How I Mental Health: Manolo Blahnik
Here, how the fashion icon stays centered.

This year, the 78-year-old Spanish footwear icon, who's been name-checked in Twilight, Sex and the City, and a Jay-Z song, celebrates 50 years in business and a chic new NYC flagship.
This story appears in the Summer 2021 issue of Marie Claire.
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