espadrilles

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Slip-on sneaks are quite similar to espadrilles, and the Puma track shoes that they showed were kinda neat (although not to my tastes).

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  • From what I've seen, however, mainly on Anthropologie and Neiman Marcus online, I LOVE the look: the espadrilles are pretty, with that quirky, Spanish sense of style, the flats are original and interesting, and above all, they look quite comfortable.These Maloles flats are
  • She wore a loose, light-blue dress and red sailcloth espadrilles, and her smile was pleasant Do you know a woman, a library patron, named Alice Connolly? —  Scottoline, Lisa - Mistaken Identity
  • He shuffled out of his espadrilles, lit his pipe, and began to feel a little better. —  Last Ditch - Ngaio Marsh - Roderick Alleyn 29
  • He thrust his feet into battered espadrilles, and began walking up through the terraced gardens to the house. —  TheCountsBlackmailBargain
  • “Come in, dear.” And immediately a door opened and Manuel appeared in shorts and espadrilles, as if he had come from the beach. —  Maigret and the Informer - Georges Simenon - Maigret 102
 

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