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"Women like Jackie O., Brigitte Bardot, and Grace Kelly used to travel to Capri to have beautiful, handmade leather sandals tailored to their pretty little feet while they strolled around the island&amp;#x27;s shops. I had the same experience last week, without ever having to leave my own island paradise of Manhattan... Tuccia Di Capri, a line of custom leather sandals, has just arrived at Henri Bendel here in New York City (they&amp;#x27;re already got a shop in Miami), and I was recently invited to design my own custom sandal at the store. Though I spend a good deal of time tottering around on four-inch heels (occupational hazard!), I&amp;#x27;m a flats girl at heart, so I jumped at the chance. Here&amp;#x27;s how it went down: First, I got to make a bunch of choices about how I wanted my sandals to look: Flat, medium wedge, high wedge. Then you choose the style: Jackie, Brigitte, Sophia, etc, all named after the well-heeled women who used to have their shoes made in Capri. And finally, you choose whatever embellishments you want, from rhinestone buckles to mother-of-pearl flowers. I decided to go with flats, in the &amp;quot;Florencia&amp;quot; style, in gold leather with a little flower embellishment. Neutral, chic, and totally me. Then the team from Tuccia Di Capri gets to work taking your measurements and deciding exactly how the shoe will be the most comfortable for you, including where the straps will go and how far between the toes the thong strap should fall. They spent four months in Capri doing nothing but learning the art of making sandals at the feet of a true master, Vincenzo Faiella, who passed on his craft (and his blessing), so these babies are about as authentic as they come. Once the measurements are done, you busy yourself for 30 minutes in Bendel&amp;#x27;s (I could think of worse places to kill a half hour...), and then go pick up your completely customized shoe. Here are mine, all finished and made especially for me. What do you think? Rumor has it flats are about to be big news again, so I think I got my new shoes at just the right moment. Check out all of the styles available from Tuccia Di Capri at their website (prices start at $110--they&amp;#x27;re fully customized and made from the finest Italian leathers, remember!), or head over to Henri Bendel to watch the chicest cobblers around in action. What do you girls think? Are you feeling flat sandals these days? Would you want a pair made just for you? And what do you think of my new shoes? Share! Add glamour.com to your Google homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Friend us on Facebook"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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