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PEOPLE SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT US
Here are some of the older comments. Check our Facebook Page for posts by current customers.
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| Kyle from Missouri, USA, bought a pair of espadrilles 23rd Oct 2015. By the end of Dec they still had not arrived.
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- 6th Jan 2016; Sorry it took me so long, but I finally got around to my neighbour and the post ofice - just got the shoes today, thank you so much!
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| Dan M from the US bought a pair of espadrilles 11th June 2015
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- Wow, I didn't expect them so quickly, but they were delivered this afternoon. This pair fits perfectly. Thank you for your help.
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| Lucy from Brid port, UK, bought four pairs of espadrilles 8th April 2015.
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- Wearing 1 of 4 pairs of my lovely espadrilles!! Many thanks, Lucy x
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| F J from New York bought five pairs of espadrilles 29th June 2012.
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- Thanks! All the others arrived on Monday. Great quality btw. Much better than other I've gotten from Spain.
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| Alexa B from the States bought a pair of stripey espadrilles in April 2011.
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- I purchased a pair of your espadrilles and love them! I keep a blog and wrote about it here: cashmereandcandy
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| Russell C had an exchanged pair of espadrilles in July 2011.
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- Received the exchanged pair this morning - my wife is delighted with them (loves the woven canvas, so traditionally south of France, unlike the ubiquirous printed cotton versions).
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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1 What do you call the little thing that sticks up in the middle of a beret?
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The little bit in the middle of the beret has no particular name in English or French, as far as I am aware. Berets are made in the B�arn district of South West France where they speak a language called �b�arnais�, and in b�arnais the little sticking-up piece is called a cabillou, which translates as �a small tail�.
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2 Do you sell espadrilles and berets to countries outside the EU such as the US or Australia and if so how long does it take from the time you post them?
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We sell all over the world but especially to the US and Australia, the delivery time being roughly a week; delivery times can vary but espadrilles and berets very rarely get lost.
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WHERE DID ESPADRILLES REALLY COME FROM?
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In the XIIIth century, espadrilles were already used as footwear for the King of Aragon's footsolidiers. They were hand made, with soles of esparto or other grass rope. The uppers were of fabric woven from flax, (not cotton in those days!). Pitch was used to protect undersides of the soles.
By the XVIIIth century, the town of Maul�on, in the viscounty of Soule (now part of Pyr�n�es-Atlantique) was a centre for the manufacture of espadrilles. They were still hand made, by craftsmen working from home.
In the early XIXth century, Maul�on started collecting and selling the craftsmen's output in quantity. By 1880, more and more espadrilles were made in factories.
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