fashion Week.
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