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How to repair your shoes, the soles, the heels, and more

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   Lime, olive and turquoise espadrilles. Photo by Angela Lansbury. At first I was delighted to find these forgotten shoes hidden in a shoe box at the back of the bedroom\s built-in wardrobe. (Americans say closet.) Green Colours We disagreed about the correct way to describe the colour. I called the velvet feel, suede effect uppers of the shoes - 'lime'. My husband said they were pistachio. He said a lime on a tree is a dark green.  These shoes heel covering at the side don't have the rope effect which creates a beach and holiday feel. On the other hand the shiny synthetic look goes well with after dinner and evening wear. So far, so good. However, my joy did not last long. Gorgeous shoes. I wouldn't mind another pair in another colour. But what brand? JW? I managed to find the shoe box with a label.  The distributor. If I manage to find them, they will ask when I bought the shoes. I wish I had pinned or stuck my receipt to the shoe box. Unfortunately, as soon as I ...

Where to see and buy rope edge wedge shoes in rainbow colours and vintage Castaner Shoes worn with dress 204 (b)

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  Orange wedge sandals with fabric flower by Castaner, vintage, owned by Angela Lansbury. Photo by Angela Lansbury. The good news is you can still buy wedge heel rope edge shoes from Castaner - notice the diacritic over the n, making a ny sound, as in manyana.  My favourite orange shoes with the fabric flowers with two layers of five petals. Open toe. Orange lining to match. So jolly. They make me happy. The latest designs are rainbow colours. The fabric is canvas, they say. Sold in London and Singapore. And franchises worldwide. Useful websites Castaner shoes in rainbow colours, on sale online from at least two sources, Feb 2021. In UK https://www.castaner.com/en-int/woman/sandals?___from_store=en-uk In Singapore https://www.mytheresa.com/en-sg/designers/castaner.html About the Author Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot. Angela Lansbury, travel writer and ...