Manolo Blahnik, the man and the shoes that bear his name, is the antidote to Crocs. His surname alone could be a synonym for refinement and sophistication. “Manolo Blahnik’s shoes are as good as sex,” Madonna once said. “And they last longer.”
In a world drowning in sneakers, he’s fighting vulgarity and ordinariness with a stiletto as his weapon. “I love etiquette and all the proper things,” he says, as I sit up a little straighter.



