Manolo Blahnik Drawings (Thames & Hudson 60th Anniversary Edition)

Thames & Hudson is celebrating it’s 60th Anniversary! To mark this special birthday we will be reissuing 20 titles from across our list as special editions. Popular when first published, popular now, with the added spice that – enhanced by their unique 60th Anniversary cover and jacket designs – they are set to become collectors items.

A spectacular showcase of Manolo Blahník’s dashing and dazzling drawings for his celebrated shoe designs For over three decades, Manolo Blahník’s shoes, and his sense of the theatrical wedded to the fi nest materials and superlative craftsmanship, have inspired fanatical devotion.

Here are over one hundred and twenty of the exuberant, colour-rich sketches that Blahník makes at the outset of the design process, executed with such verve and deftness that they have become as sought-after as the shoes themselves. Inimitable in style and beautifully reproduced in this book, they vividly convey Blahník’s unique vision. The celebrity texts provide valuable insights into the man behind the shoes. These are complemented throughout the book by the comments of a host of admirers, including David Bailey, Suzy Menkes, Mario Testino and Sarah Jessica Parker. This book is essential reading for anyone who has ever coveted a pair of ‘Manolos’, or indeed has the slightest interest in fashion.