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Quotable | Manolo Blahnik on the Creative Potential of Thomas Tait

Manolo Blahnik Source: Dorchester Collection
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  • Imran Amed

<span class="post-quotemark">"</span>Thomas has such potential. The couture of it, the lines - his work is exceptional and wonderful."

<em>Legendary shoe designer <span id="304"><a bof-track="" class="kws_link imp clk profile_id_304" content="The Spanish footwear designer has become a household name for his classically beautiful, elegant stiletto heels." data-e="profile.link" data-id="304" href="https://evonix.info/people/manolo-blahnik/%22 img="profiles/asset/304/40eee7e681aee743b919e137dcb507f727cc6956.jpeg" profile-popover="" subtitle="Designer, Manolo Blahnik" title="Manolo Blahnik">Manolo Blahnik</a></span>, <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/101020-thomas-tait-wins-dorchester-prize.aspx" target="_blank">commenting</a> Tuesday night on the incredible potential of <span id="465"><a bof-track="" class="kws_link imp clk profile_id_465" content="The young Canadian designer's curvilinear shapes and experimental materials have set him apart at London Fashion Week." data-e="profile.link" data-id="465" href="https://evonix.info/people/thomas-tait/%22 img="profiles/asset/465/0bc2e4356bd07282d081bab28565d8abec7b9d2e.jpeg" profile-popover="" subtitle="Designer, Thomas Tait" title="Thomas Tait">Thomas Tait</a></span>, winner of the <a href="https://evonix.info/articles/news-analysis/bof-exclusive-a-fly-on-the-wall-at-the-dorchester-collection-fashion-prize/%22%3EDorchester Collection Fashion Prize</a>. Thomas was first <a href="https://evonix.info/articles/news-analysis/its-time-fashion-schools-got-down-to-business/%22 target="_blank">featured</a> in <span id="1161"><a bof-track="" class="kws_link imp clk profile_id_1161" content="An indispensable resource for fashion executives, creatives, students and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries..." data-e="profile.link" data-id="1161" href="https://evonix.info/organisations/the-business-of-fashion/%22 img="filestack/avatar/bof.jpg" profile-popover="" subtitle="London, United Kingdom" title="The Business of Fashion">The Business of Fashion</a></span> in May, and most recently following his stellar, <a href="https://evonix.info/articles/news-analysis/bof-exclusive-thomas-taits-hush-hush-london-fashion-week-debut/%22 target="_blank">hush hush London Fashion Week debut </a></em>

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