Highluc Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 Hi Guys, yesterday they showed on Belgian television images taken at the opening of an exhibition of Blahnik shoes in a London shoe and clothing museum. They showed quite a lot of shoes inside there, very stylish and some from celebrities. I have no more details, have no clue how long this remains open nor the exact location. Any of the Brits for more details? Be youself, enjoy any footwear you like and don't care about what others think about it, it's your life, not theirs. Greetings from Laurence
Firefox Posted February 24, 2003 Posted February 24, 2003 Hi Luc Using my trusty Google" [ "Manolo Blahnik" shoe display London museum ]attempt, I came up with quite a few. Manola Blahnik is the ultimate fusion of art and commerce - the first museum retrospective of the work of the most fashionable shoe designer in the world. Sensationally sexy yet impeccably elegant, his shoes are perfectly proportioned feats of technical virtuosity and craftsmanship. Their exuberance and extravagance, not to mention the vibrancy of their colours, make them more art object than practical footwear - ideal for his core clients of supermodels, Hollywood stars, and the characters in Sex And The City (actually a very small, but incredibly influential group). Working alone without apprentices or assistants, Blahnik designs and makes the prototype for each of his shoes from start to finish, drawing the initial sketches, chiselling the wooden lasts on which they are moulded, sculpting the heels, and personally supervising their production. This exhibition is drawn from Manolo Blahnik's private archive, and traces the thirty year career of this remarkable designer-maker, by deconstructing his design process and reflecting his influences, from the films of Luchino Visconti and Irving Penn's photography, to the portraits of Francisco Zurbaran. Blahnik started designing in the early 1970s for the Zapata boutique in London, which he later took over. Despite the impracticalities of some of his early designs (which couldn't cope with someone actually walking in them) word of mouth soon attracted the attention of the style centred worlds of fashion and show business. His empire has now spread worldwide, and he has created shoes for many couture collections. Design Museum (Near Tower Bridge) until 11 May http://www.designmuseum.org/ Anyone for a trip up and a drink?
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