When Manolo Blahnik was commissioned by Sofia Coppola to design Marie Antoinette’s shoes for the 2006 biopic, it felt like poetic justice. 'Like Marie Antoinette, she is able to create conversations about fashion. Some of the shoes Manolo Blahnik created for Milena Canonero's Oscar-winning costumes in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006) (Image credit: Manolo Blahnik)The Nattier shoes from the designer's recent Marie Antoinette capsule collection. Many articles about the V&A exhibition have identified Marie Antoinette as ‘history’s first influencer’. They follow it.’To Blahnik, Margot Robbie is a modern Marie.... (Image credit: Alamy/Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection)Footwear remains one of the most important fashion statements.