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the peasant's rope sole that strolled into Chanel and never gave the receipt back
means A casual flat shoe with a fabric upper and a braided rope sole, traditionally made of jute or esparto.
from The word comes from French espadrille, borrowed from the Occitan espardilho, ultimately tracing back to Latin spartum — the esparto grass once woven into the rope soles. So the shoe is named for the tough Mediterranean grass underfoot, a humble fiber that grew in Spain and southern France long before the footwear became fashionable.
- ancient origins
- Worn in the Pyrenees for over 700 years
- rope sole
- Soles are braided from jute, a plant fiber
- soldier issue
- Infantry and Catalan troops wore them for centuries
- yves saint laurent
- Added wedge heels in the 1970s, sparking a craze
- dancer's choice
- Sardana folk dancers prize their light grip
for instance
toms — american shoe company founded in 2006 that popularized espadrille-style casual footwear globally
la maison de l'espadrille — french brand established in 1927 in mauleon specializing in traditional basque espadrilles