Manolo Blahnik Red Alligator High Heel Pumps Size 6.5-7
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These fabulous Manolo Blahnik high heels are a must have for every fashionable wardrobe. Their
Manolo Blahnik Red Alligator High Heel Pumps Size 6.5-7
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These fabulous Manolo Blahnik high heels are a must have for every fashionable wardrobe. Their
$1,383Sale Price|25% Off
Size: 39.5
New Manolo Blahnik $2, 900 Size 39.5 Genuine Alligator Olive Green Heels Sandals
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in San Diego, CA
Brand new early 2000s Manolo Blahnik genuine alligator olive green high heel sandals ! Never worn
MANOLO BAHNIK, Aubergine Alligator Open Toe Sandal, Important Collection
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Kingston, NY
Manolo Blahnik, aubergine alligator open toe sandals, From an Important Collection. Size 13
Rare 1990s Hermès Medor Black Leather Gold Stud Crossbody Shoulder Clutch Bag
By Hermès
Located in San Diego, CA
bangle bracelet, and olive alligator Manolo Blahnik heels are also in my 1stdibs Shop!
Manolo Blahnik Alligator Sandals
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Birmingham, AL
Beautiful Manolo Blahnik Alligator high-heel sling back sandals. Excellent condition.
Blahnik Backless Alligator Shoes
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Birmingham, AL
Mint condition Blahnik black alligator shoes. Great look year-around, size 5.5 U.S.
Manolo Blahnik Tan Alligator Pumps
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in New York, NY
Product details: Tan alligator pumps by Manolo Blahnik. Slip-on style. Semi-pointed toes. Covered
Manolo Blahnik Chocolate Brown Alligator Short Boot - 38.5
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Manolo Blahnik Chocolate Brown Alligator Short Boot - 38.5 These amazing and rich looking boots
Manolo Blahnik Shoe Timeless Black Alligator Pump 39 / 9
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic MANOLO BLAHNIK matte alligator timeless pump. Classic black alligator
MANOLO BLAHNIK Size 8 Black Alligator Skin Leather Slingback Pumps
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic MANOLO BLAHNIK slingback pumps in a black textured alligator skin leather featuring a
MANOLO BLAHNIK Carolyne Size 10 Black Alligator Leather Slingback Pumps
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
MANOLO BLAHNIK "Carolyne" pumps comes in a black alligator leather featuring a slingback style
MANOLO BLAHNIK Size 8 Black Alligator Skin Leather Pointed Toe Pumps
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic MANOLO BLAHNIK pumps in a black textured alligator skin leather featuring a pointed toe and
Manolo Blahnik Caramel Alligator High Heel Pumps 36 1/2
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Manolo Blahnik caramel alligator high heel pumps 36 1/2 M. Alligator in a rich shade of caramel
Manolo Blahnik dark navy blue embossed alligator sling back pumps 37
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Manolo Blahnik black embossed alligator sling dark navy blue pumps 37...Sleek sling back pumps in
Manolo Blahnik Pale Pink Alligator Sling Back High Heel Pumps 40
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Manolo Blahnik pale pink alligator, sling back high heel pumps marked size 40. Pale sandy pink
Manolo Blahnik Alligator Leather Boot
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Litchfield County, CT
Manolo size 39 black alligator leather boot, not marked alligator. I'm not 100% sure if it
Manolo Blahnik Exceptional Vintage Alligator Purse
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Manolo Blahnik Exceptional Vintage Alligator Purse This beautiful vintage purse is
Manolo Blahnik Luxurious Red Alligator Handbag Mint
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Exquisite Red Alligator handbag from Manolo Blahnik This is a rich sumptuous Red, in high
Manolo Blahnik Brown Alligator and Pony Heels
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
Animal madness! With a faux alligator toe and a leopard print pony hair heel, these Manolo Blahnik
Fendi Sac Beige Noir Moyen Peekaboo Medium Leather and Suede Hand Bag
By Fendi
Located in PARIS, FR
Fendi Peekaboo Medium bag, in lightly grained natural leather, suede interior on one side and natural water snake, gold and silver metalwork, matte and shiny and partially enameled (...
1960s Coppola e Toppo for Saks Fifth Avenue Crystal Evening Bag
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A glamorous statement piece, perfect for vintage collectors or anyone channeling a retro Hollywood or Studio 54 evening look. It pairs gorgeously with a silk slip dress or a tailored...
VALENTINO BOUTIQUE Vintage Floral Beaded Black Silk Gown Ruffle Maxi Dress
By Valentino
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Valentino Boutique Vintage 100% silk Jet black silk with beautiful beads, sequins, and threading to create a romantic floral cascading pattern Double v-neck front and back with delic...
CHRISTIAN DIOR burgundy CROCODILE LADY DIOR MEDIUM Tote Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Christian Dior Medium Lady Dior bag is crafted in glossy burgundy crocodile leather with a luxurious sheen. The structured silhouette is accented with two hard to...
CHANEL black leather 2022 22C DUBAI BEECHWOOD VANITY Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel Small Vanity bag in beige beechwood with black leather trims and antique gold-tone hardware. Rare limited edition. Opens with a logo clasp closure and is lined ...
$948Sale Price|25% Off
Size: Medium
1960s Guy Laroche Couture Lipstick Red Virgin Wool A Line Vintage 60s Mini Dress
By Guy Laroche
Located in San Diego, CA
1960s GUY LAROCHE Couture lipstick red virgin wool A-Line mini dress! The perfect alternative to a little black dress, this red gem is sure to stand out! Hand made, with the utmost a...
