8 quotes by Manolo Blahnik

“You put high heels on and you change.”— Manolo Blahnik

“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.”— Manolo Blahnik

“I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.”— Manolo Blahnik

“About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.”— Manolo Blahnik

“I hate these platforms that are all over the place today they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience.”— Manolo Blahnik

“I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.”— Manolo Blahnik

“Some people just use beautiful things to just shop or to have a tribal feeling - 'Oh, blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Hermes blah, blah, blah, I'm wearing Saint Laurent blah-blah blah' - because it's like a need, a tribe, recognition: 'Ahh, my Rolex.' But I run away from anything which is too recognizable - it's my nature.”— Manolo Blahnik

“I hate to travel with stuff.”— Manolo Blahnik