{"id":246068,"date":"2026-03-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/?p=246068"},"modified":"2026-03-14T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:00:00","slug":"un-sfat-o-pasiune-si-un-talent-rar-cum-a-ajuns-manolo-blahnik-sa-cucereasca-lumea-cu-pantofii-sai-de-lux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/?p=246068","title":{"rendered":"Un sfat, o pasiune \u015fi un talent rar: cum a ajuns Manolo Blahnik s\u0103 cucereasc\u0103 lumea cu pantofii s\u0103i de lux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<strong>De\u015fi a studiat politic\u0103, drept, literatur\u0103, arhitectur\u0103 \u015fi art\u0103, Manolo Blahnik a ajuns cunoscut \u00een \u00eentreaga lume datorit\u0103 pantofilor \u2013 un domeniu pe care nu l-a aprofundat dec\u00e2t prin prisma experien\u0163ei. Crea\u0163iile sale exclusiviste, cu pre\u0163uri de mii de lei, se v\u00e2nd pretudindeni \u00een lume acum, c\u00e2nd comenzile se pot face facil online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBlahnik s-a n\u0103scut \u00een Santa Cruz de la Palma, \u00een Insulele Canare (Spania), dintr-un tat\u0103 ceh \u015fi o mam\u0103 spaniol\u0103. Tat\u0103l s\u0103u a p\u0103r\u0103sit Praga \u00een anii 1930, din pricina ascensiunii fascismului; bunicii s\u0103i au disp\u0103rut \u00een anii 1950, dup\u0103 ce comuni\u015ftii au preluat puterea. Familia mamei sale de\u0163inea o planta\u0163ie de banane \u00een ora\u015ful insular Santa Cruz de la Palma, unde el a crescut al\u0103turi de sora sa, Evangelina. Zona \u00een care \u015fi-a petrecut copil\u0103ria este \u015fi zona din care s-a inspirat pentru crea\u0163iile sale cu modele florale.<\/p>\n<p>\nA fost educat acas\u0103 \u00een copil\u0103rie, \u00eenainte de a urma, o \u015fcoal\u0103 de tip internat \u00een Elve\u0163ia. Mai t\u00e2rziu, p\u0103rin\u0163ii s\u0103i \u015fi-au dorit ca el s\u0103 devin\u0103 diplomat \u015fi l-au \u00eenscris la Universitatea din Geneva, unde a studiat politic\u0103 \u015fi drept. Totu\u015fi, Blahnik \u015fi-a schimbat specializ\u0103rile \u00een literatur\u0103 \u015fi arhitectur\u0103. \u00cen 1965, \u015fi-a ob\u0163inut diploma \u015fi s-a mutat la Paris pentru a studia arta la \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts \u015fi scenografia la \u015ecoala de Art\u0103 a Luvrului, lucr\u00e2nd \u00een acela\u015fi timp \u00eentr-un magazin de haine vintage. \u00cen 1969, s-a mutat la Londra pentru a lucra ca buyer (responsabil de achizi\u0163ii) la buticul de mod\u0103 Feathers \u015fi a scris pentru L\u2019Uomo Vogue, versiunea italian\u0103 pentru b\u0103rba\u0163i a revistei Vogue.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00cen acela\u015fi an, Blahnik a avut ocazia s\u0103 o \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 pe Diana Vreeland, redactor-\u015fef al Vogue SUA, \u00een timp ce c\u0103l\u0103torea la New York. I-a prezentat portofoliul s\u0103u de mod\u0103 \u015fi scenografie, \u015fi se spune c\u0103 \u00een acel moment ea l-a privit direct \u00een ochi \u015fi i-a spus: \u201eTinere, creeaz\u0103 lucruri, creeaz\u0103 accesorii, creeaz\u0103 pantofi\u201d. Ea i-a admirat schi\u0163ele de pantofi \u015fi l-a sf\u0103tuit s\u0103 se concentreze pe designul \u00eenc\u0103l\u0163\u0103mintei. Blahnik i-a urmat sfatul \u015fi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 creeze pantofi.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00cen 1971, Ossie Clark l-a invitat s\u0103 creeze pantofi pentru prezentarea sa de mod\u0103, dar a realizat pantofi \u015fi pentru al\u0163i designeri londonezi, precum Jean Muir \u015fi Zandra Rhodes. \u00cen 1971, Blahnik vindea pantofi Manolo Blahnik prin Zapata, iar cu 2.000 de lire sterline, bani pe care i-a \u00eemprumutat, a cump\u0103rat compania Zapata Shoe Company de la proprietarul acesteia \u015fi \u015fi-a deschis propriul butic. Trei ani mai t\u00e2rziu (1974) devenea al doilea b\u0103rbat care ap\u0103rea pe coperta Vogue Marea Britanie (dup\u0103 Helmut Berger). \u00cen 1977, Blahnik \u015fi-a creat prima colec\u0163ie american\u0103, comercializat\u0103 prin re\u0163eaua de magazine Bloomingdale\u2019s, iar la scurt timp (\u00een 1979), a deschis primul s\u0103u butic \u00een Statele Unite.<\/p>\n<p>\nDar magazinul emblematic Manolo Blahnik se afl\u0103 \u00een continuare pe Old Church Street, \u00een cartierul Chelsea din Londra. Buticurile care au devenit un reper \u00een industria pantofiloor de lux sunt situate \u00een Londra, New York, Geneva, Madrid, Barcelona, Moscova, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seul, Singapore, Tokyo \u015fi Taipei.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00cen Statele Unite, crea\u0163iile sale sunt comercializate de Bloomingdale\u2019s, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman \u015fi Saks Fifth Avenue. Compania a semnat un acord pe termen lung cu retailerul de \u00eenc\u0103l\u0163\u0103minte Kurt Geiger pentru operarea buticurilor Manolo Blahnik. \u00cen 2000, Blahnik, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Neiman Marcus, a lansat primul showroom comercial online de realitate virtual\u0103, care prezenta modele 3D ale pantofilor s\u0103i. \u00centreaga colec\u0163ie s-a epuizat online \u00een decurs de trei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. Blahnik a fost inclus \u00een International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame \u00een 1987, iar \u00een 2007, a fost numit Comandor Onorific al Ordinului Imperiului Britanic pentru serviciile aduse industriei modei britanice.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00cen v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 83 de ani acum, Blahnik locuie\u015fte \u00een Bath, Regatul Unit, \u015fi a primit un titlu onorific din partea Bath Spa University \u00een iulie 2012.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Foto: Hepta<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De\u015fi a studiat politic\u0103, drept, literatur\u0103, arhitectur\u0103 \u015fi art\u0103, Manolo Blahnik a ajuns cunoscut \u00een \u00eentreaga lume datorit\u0103 pantofilor \u2013 un domeniu pe care nu l-a aprofundat dec\u00e2t prin prisma experien\u0163ei. Crea\u0163iile sale exclusiviste, cu pre\u0163uri de mii de lei, se v\u00e2nd pretudindeni \u00een lume acum, c\u00e2nd comenzile se pot face facil online. 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