{"id":126719,"date":"2017-09-20T11:48:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T15:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/?p=126719"},"modified":"2024-03-01T14:54:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:54:55","slug":"manolo-blahnik-four-seasons-milan-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/discover\/manolo-blahnik-four-seasons-milan-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"My Four Seasons: Manolo Blahnik\u2019s Milano Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manolo Blahnik is a citizen of Spain who headquarters his eponymous brand<\/a> in London, but he\u2019d be the first to tell you that the real magic happens in Milan, one of his favourite cities. The iconic shoemaker, who still whittles by hand the wooden forms that shape his inimitable creations, maintains several\u00a0factories there.<\/p>\n

\u201cMilan is a city to discover,\u201d Blahnik says. \u201cIt inspires me tremendously.\u201d<\/p>\n

For nearly three months out of every year, he sojourns in the fashion capital to personally oversee the transformation of his designs into wearable works of art. His residence of choice? Four Seasons Hotel Milano<\/a>, where Blahnik has been a regular guest for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“My friends’ homes are my favourite places, but the first thing I do when I’m in Milan is to go to the Duomo.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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