Whenever my Tita and cousins would visit Manila, we'd often see them wearing these fabric shoes with jute soles. Each one wore different styles of these shoes - some were mules, some were sandals, some were flat, some were heeled.
Aside from wearing them, they'd bring us some pairs as pasalubong. But we always had a hard time wearing them. It felt too casual to wear for going out, but it was too nice to treat it like slippers at home. So, we'd often wear them at the beach.
Whenever we'd go to BCN, one store we'd always visit it a local espadrille chain called Toni Pons.
It's been making espadrilles for more than a century, and is one of the more popular Spanish espadrille maker, along with Castaner.
Because the Philippines is heavily influenced by Spain, it's no surprise that Toni Pons will find itself here in Manila. Last month, they opened their first store in SM Megamall.
Maybe it's time for me to look for those pairs of espadrilles that I've hidden for the past years.
Looks like espadrilles will be back in style soon.
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