women's shoes. When mainstream shoe styles were still dominated by clunky platforms in the 1970s, he revived the sleek stiletto heel, which has since become a classic. Also, he dislikes wedges and believes in the power of heels and the sex appeal they convey. Filmography Blahnik is the subject of the 2017 documentary film: Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards, written and directed by Michael Roberts. Awards and honours Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) 1987: Special Award 1990: Accessory Designer of the Year 1997: The Stiletto British Fashion Council 1999: Accessory Designer of the Year 1990: Accessory Designer of the Year Honors 1998: Shoe Designer of the Year from Footwear News 2003: Shoe Designer of the Year from Footwear News 2007 Honorary CBE from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2011 The SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award. 2011 A Lifetime Achievement Award from Footwear News. 2016 Honorary doctorate of the Universidad de La Laguna. 2017 Ranked #25 best dressed man alive by Esquire magazine 2018: Luxury Legend Award by Walpole British Luxury Awards on 19 November In popular culture In part one of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn film, Bella Swan wears Manolo Blahnik's "Swan" pump for her wedding. The staff of the TV show Angel asked Manolo Blahnik for permission to use their company name on screen. The company then insisted that the characters wear the products even if the shoes were not shown on camera. In the popular long-running TV show Sex and the City, Blahniks are a particular favorite of the character Carrie Bradshaw and as a result are mentioned frequently. A notable episode illustrating the brand's prestige is "What Goes Around Comes Around" from Season 3 in which Carrie is mugged. During her assault the assailant demands she surrender her shoes, demanding them by the brand's name. They are referenced multiple times in Duck Dodgers whenever any sort of footwear defect occurs, typically with the grumbled phrase "Cheap counterfeit Manolo Blahniks". At the end of the fourth verse of the RuPaul dance music song "Click Clack (Make Dat Money)", from his album Glamazon, the drag queen "Supermodel of the World" sings "My Manolo Blahniks gonna party tonight". During the description of the third girl in "Weird Al" Yankovic's original song "Close, But No Cigar" he references the brand by noting: "She wore a ribbon on