Manolo Blahnik Spring / Summer 2008

published Dec 10, 2007
Manolo Blahnik Spring Summer 2008
Trust Manolo Blahnik to come up with influences as diverse as the architecture of Istanbul and Finnish Marimekko patterns and translate them into one of his favorite themes from his s/s 2008 collection.

"I had just come back from Turkey, where I was exposed to all this wonderful architecture," says Blahnik - who used the curves on windows of the Hagia Sophia as a starting point for the collection.

"Then, I was in Bath, and came across some really fantastic Marimekko prints in this little shop.

The two just happened to fall perfectly into place - bizarre as that combination may sound."

Blahnik has always had a fondness for picking up mundane objects and turning them into key elements of his designs.

This season, for example, a teaspoon became the basis of a new sole, a nail - one of many considered by the designer - was transformed into a heel of the most elegant proportions - finished off with a metal disc to make it that much more modern.