Balzac Cape Town

balzac is a cape town based online store that specialises in comfortable urban wear, that come in the form of espadrilles. check out our different styles, and know that we’ll be bringing in new and exciting ranges throughout the seasons. espadrilles are great for day and evening wear, easy wearing comfort any occasion. our espadrilles are casual flat, they have a canvas/cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of rope or material moulded to look like rope. the jute rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille; the uppers vary widely in style. the term espadrille is french and derives from the catalan name for the shoes, espardenya, which derives from esparto catalan name for esparto, a tough, wiry mediterranean grass used in making rope. espadrilles have been made in catalonia since the 14th century at least, and there are catalan shops still in existence that have been making espadrilles for over a century. traditional espadrilles have a canvas upper with the toe and