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I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

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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
Extravagant
Famous
Beautiful
Wanted
Never

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I am not a movie star or a football player, I just do my thing.
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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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A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.
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Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.
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Maintenance is terribly important.
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My most treasured clothing item is first suit that I made - acid green. It was disgusting, but I love it. It's been mended a million times, but I still wear it.
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I don't even know Amanda Seyfried or whatever - they're all the same!
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The greatest luxury is being free.
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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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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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I always love China, especially the old China.
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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've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
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Trends don't interest me.
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My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.
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I'm always kind of contradictory to what people want and what's selling. But maybe I should care now because I have two or three more outlets. I have to be more adaptable color-wise to what people want. It's usually just black and pink, and that's it.
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The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century.
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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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