Everyone's Doing The 'Drille!

Its been a while that I've seen the highstreet stores been flocking these kinda shoes. First it was Topman with their version of rope thruout. Then Zara did it. So as Office and the online store Asos. Something kinda wierd to me to see the sole is made of rope. Or is it fiber? When I check what is the name of this type of shoe - voila, I got the answer. It's espadrille.

Espa what? Quite wierd name given to the wierd kinda footwear. But since its the new trend, it might as well worth checking. And thanks to Wikipedia I got the definition..

Espadrilles are casual flat or high-heel fashion sandals originating from the Pyrenees. They usually have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of rope or rubber material moulded to look like rope. The jute rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille; the uppers vary widely in style. In Quebec French, however, espadrille is the usual term for running shoes.

With loads of 'drilles out there, some look quite OK. Like the one at Office that came not only the traditional look espadrille but the one with laces as well. Quite a nice twist. And I love the one by Asos cos they kinda look similar to boat shoes (hence they name them boatadrille). Price varies though but most starts from £10. But if you like the designer version, check out from Hermes.