MANOLO BLAHNIK RECOGNIZED

Footwear icon Manolo Blahnik doesn't get the whole infatuation with celebrity fashion, but he loves the magic a fantastic wardrobe can bring to a movie. That, he says, is why he is so pleased to be the latest honoree on the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style in Beverly Hills, California.

"It's a great honor for me to have a place in Los Angeles and in Hollywood - for people here to see what I do," Blahnik says. "I've supplied shoes for millions of movies, but I have designed specifically for only two or three. I feel like I don't deserve this but I feel it's wonderful to be in the company of people like Madame Milena Canonero." 

Canonero, a costume designer, was a previous recipient of the Walk of Style award that Blahnik received, securing a permanent plaque on the sidewalk at intersection of Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way. Blahnik and Canonero were collaborators on the 2006 film "Marie Antoinette."

There's a scene when several women are getting dressed up for an event and they all look at their feet--and their beautiful shoes, recalls Peri Ellen Berne, the Walk of Style event co-chair. "That was truly eye candy."

Honorees are chosen for their life body of work, including contributions to the worlds of fashion and entertainment, Berne says.