By Fiona Sinclair Scott and Oliver Bloor, for CNN
"Give the children some vodka!" Manolo Blahnik cries halfway through our video shoot. For the record, the "children" he was referring to are 29 and 27 and, sadly, we were operating cameras at the time so couldn't take him up on the offer.
Recent winner of the 2015 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, Manolo Blahnik is one of the most successful designers of his time and has been making beautifully crafted shoes for more than 40 years. But how do you build a fashion empire?