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Manolo Blahnik is a Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand. He is widely credited with bringing stilettos back into fashion in the 1970s. Blahnik has been described as the "king of shoes" and the "shoemaker of dreams". He has designed shoes for many celebrities, including Rihanna, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Beyoncé. Blahnik was born in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. He studied art and literature at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and later studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He began his career as a fashion designer in the early 1970s, and his first shoe collection was launched in 1972. Blahnik has been awarded numerous awards for his work, including the Order of Isabella the Catholic in 2004, the Royal Designer for Industry in 2006, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2007. He has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Footwear News Achievement Awards.

Popular As Manuel Blahnik Rodríguez
Occupation costume_designer,costume_department
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 27 November, 1942
Birthday 27 November
Birthplace Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Nationality Spain

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2017

With a career spanning over 45 years, Manolo Blahnik has become one of the world's most influential shoe designers. His shoes have spellbound an international set of adoring and loyal devotees across the globe. Known as the subject of Michael Roberts' in depth biopic, Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017), for his on-screen contribution to: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011) and also for his renowned footwear designs alongside the Academy Award winning costumes of Milena Canonero in Sofia Coppola's: Marie Antoinette (2005) Born in the Canary Islands to a Spanish mother and a Czech father, Blahnik studied languages and art in Geneva before moving to Paris in 1965 where he decided to become a set designer.

2016

In 2016 and 2017 he collaborated on three collections with the superstar Rihanna.

2009

He designed an aluminum shoe horn for the British household retailer Habitat in 2009.

2008

Worn by Britney Spears in the video Womanizer (2008).

2005

Manolo created designs for Coca Cola packaging in 2005 and 2009.

2002

Worn by Jennifer Lopez in her video Jenny from The Block (2002).

1996

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the monogram canvas in 1996, Louis Vuitton asked Manolo to create his own signature piece, Manolo created an oval shoe trunk.

1995

His designs were featured in the 1995 Absolute Vodka advert 'Absolut Blahnik'.

1991

Marge Simpson wore Manolos in a 1991 issue of T Magazine by the New York Times.

1990

The British Fashion Council presented awards in 1990, 1999 and 2003, whilst his native Spain has presented him with La Aguja de Oro (2001) and La Medalla de Oro en Merito en las Bellas Artes, awarded by His Majesty Don Juan Carlos I, King of Spain.

1987

The United States has recognised Manolo Blahnik's exuberant brilliance over the years, with the CFDA honouring his talent with awards in 1987, 199 and 1998.

1981

Worn in by Her Royal Highness Princess of Wales in 1981 as part of her 'going away outfit'.

1974

Was the second man ever to be featured on the cover of British Vogue in January 1974 with Anjelica Huston shot by David Bailey.

1970

In 1970 he opened his first boutique in London's Chelsea, in 1972 Ossie Clark, then the most famous designer in London, used his shoes and from there his career blossomed. Blahnik is a craftsman. The exquisitely shaped lasts and heels he creates for his shoes are still perfected with his very own hands. The lines and silhouette of his distinctive designs, remain instantly recognisable as unique, inimitable exercises in precision and balance, exquisite workmanship and luxury. "Shoes," he says, "help transform a woman. " From the flagship store in London, the brand has expanded worldwide.

1969

On a visit to New York in 1969, he showed his theatre designs to Diana Vreeland, the ex-editor-in-chief of American Vogue, who honed in on his shoes and encouraged him to concentrate on them. It was by visiting factories and talking to machine operators, pattern cutters and technicians that Blahnik learnt the art of making shoes.