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(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 27, 2008 )
EXCLUSIVE: A contemplative Manolo Blahnik sits down with Footwear News on both coasts to talk about his loyal fan base, the secrets to career longevity and challenges ahead for the luxury market.
-By KATIE ABEL and WAYNE NIEMI
On a drizzly September afternoon, inside an elegant sitting room in the St. Regis Hotel in New York, Manolo Blahnik is mesmerized by the parade of people on 55th Street. The eclectic lunchtime crowd outside the hotel window provides endless fodder for the ever-curious, quick-witted designer. "People here are twisted. I like that," he says, chuckling. Only a few hours into his stateside visit, Blahnik has a clear idea that people's moods have shifted since his last trip to New York. "There is a sinister look in everyone's eyes," he says. (Ironically enough, three days later, the unraveling of the stock market began and the economic crisis deepened.) While Blahnik only arrived a day earlier -- and admits he stayed up all night watching "Trouble in Paradise" and other old films in his hotel room -- he is energetic and animated.
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