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Blahnik, "sculptor and engineer," carves each wooden last himself, normally from beech, and supervises the Italian workshops that turn his designs into treasures. His originality may be explained by his lack of formal training, but it is also clear that Blahnik's success is founded on hard work, eccentricity, and boundless energy. The book's photographs and the designer's drawings (especially effective) present the shoes as formal objects in settings replete with rose petals and fashion-photographer textures. As a glimpse into the mechanics of the world of high fashion, Manolo Blahnik works well. Readers interested in contemporary culture, celebrities, and the master's thoughts on toe cleavage and other mysteries will rave about it. --John Stevenson
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Blahnik, "sculptor and engineer", carves each wooden last himself, normally from beech, and supervises the Italian workshops that turn his designs into treasures. His originality is explained by lack of formal training, but it is also clear that Blahnik's success is founded on hard work, eccentricity and boundless energy. The book's photographs and the designer's drawings (especially effective) present the shoes as formal objects in settings replete with rose petals and fashion-photographer textures. As a glimpse into the mechanics of the world of high fashion, Manolo Blahnik works well. Readers interested in contemporary culture, celebrities and the master's thoughts on toe-cleavage and other mysteries will rave about it. --John Stevenson --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。


