Manolo Blahnik (1942-) is solely responsible for the design of every one of the thousands of shoes that bear his name. He has dominated shoe design since setting up in business in London in the early 1970s. For nearly four decades, Manolo Blahnik, the high priest of the high heel, has made inimitable women’s footwear. His shoe designs were described by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, when he won its Stiletto Award in 1998, as ‘‘collectibles for women for whom Barbies are too girlish and Ferraris not girlish enough.'' Manolo Blahnik are very popular now