WAIT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT CORK
now cork originally was used as a material for shoes during WWII when many shoe making materials were scarce. so savvy shoe makers came up with cool other materials like cork and raffia (the espadrille) which created trends that we still enjoy in 2006! this spring we are seeing everyone from costume nationale to these guys deploy the cork. check out this article on shop etc's blog for more!