yeah, i agree it is an overstatement.
she does not dress badly or trashy or gawdy, which is good. But there is nothing especially eye-catching about her style.

Interesting that they don't include any mention of Prince when mentioning her, or even include her married last name. Is she becoming a celebrity in her own right?
If I wasn't a Prince fan, I honestly would wonder "who is Manuela Testolini"

There was a Cuban poet (someone help me out) who once told his daughter, "Dress simply and modestly, my girl. For the woman who carries a lot inside her dresses simply on the outside."

Wonder what they were talkin' about in this pic? I like her sweater.

VenusBlingBling said:

Maybe this will give a little insight...BTW the pics were taken at the Lakers/Heat game on Dec. 24, 2004:


here's a little more info on PRINCE at the Laker game... my sister
and I were in attendance that night. The whole place was buzzing over
the Kobe/Shaq drama... lots of stars in the house... got the call
from Mom who was watching the game at home and she told us that they
showed PRINCE... we immediately spotted him on the floor.

Some stuff that you didn't get to see on TV... during the third
quarter they played Let's Go Crazy, people started screaming... and
we thought for sure that they were going to put him up on the
screen... nope... waiting... waiting... then they finally showed all
the stars that were there... PRINCE was sitting right next to Samuel
Jackson and a couple of seats down from Snoop... when they showed
PRINCE on the big screen the place erupted... and he did
a "surprised" reaction...totally animated and into it... it was so
fabulous! My sister and I were screaming!

Now between the third and fourth quarters, they always do this KISS
ME thing... they play the pixies song "kiss me" and show various
people in the crowd on the screen and prompt them to kiss. We sat
there saying... "they're going to show him, they're going to show
him"... sure enough the last couple on the screen was PRINCE and
Mani...she was so cute, totally embarassed and laughing... PRINCE was
HYSERTICAL... he started primping and straightening his collar, he
stood up, took her hand... just having fun and clowning around, then
the song changed to KISS... we were dying... then the game started
and they took them off the screen... never did see the "kiss"... but
they seemed to be having a great time... couldn't tell who is was
going for because he never really clapped... but he stayed til the
end... we were so happy when they went into overtime... we could've
stayed there all night long!

gia

http://www.npgmusicclub.c...hp?t=98005

VenusBlingBling said:

Maybe this will give a little insight...BTW the pics were taken at the Lakers/Heat game on Dec. 24, 2004:


here's a little more info on PRINCE at the Laker game... my sister
and I were in attendance that night. The whole place was buzzing over
the Kobe/Shaq drama... lots of stars in the house... got the call
from Mom who was watching the game at home and she told us that they
showed PRINCE... we immediately spotted him on the floor.

Some stuff that you didn't get to see on TV... during the third
quarter they played Let's Go Crazy, people started screaming... and
we thought for sure that they were going to put him up on the
screen... nope... waiting... waiting... then they finally showed all
the stars that were there... PRINCE was sitting right next to Samuel
Jackson and a couple of seats down from Snoop... when they showed
PRINCE on the big screen the place erupted... and he did
a "surprised" reaction...totally animated and into it... it was so
fabulous! My sister and I were screaming!

Now between the third and fourth quarters, they always do this KISS
ME thing... they play the pixies song "kiss me" and show various
people in the crowd on the screen and prompt them to kiss. We sat
there saying... "they're going to show him, they're going to show
him"... sure enough the last couple on the screen was PRINCE and
Mani...she was so cute, totally embarassed and laughing... PRINCE was
HYSERTICAL... he started primping and straightening his collar, he
stood up, took her hand... just having fun and clowning around, then
the song changed to KISS... we were dying... then the game started
and they took them off the screen... never did see the "kiss"... but
they seemed to be having a great time... couldn't tell who is was
going for because he never really clapped... but he stayed til the
end... we were so happy when they went into overtime... we could've
stayed there all night long!

gia

http://www.npgmusicclub.c...hp?t=98005

VenusBlingBling said:

Maybe this will give a little insight...BTW the pics were taken at the Lakers/Heat game on Dec. 24, 2004:


here's a little more info on PRINCE at the Laker game... my sister
and I were in attendance that night. The whole place was buzzing over
the Kobe/Shaq drama... lots of stars in the house... got the call
from Mom who was watching the game at home and she told us that they
showed PRINCE... we immediately spotted him on the floor.

Some stuff that you didn't get to see on TV... during the third
quarter they played Let's Go Crazy, people started screaming... and
we thought for sure that they were going to put him up on the
screen... nope... waiting... waiting... then they finally showed all
the stars that were there... PRINCE was sitting right next to Samuel
Jackson and a couple of seats down from Snoop... when they showed
PRINCE on the big screen the place erupted... and he did
a "surprised" reaction...totally animated and into it... it was so
fabulous! My sister and I were screaming!

Now between the third and fourth quarters, they always do this KISS
ME thing... they play the pixies song "kiss me" and show various
people in the crowd on the screen and prompt them to kiss. We sat
there saying... "they're going to show him, they're going to show
him"... sure enough the last couple on the screen was PRINCE and
Mani...she was so cute, totally embarassed and laughing... PRINCE was
HYSERTICAL... he started primping and straightening his collar, he
stood up, took her hand... just having fun and clowning around, then
the song changed to KISS... we were dying... then the game started
and they took them off the screen... never did see the "kiss"... but
they seemed to be having a great time... couldn't tell who is was
going for because he never really clapped... but he stayed til the
end... we were so happy when they went into overtime... we could've
stayed there all night long!

gia

http://www.npgmusicclub.c...hp?t=98005

Yes I love her style. Expecialy her taste in accessories.

Nah. She's just nobody. I can imagine that the average person might like her style, and probably so does her stylist.

lovesexyq said:

Average up my---- And what are you then?
Her clothes have nothing to do with her "fame".

Cheez, it must be one of the toughest things to be Prince's wife! Being a president, in prisson, livin' in the ghetto... NOTHING compared to being P's wife!

oh hell to the no!!

lovesexyq said:

Average up my---- And what are you then?
Her clothes have nothing to do with her "fame".

Cheez, it must be one of the toughest things to be Prince's wife! Being a president, in prisson, livin' in the ghetto... NOTHING compared to being P's wife!

I like the way she dresses. But somehow she doesn't really seem like any kinda fashion icon. For some reason, even though she wears all the right things the right ways, she just doesn't have any..."Ummph"

Know what I mean?

My ex used to see her in LA last year,she works in the business and she said Mani had the one of the most expensive stylists ever - jessica pastor who styles a whole bunch of the teeny wannabe pamela boppers.

she said mani had no style and always fretted what Prince would think. she couldnt make her mind up on her own. and she dropped her husbands name ALOT.

I'm sorry. my ex could dress better wearing goodwill clothes putting them together in a funky way more than this girl with her designer clothing with HELP could ever do.

I will say, though, that shes prettier in person. Her photos maker her look haggish.