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A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.

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Manolo Blahnik
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 27
Artist
Businessperson
Dressmaker
Fashion Designer
Shoe Designer
Manuel Blahnik Rodríguez
Manuel Blahnik Rodriguez
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About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.
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Everything is global now. It's not London, it's not Spain, it's not Italy - everything is everywhere. So you have to be everywhere, I guess.
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If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too yes, I see what you mean but, really, it's jewels that change an outfit.
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My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.
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I'm loyal to my thoughts, to my friends. This is what I really like the best. Loyalty. Sounds goody-goody. Maybe that's not the one you wanted.
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What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.
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That kind of woman who used to be there at the time is not here any longer. In 10 years, people disappear. But I fantasize still about those kinds of women, and that kind of life that doesn't really exist any longer.
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It's the only thing I get inspired by! I get inspired by dreams. Who cares about the rest?
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I'm loyal to my friends, but I have so few now.I force myself to see people when they're here. Or when I'm here. I don't live in England that much now in the sense that I spend time in factories. I'm such a factory man now. This is really what I enjoy doing.
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I don't even think about the word. But I do have certain things where I just go, Aaaaahhh, irritatingly boring and insistent because I want it to look that way and I can do it - I don't even know if you'd call it passion or obsession. Obsession, possibly, but I really love what I do.
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It's the only thing I really enjoy - so fresh, even now that I'm doing the new sampling. I'm dying to go to the factory, which is like nobody's idea of fun. But it's mine.
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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 never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.
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Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.
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I always love China, especially the old China.
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I didn't need it [formal training], because I've got the best taste in the world.
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I don't like very young women very much. Never did.
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