LONDON – It’s a busy month for Manolo Blahnik , who has opened his first stand-alone store in Milan , and who’s preparing for a string of events later this month to mark the opening of “Marie Antoinette Style” at the Victoria and Albert Museum, of which it is the sole sponsor.

The new, two-story Milan store spans more than 1,000 square feet and is located on Via Pietro Verri in Milan’s Golden Triangle. The boutique’s design is a tribute to Blahnik’s late mother, and draws inspiration from the monochromatic aesthetic of her black-and-white tiled kitchen in Spain.

An admirer of Constantin Brâncusi, Blahnik also infused the boutique with elements inspired by the sculptor’s work, Endless Column. The column’s streamlined elegance and rhythmically repeating geometric shapes echo the lo

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