Espadrilles for summer breezes

Espadrilles, the casual canvas rope-soled shoe, are great summer-into-fall slip-ons.

Shown here on actress Isabel Lucas, the shoe adds Euro sass to a sundress, linen pants, jeans or any summer casual wear.

Ropey Soles carry both mens' and womens' models, hand made in France, and provide friendly, fast international shipping from Dorset, U.K.

These are authentic, with tough jute soles and substantial canvas bodies, worn either shoe or mule-style (with the heel squashed down).
They are meant to get beat up and mellow, like old jeans.

I like the womens' open-toed wedge, above, available in seven colours, or the classic flat shoe. I ordered several pairs of the striped mens' model in both navy/white and the jaunty "California" stripe (below) for Le Duc.

Even with shipping and tax, they worked out to about $35 per pair. Espadrilles are useful to keep in the car as a pair of driving shoes, stuck under a seat, as an extra pair tucked in your overnight bag, or as a handy gardening shoe.

The closed-toe model has the additional benefit of disguising a not-quite-perfect pedicure, while lending an Endless Summer air to your outfit.

Though I'd prefer a trip to the Cote d'Azur to capture them in their native habitat, I'm delighted to find a good online source.

Ropey Soles also sell beautiful lined berets, in shades like this ethereal emerald, for £ 14.99 plus very reasonable shipping fees (and no VAT in non-EU countries.)

And they have a SPECIAL OFFER!
Choose 4 or more items from RopeySoles.com in any single order and get 10% off the price of each item.
Mix and match men's and women's styles of espadrilles and berets with no restrictions, you'll still get 10% off.