"I think of each new season as an evolution, not a change in style." ― Manolo Blahnik Topic(s): Intelligence Tags: think More From Manolo Blahnik "About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs." "I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience." "If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too; yes, I see what you mean but, really, it’s jewels that change an outfit." More In Intelligence "I don’t deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world."― William Hague "Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it."― Stephen Leacock "We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to intelligence."― Remy de Gourmont