$59,500
H 8.67 in W 4.49 in D 2.49 in
Hermes Mini Picnic Kelly 20 Rouge de Coeur Swift Osier Wicker Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Aventura, FL
This Hermes Mini Picnic Kelly, crafted in 2020, is a delightful fusion of traditional craftsmanship and whimsical design. This exquisite bag combines Rouge de Coeur Swift leather wit...
1930S Black Silk Chantilly Lace Gown With Tiered Ruffle Hem & Puff Sleeves
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Silk Chantilly Lace Gown With Tiered Ruffle Hem & Puff Sleeves
2000S ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Silk Brocade Frock Coat Jacket From The Shipwreck Colle
By Alexander McQueen
Located in New York, NY
2000S ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Silk Brocade Frock Coat Jacket From The Shipwreck Collection Irere
$3,500
Size: One-Size-Fits-All
1970s Yves Saint Laurent Avante Gard Turkish-Inspired Spiral Toque w Tassel
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Gresham, OR
1970s Yves Saint Laurent Avant Garde Turkish-Inspired Spiral Toque w Tassel: Very rare, one-of-a-kind black Fall/Winter fur felt sculpted to the heavens in a tiered spiral twist---a ...
Chanel Silk Charmeuse Ribbon Trim Cocktail Dress Circa 1990s
By Chanel
Located in University City, MO
Chanel Silk charmeuse ribbon trim cocktail dress c 1990s Size 34 The elegant Chanel black silk evening dress is designed with slit detail on both shoulders accented with black ribb...
Tom Ford for Gucci New Silk Velvet Dress F/W 2001
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous black silk velvet dress from Gucci as worn in a 2001 ad campaign. It has a square neckline with the center bust highlighted with sheer areas which contrast with the rich v...
$775
Size: Small / Medium
Vintage Missoni 1990s Turquoise Teal Blue Knit Vintage 90s Halter Top OR Skirt
By Missoni
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic vintage 1990s MISSONI turquoise, teal, and blue signature rayon knit halter top OR skirt! Features bold vibrant shades of blue that are perfect on any skin tone. Simple slips ov...
$1,780Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Large
1960s Jean Patou Vintage Wool Jacket + Skirt Suit Ensemble with Faux Fur Trim
By Jean Patou
Located in Sparks, NV
Completely amazing vintage 1960s Jean Patou black wool jacket and skirt ensemble with faux fur trim and gold studs. Incredible tailoring and construction and chic enamel buttons. Ful...
Alexander McQueen New Silk Dress with Ruffle Hem 'NO. 13' S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk dress from an early collection of Alexander McQueen. It skims the body has a scoop neckline and 3 rows of ruffles beginning at knee level in the front and 8 sta...
NWT 2005 Versace by Donatella Rhinestone Medusa Backless Lavender Chiffon Gown
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This new-with-tags lavender gown from Versace’s 2005 collection features a structured sheer bodice adorned with tonal piping and allover rhinestone embellishments. The contoured pane...
There may be no designer with as wide a breadth of references as the fashion and footwear icon Manolo Blahnik, whose stated sources of inspiration for the creation of his sublime shoes include — but are not limited to — Diana Vreeland, ancient Greece, 21st-century architecture, Spanish cinema and Piet Mondrian.
It’s a fittingly robust list for someone who has spent a lifetime in the self-described “pursuit of beauty.”
Born in 1942 in Spain’s Canary Islands, Blahnik had an early exposure to shoemaking: During World War II, his designer-shoe-loving mother enlisted a local cobbler to teach her to make her own footwear from available materials. The young Blahnik was intrigued.
After briefly studying law in Switzerland with the intention of becoming a diplomat, Blahnik moved to Paris, where he took a job in a vintage clothing shop while studying art at École des Beaux-Arts as well as set design at the art school of the Louvre. It wasn’t until years later, however, that he would realize his calling as a shoe designer. In the late 1960s, Blahnik relocated to London, where he worked for both the Sunday Times and Vogue. In the early 1970s, the renowned American Vogue editor Diana Vreeland saw his sketches and urged him to pursue footwear.
After a debut collection for celebrated fashion designer Ossie Clark — featuring models that Blahnik had gotten to know through his work in the fashion industry, among them Twiggy — received acclaim, he created footwear for illustrious dressmaker Jean Muir and apprenticed with professional shoemakers in London to perfect his craft. By 1973 he had bought out the shoe boutique Zapata and made it his own. Bloomingdale’s introduced him to the American market with a collection a few years later.
Vintage Manolo Blahnik shoes are famous for their theatricality, as the designer is well known for the whimsical, fantastical elements he brings to footwear, often in an explosive palette. “I have always approached color in a bold way, from all angles and variations,” he once said. “Always searching for the poetry of an impossible color.” Tack on teetering height as a trademark that took shape from early on.
“Those poor girls couldn’t walk properly, but people loved it,” the designer recalled of his early models. “Sir Cecil Beaton said to me, ‘Is this a new way of walking?’” To take it from pop culture, it indeed might have been: People are still talking about the night that Bianca Jagger dazzled, horseback, at Studio 54 in a Halston dress and Blahnik shoes on her 30th birthday, and, decades later, the footwear icon was rendered a household name during the long-running television series Sex and the City.
Today, Manolo Blahnik remains a virtual synonym for luxury shoes. Find a range of his footwear and handbags on 1stDibs.