Manolo Blahnik in the 2010s: The Designer Talks Rihanna, Demna + Reveals the Real Story Behind Kate Moss’ Wedding Shoes

An attention-grabbing documentary. A global museum exhibit. Star-studded collaborations. The 2010s were frenetic — and unforgettable — for the designer. Here, Blahnik talks about “The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards,” “The Art of Shoes” exhibit — and working with Rihanna and Demna Gvasalia. Plus, the designer reveals the real story behind Kate Moss’ wedding shoes. Kate Moss Walks Down the Aisle in Blahniks, But the Shoes Almost Didn’t Arrive In 2011, when the designer was asked to craft the perfect pair of wedding shoes to match Kate Moss’ John Galliano dress, he was all in. “We finished the shoe and the heel was full of pearls, [placed] one by one,” Blahnik recalled. “And then the day before, she tried them on and she said, ‘Oh my shoe is catching on the dress. I have to have it with no pearls.’ So we got another version, and [a team member] came back on the last plane from Milan with the new shoes for the wedding the next morning.” The designer remembered having the “most beautiful time” at the wedding in the Cotswolds, where he was at a table with [actress] Anita Pallenberg and [singer] Maryanne Faithful. “Kate was beautiful, she is still beautiful. Manolo Blahnik’s wedding shoes

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