OK, let me say straight up that while I am open to conversion, I am not a huuuuge fan of espadrilles. I know folks who barely take them off in the summer months and find them indispensible, but I’ve never been a fan of their clunkiness and floppiness and flat-soledness. I don’t like my footwear clunky and floppy and flat-soled. I seem to recall a lot of sprained ankles in the 70s.
Right now, I’m wearing a pair of very neat Teva Venturas. They are not High Fashion, but they are replacing my faithful Rockports, which finally died after 9 years excellent service. Like the Rockports, the Tevas fit me really well, and look good on my feet, funky not frumpy. They are comfortable and soft and light. They won’t take me from the beach to cocktails by the pool and they don’t look good in jeans, but they will take me all over the Cinque Terre, through Rome and Florence in summer, around Balinese marketplaces, through national parks, across town on a shopping spree, to barbecues and picnics, on and off boats, and down to and from the beach.
I’m happy for anyone to point me to where I might find some comfortable, stylish espadrilles which won’t cripple me, but in the meantime, walking sandals will go where espadrilles fear to tread. Bon voyage!
ETA: Bought espadrilles, red wedge heels. Have not worn once. They're gone.
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I love espadrilles, but not the flat soled sort. I like the wedge heel. I never thought I would like the wedge heel, but I do! Very comfy and have taken me from Game and Outdoor Sports events to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and to cocktails by the pool, through Seville and then a London summer at work. They are ace.
ReplyDeleteYou wore them to work? They must be pretty flash :-) I could never get away with that, even in Oz. I love that "Festival of Speed"!
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