"Sarah called me and said she'd been thinking a lot about shoes." George Malkemus, CEO of Manolo Blahnik USA recalls in O Magazine. "Before she could finish that sentence, I said, 'Be in my office tomorrow morning.'"
And, thus began a beautiful collaboration.
And, thus began a beautiful collaboration.
By all accounts, Parker delighted in the expression on King's face when she walked into the suite at NYC's tony Crosby Street Hotel and nearly drowned in a sea of shoes.
"Meet the girls," Glassman said.
"Yes," Parker added. "These are the girls I didn't get to have." Then, to an awestruck King, she pointed out Inez, Fawn, Iva, Ina, Tanny, Bobbie, Brigitte and, of course, Carrie.
"Meet the girls," Glassman said.
"Yes," Parker added. "These are the girls I didn't get to have." Then, to an awestruck King, she pointed out Inez, Fawn, Iva, Ina, Tanny, Bobbie, Brigitte and, of course, Carrie.
Parker was no slouch when it came to bringing her line to life. "These are all manufactured in Italy. I wanted to make something with great attention to detail," she says in O Magazine.
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Debuting exclusively at Nordstrom shoe salons on February 28, the SJP line can be yours -- for a little more than a song.
Which is not to say that Parker and the Blahnik folks are out to bankrupt fans of the line. But, remember, these shoes are made with nothing but the finest materials and peerless craftsmanship.
Which is not to say that Parker and the Blahnik folks are out to bankrupt fans of the line. But, remember, these shoes are made with nothing but the finest materials and peerless craftsmanship.
At one point during her day of shoe delirium, King asked "What's this?" about the "tiny ribbon tab" she found on the side of a shoe.
Parker explained; "When I was growing up, we really didn't have two nickels to rub together, but my mother always made sure that my sisters and I had two grosgrain ribbons in our hair. The rule was that we ironed them every single morning. We even had a special bureau dedicated to hair ribbons." She touches the stripe of ribbon on a jade green Ina. "I have them for my own daughters now, and my nieces wear them too."
Parker explained; "When I was growing up, we really didn't have two nickels to rub together, but my mother always made sure that my sisters and I had two grosgrain ribbons in our hair. The rule was that we ironed them every single morning. We even had a special bureau dedicated to hair ribbons." She touches the stripe of ribbon on a jade green Ina. "I have them for my own daughters now, and my nieces wear them too."