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Article: PRINCE CHARMING; SOME 30 YEARS AFTER HIS FIRST DESIGN, MANOLO BLAHNIK IS SITTING PRETTY ATOP FOOTWEAR'S HIGHEST THRONE.
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- Footwear News
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- December 8, 2003
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In 2003, Manolo Blahnik officially moved beyond the upper echelons of fashion to the mainstream ranks of soccer moms -- all without altering a smidgen of his signature style. It was a year in which the designer hit a new level of fame and acclaim in a long and illustrious career. Over the past 12 months, Blahnik has been the central focus of at least one episode of "Sex and the City," hosted a well-received retrospective of his 30-year career and published a book of drawings.
"It's been one of the busiest years of my life," a somewhat beleaguered Blahnik said, mopping his brow and commenting on the heat inside his London headquarters during a recent interview ...