.: Wedges, Wedges, Wedges

Occasionally the red veil of madness descends upon the Manolo, and he becomes terribly obsessed with the particular type or style of the shoe. These obsessions of the Manolo they are usually the good indication that the items of obsession are of the moment, and that the super fantastic girl can wear them with abandon. Such is the current case, in which the Manolo has gone mad for the wedges. Wedges, Wedges, Wedges. Everywhere are the wedges. The Manolo he has even begun to think highly of the much and rightly maligned espadrille wedge. Thus the Manolo he would tell you to spend the little bit of the time looking at the wedges of this season, for in them you will find much that is worthy of admiration.

There are many very fun springy-summery wedges that the Manolo believes are well worth the wearing, such as the Kenzo 263622 and the Joey O Kiara.

Kenzo 263622, $254 - Free Shipping both ways on Shoes @ Zappos.com.

Joey O Kiara, $124 - Free Shipping both ways on Shoes @ Zappos.com.

.: Ballet Flats

The Manolo usually recommends that purchases be limited to the high-quality goods that can be well integrated into your personal wardrobe. But nothing is more fun than the mad shopping binge, when one races through the shops tossing whatever comes to hand, whatever strikes the fancy, into the bag. These sorts of the shoes that have recently been keeping the Manolo awake at the nights, they are the ballet flats and the skimmers with the round toes, which always seem to the Manolo to be the perfectly carefree shoe for the innocent spring romance.

Here, the Manolo would recommend to you the 663139 from the Marc by Marc Jacobs and the Delman Work-V in the color known as "lipstick".

Marc by Marc Jacobs 663139, $299 - Free Shipping both ways on Shoes @ Zappos.com.

Delman Work-V, $249 - Free Shipping both ways on Shoes @ Zappos.com.

.: Gladiator Sandal

It is one of the minor tragedies of life how the grown women of seriousness and beauty delude themselves into purchasing the clothes that are correct only for the 14-year-old, malnourished, Latvian stringbean with the pronounced overbite and the good agency. The Manolo has gone mad for the gladiator sandal, with the flat heel and the high straps. With these, you put on the girly skirt and suddenly it is as if you are striding through Roma, the Eternal City, where you are Messalina the fatal temptress on your way to the assignation.

Two of the sandals of the gladiator have spoken to the Manolo, announcing that they are worthy of your consideration. They are the the Disk from the Sergio Rossi and the Via Spiga Wise.

So, the Manolo would tell you look at the wedges and the gladiator sandals of this season, not because they are trendy and hot, but because such shoes, if purchased well, can be the useful part of your wardrobe long after this season it is ancient history.

Sergio Rossi Disk, $379 - Free Shipping both ways on Shoes @ Zappos.com.

Via Spiga Wise, $173 - Free Shipping both ways on Shoes @ Zappos.com.