Ask for an espadrille wedge in the shop and it usually ends with Toni Pons. The Spanish label has spent the years since 1946 getting the jute sole and the wedge height exactly right, and it shows in how these actually wear. We stock Toni Pons at Shirley Allum in Shaftesbury, across espadrille wedges, flat sandals and rope-soled styles for spring and summer.
The jute rope sole is the signature, giving genuine grip and a bit of give that a hard sole cannot match. Wedge heights vary from a low kitten wedge to a proper platform, so the amount of height is a choice rather than a compromise.
Founded in 1946 and still family-run from Spain, Toni Pons has spent decades refining a single idea: the espadrille, done properly, in leather and suede rather than cheap canvas.
Colours run from classic tan and black through to metallic gold and seasonal brights, in styles from a simple slip-on to an ankle-tie sandal.
Try a pair on at the Shaftesbury boutique, or shop the Toni Pons range online by size.
