perfect summer shoe

You can have your gladiators, your strappy heels, your Havianas and your summer boots. But these, these I will keep. All hail the espadrille! Beloved of the Basques, available in a bevy of beautiful colours, patterns and heel heights, the espadrille is forever chic. The fabric upper gives and breathes like no other shoe. The closed in versions allows you to discreetly hide the fact that you find it murderously difficult to keep up a rigorous routine of summer pedis (guilty!). And then there's the jute sole. Well, if you know me at all, you know anything rope floats my boat. Just bought these ones from Urban Outfitters and am totally loving:

And one last reason to love: espadrilles, done right, can look super sexy on men. (get it wrong and they're pure Euro trash though!)

sources: espadrillesetc.com, urban outfitters

dear côté bastide

Would it be alright if I just moved into one of the Coté Bastide stores do you think? The one in the 5th Arr in Paris would be suitable. The words that come to mind are tranquil, minimal, pure, monochromatic, texture, earth, clean, simple, relaxing, fragrant, rough, elegant, spare....

source: côté bastide