Luis Castañer founded the family run espadrille manufacturing company in Spain in 1927. According to Net-A-Porter, ” the turning point for the company came in the mid sixties when Yves Saint Laurent featured a pair of high heeled espadrilles in his collection and what was traditionally a country folk shoe became luxury fashion footwear. Today the signature wedges are made from woven straw, rattan and wicker and combined with unusual materials.”
I can tell you from experience that these shoes are like walking on heaven, seriously I should do a ” I can’t believe its wicker” ad , similar to the “I can’t believe its not butter ads.
You can see photos of me wearing my Yves Saint Laurent Wedge sandals here.
You can find many of their shoes and espadrilles on Selfridges.com
I’m already dreaming of this one for summer; Eva wedge sandal.
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What do you think? Cute or not cute?
