{"product_id":"manolo-blahnik-isbn-9780847846184","title":"Manolo Blahnik","description":"The first comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume to document the influences and life work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the most influential and talked-about icons in contemporary fashion. Featuring more than forty years of shoe design, this is the definitive monograph of the work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the titans of contemporary fashion. This book is a comprehensive survey of Blahnik’s work and provides access to never-before-seen photography of his designs. Drawing inspiration from the worlds of architecture, art, film, and literature, Blahnik is a master of the art of the shoe. His exciting use of color, unprecedented designs, and exquisitely sculpted heels make his shoes some of the most coveted in the world. Featuring more than 250 iconic designs from his archive, the book reveals for the very first time the inspirations behind his singular artistic vision.  \u003cbr\u003eWith insightful chapters devoted to Blahnik’s most powerful relationships and inspirations—including Marie Antoinette, Diana Vreeland, Cecil Beaton, Spanish and Italian film, the works of Goya and Velázquez and the Prado Museum—this book is a personal look into the man behind the shoes. Beautiful photography and thoughtful essays by fashion writers, curators, and colleagues give readers a unique opportunity to access Blahnik’s vivid and creative-filled world.\"Manolo Blahnik has developed a \u003cb\u003emarvelous habit when it comes to storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Each section of the book blends inspirations - a person, like Blahnik's late confidante Anna Piaggi, or a place, like El Caribe - with \u003cb\u003ephotographs of shoe designs they influenced\u003c\/b\u003e, many of them shot by the designer's longtime friend and collaborator, Michael Roberts. . . \u003cb\u003eAll in all: \u003ci\u003ePerfection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-VOGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003efascinating look into the mind of a passionately creative person\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFleeting Gestures and Obsessions\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003egorgeous new tome\u003c\/b\u003e that chronicles the myriad inspirations of the sublime shoemaker Manolo Blahnik.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003e1stDibs.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Manolo Blahnik is a master shoe craftsman and design visionary - all women know this fact. But \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManolo Blahnik: Fleeting Gestures and Obsessions\u003c\/i\u003e gives us more than just a glance into his impressive shoe collections through the years\u003c\/b\u003e, which features more than 250 designs. The book also shows us how the man behind the iconic luxury brand works and how his work and inspirations evolved through the years.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eNORTHERN VIRGINIA MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA compendium of esoteric, exhilarating conversations\u003c\/b\u003e between Blahnik and everyone from a Cambridge classicist and a Prado curator to Pedro Almodovar and Sofia Coppola. In the course of these meandering dialogues, Blahnik marvels at the fragility of Caligula's pearl-studded sandals, fixates on such art-historical minutiae as the toenails in Velasquez's \u003ci\u003eApollo in the Forge of Vulcan\u003c\/i\u003e, judges the naked feet of Alain Delon in \u003ci\u003ePurple Noon\u003c\/i\u003e to be 'divine,' and grows delirious gazing at the original manuscript of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e, his favorite novel.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-VANITY FAIR \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here's a gift for shoe lovers that will fit perfectly:\u003cb\u003e a sumptuous coffee table book featuring a detailed pictorial of over four decades of haute heels and swanky stilettos from shoemaker extraordinaire, Manolo Blahnik\u003c\/b\u003e. . . With a foreword written by the master himself, this book is so gorgeous it might require an upgrade to a coffee table worthy of its pages.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBELLA NEW YORK MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eManolo Blahnik\u003c\/b\u003e is a shoe designer and founder of his eponymous shoe brand. \u003cb\u003ePedro Almodóvar \u003c\/b\u003eis a film director. \u003cb\u003eMary Beard \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. \u003cb\u003eSofia Coppola\u003c\/b\u003e is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actress. \u003cb\u003eRafael Moneo\u003c\/b\u003e is a Spanish architect. \u003cb\u003eAndré Leon Talley\u003c\/b\u003e is the former American editor-at-large for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003cb\u003eMichael Roberts \u003c\/b\u003eis a British fashion journalist, illustrator, photographer, and film director.","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303086182629,"sku":"NP9780847846184","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847846184.jpg?v=1767732228","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/manolo-blahnik-isbn-9780847846184","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}