MANOLO BLANIK MANOLO BLAHNIK
FROM SHOES FOR LIZARDS TO SHOES FOR PRINCESSES OD CIPELA ZA GUŠTERE DO CIPELA ZA PRINCEZE
Manolice su više od cipela, one su deo čiste strasti i ljubavi svog kreatora koji ženske korake pretvara u hodajuću umetnost
Monolo’s creations are more than shoes; they are part of the pure passion and love of their creator, who turns women’s steps into art
Tekst / Words: Sofija Kuzmanović Fotografije / Photography: Profimedia.rs
S ve je počelo kada je kao dečak od omo- ta kedberi čokoladica napravio cipe- le za guštera, a možda i ranije. Ljubav se rasplamsala 1970, kad ga je Daja- na Rilend, urednica američkog Voga , nago- vorila da se okrene kreiranju cipela. Plamti i dalje. On je Manolo. Danas, 43 godine kasnije, slobodno mo- žemo da kažemo da je tajna njegovog uspe- ha u tome što zna da kaže ne . Zna, i ne plaši se. Otkako je otvorio prvu prodavnicu 1973. u Londonu, Manolo Blanik stvara nestvarno lepe cipele. Skoro magičnih moći, one svakoj ženi daju zanosan hod na visokim štiklama Njegov opus je širok, od vrtoglavo viso- kih potpetica s pertlanjem, salonki u nevero- vatnim bojama, do ravnih modela ukrašenih kopčama nalik onim na cipelama hodočasni- ka. Manolo nam ne priča samo svoju modnu priču, već jednu mnogo jaču, životnu. Koliko je bitno ostati dosledan sebi i raditi ono u šta verujete. Manolo je među retkim kreatorima koji su zadržali svoju kompaniju. i sada, u 74. godini, kaže da je najsrećniji jer je slobodan. Trendovima i pomodarstvu odolevao je s velikim samopuzdanjem. U njegovom opusu nema mesta za cipele s platformama. Ne voli ih. „Smešne su, prosto žalim lepe noge upro- pašćene platformama!“
I t all started when, as a boy, he used the wrapper of a Cadbury’s chocolate bar to make shoes for a lizard, and perhaps even earlier. Love flashed in- to existence back in 1970, when Diana Vreeland, then editor of Vogue, persuaded him to turn to creat- ing shoes. And the flames are still flying. He’s Manolo. Today, 43 years on, we can state freely that the secret of his success is in the fact that he knows how to say no. He knows and isn’t scared. Since opening his first retail outlet in London in 1973, Manolo Blah- nik has been creating unbelievably beautiful shoes. They give every woman almost magical powers of walking captivatingly on high heels He has a wide opus, ranging from dizzily high heels with laces, via lounge shoes in incredible col- ours, to flat models decorated with clasps like those on the shoes of pilgrims. Manolo doesn’t only tell us his own fashion story, but rather a much more pow- erful one, a life story. How important it is to remain consistent to yourself and to do what you believe in. Manolo is among the rare creators who has kept his company. And now, at the age of 74, he says he is happiest because he is free. He resisted trends and petty fads with great self-confidence. There is no place for platform shoes in his opus. He does not like them.“They’re ridiculous, I simply mourn for beautiful legs ruined by platforms!” He says of himself that he is old-fashioned. He goes to the factory and creates a model. He must feel
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