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Endpoint: Manolo Blahnik (Brand)



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created on: 24/10/2023
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Manolo Blahnik is the eponymous fashion brand name used by Manuel "Manolo" Blahnik Rodríguez (born 27 November 1942 in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain), a Spanish fashion designer.

In 1969, Blahnik had a chance to meet Diana Vreeland, the editor-in-chief of U.S. Vogue, while he was traveling in New York. He then presented his portfolio of fashions and set designs to Vreeland, at which point she looked him straight in the eye and said, "Young man, make things, make accessories, make shoes." She admired his shoe sketches and advised him to concentrate on designing footwear. Blahnik followed her advice and worked on designing shoes.

In 1971, Ossie Clark invited him to create shoes for his runway show. He also designed shoes for other London fashion designers, such as Jean Muir and Zandra Rhodes. From 1971, Blahnik was selling Manolo Blahnik shoes for Zapata. With a loan of £2,000, Blahnik bought the Zapata Shoe Company from its owner and opened his own boutique. In 1974, Blahnik became the second man ever to be featured on the cover of U.K. Vogue (after Helmut Berger).

In 1977, Blahnik created his first American collection. These were sold in 1978 through Bloomingdales. Blahnik opened his first boutique in the US in 1979.

Manolo Blahnik's flagship store remains in Old Church Street in the Chelsea district of London.
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Submitted by : bob (9192)
on : 24/10/2023