This Week in Shoes

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-<strong>Manolo Blahnik</strong> offers his thoughts on the spring 2010's shoe trends.Â* His take on Chanel's runway clogs?Â* Manolo says, "...When I design, personally I like delicate shoes, but I actually like this season’s clogs; I love flats – and I like the peasant look. We have actually ordered two styles of clogs to be made this season for Manolo Blahnik.â€� [via <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/091016-manolo-blahnik-interview/gallery.aspx" target="_blank">Vogue UK</a>]

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-<strong>Imelda Marcos’ shoe collection</strong> gets its own musical. The shoes made up 40% of the $1,500-$2,000 costume budget. [via <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/09/29/imelda-marcos-shoe-collection-merits-own-song-off-broadway-musical/" target="_blank">WSJ</a>]

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-The Presidential Suite at the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach boasts a wall of shoe art which pays tribute to former First Ladies and other dignitaries.Â* Since the suite costs $4,000 to $6,000 a night, the closest we'll get to viewing these shoes is online.Â* [via <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/09/30/michelle-obama-style-shoes-Robert-Tabor-Ritz-Carlton/" target="_blank">Stylelist</a>]

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-<strong>Christian Louboutin</strong> is known as a shoe and handbag designer. For the release of the <a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/blog/a-little-shoe-history-courtesy-of-christian-louboutin/" target="_self">Le Rituel champagne</a>, Louboutin stepped out of his norm and into the role of a movie director. Watch the Cinderella inspired video on YouTube.
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