Spanish - Designer | November 27, 1942 -
My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic.
Manolo Blahnik
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I hate to travel with stuff.
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I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.
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I was possessed by London.
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A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.
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Some people just use beautiful things to just shop or to have a tribal feeling - 'Oh, blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Hermes; blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Saint Laurent; blah-blah blah' - because it's like a need, a tribe, recognition: 'Ahh, my Rolex.' But I run away from anything which is too recognizable - it's my nature.
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I don't belong to anyone.
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I'm OK: I don't need money.
MoneyNeedOK
I do and re-do things that I used to do in a flash, because I want to be more perfectionist about these things. Maybe it sounds pompous and pretentious, but that's the way I feel.
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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.
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I don't consider myself a fashion designer.
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My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore.
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