Tuesday 30 July 2013

Your new best friend: ESPADRILLES

Most of you will agree that shoes are beautiful, beautiful things. How wedges give you height and save you the discomfort of spindly stiletto heels. The elegance of a court heel with boyfriend jeans rolled up at the leg. How trainers are having a moment again... the list goes on. However one shoe that has never rated very highly in my eyes is the espadrille. Espadrilles - a French word - have apparently been in production since the fourteenth century so have quite the history. Once upon a time, espadrilles were seen as peasant shoes, but have grown in popularity over the years. Nowadays they are no longer solely - haha! - sold in Basque countries - they have a designer backing too. Chanel espadrilles, I'm looking at you.

Espadrilles were one shoe purchase I thought I'd never make. But with High Street stores like New Look and River Island bringing out pretty floral versions, it was then they caught my eye. On a total whim, I ordered a pink and blue floral pair from New Look a few weeks back. Ridiculously comfy, they've hardly been off my feet since. This weekend I bought my second pair - again from New Look - this time in blue floral print.



So far I find they go brilliantly with denim cut offs or trousers with a rolled up leg. 
But as ever, I turn to LookBook for styling types and inspiration:


Would you wear espadrilles?
Which type of shoes can't you live without?

13 comments:

  1. Qu'est-ce quelles sont jolies ces espadrilles, surtout les premières, j'aime beaucoup. Entre espadrilles et ballerines de danse, c'est très joli.
    à bientôt
    Sylvie ♥

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    1. Je suis du même avis que toi! C'est difficile de choisir entre espadrilles et ballerines de danse... j'aime bien les deux! x x

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  2. love! the print on the espadrilles are so lovely!!!

    i cannot live without pumps!!! hehehe :p

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    1. Never a truer word said! Heels are pretty, pretty things but I cannot live without my flats! x x

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  3. I love espadrilles! If only I could afford the Chanel pair :'( I love the ones you bought they're so pretty xxx

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    1. Tell me about it... wish I was on a Chanel buying kind of salary! x x

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  4. Love the patterns on the ones from newlook!

    Would you like to follow each other on bloglovin' and GFC?

    kristasclothes.blogspot.co.uk

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  5. yes! they look really cute and perfect for summer

    ordaining serendipity

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    1. Definitely - and perfect for summer showers too when open toe sandals just won't cut it! :) x x

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  6. I love the first look & I probably couldn't live without converse! x

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