※ 引述《personify ( )》之铭言： : 我开口问他们说「Do you sell slippers?」 在巴塞隆纳要买拖鞋那您就该知道打那儿去了XD http://tinyurl.com/yxhcly Sundays in Barcelona, if you're walking near the cathedral just before noon, you'll hear the sound of instruments being tuned. The music, which is coming from the square in front of the 15th-century building, is that of the cobla, an 11-piece band of wind instruments and double bass. People are hurrying down the side streets, converging on the square, not for a performance, but to participate in a dance that takes place in plazas all over Catalonia, a fiercely independent region in northeastern Spain. Some dancers arrive with a pair of espadrilles slung over their shoulders, and quickly bend down to change shoes before joining in. They're dancing the sardana, a circle dance that represents brotherhood, equality and liberty. The national dance of Catalonia, it was outlawed for much of Franco's rule. Picasso used it as an image in lithographs and ceramics to symbolize youth, peace, and brotherhood. Though Catalans of all ages spontaneously join in the dance no matter what they're wearing - high heels, running shoes, topsiders or boots - the sardana is associated with one particular shoe, the espadrille. Called espardenya in Catalan, this is the traditional shoe for both men and women, and each region in Catalonia has its variation on the theme. In its generic version - a flat shoe with a coiled rope sole and canvas top -the espadrille is worn all over Spain and much of the Mediterranean. A good-looking, inexpensive shoe, it's casual enough to wear on the beach, yet comfortable enough for city walking. However, one store in Barcelona takes it quite a few steps further. La Manual Alpargatera (the handmade shoe shop) has espardenyas from different areas of Catalonia, plus a slew of imaginative imitations of the basic rope-soled shoe, all made on the premises. The espadrille as satin dancing slipper, as high-top sneaker or as canvas desert boot. And at Carnival time, the espadrille as Roman sandal or whatever else a reveler's costume requires. The best quality espadrilles are entirely handmade, with hand-sewn soles. Less expensive versions may substitute machine-sewn soles, but all the shoes are sewed together by hand at the store. La Manual Alpargatera is just a short stroll from Cathedral Square and the town hall at Placa San Jaume. This is the ciutat vella, the city's old quarter, an area crowded with antiques stores, crafts shops, and small bars and restaurants. Framed by hand-painted tiles depicting Catalan artisans, the shop's windows display only a small sample of the more than 100 types of espadrilles made in the region. Inside, you can explore walls of cubbyholes stocked with espadrilles in bright, crayon colors. Catalans come to the shop to order special espardenyas for dancing the sardana, but whether you can dance a step or not, the shoes look great on the street. Men with eclectic tastes have shoes made up to match each of their suits. Stylish women opt for the wedgies with long ribbons to tie around the ankle, while teenagers snap up the sneaker version in natural canvas. At the back of the shop, women sit at a worktable stitching the shoes together with a heavy, white cotton thread to make a decorative edge where the sole and the fabric join. Joana Tasies, who owns the 44-year-old shop with her husband, Francisco, says little has changed since she first began to sell shoes. A snapshot taken in the 1940's shows the same table piled high with the plaited and coiled rope soles, rolls of ribbon, and the narrow canvas fabric cut to make the tops. To sew the ties to the shoes, they use a tapestry needle threaded with lengths of cotton or satin ribbon. For some styles, the ribbons are also used as a decorative element sewn across the top of the shoe. ''The history of the espadrille in Spain goes back more than a thousand years,'' Joana Tasies explained. ''Look at this poster. The photograph shows an esparto grass sandal found in a cave at Murcielega near Granada. It's said to be 4,000 years old, but the sole is basically the same as an espadrille's made today.'' In Catalonia, each region has its typical espardenya. The shape or the color or the way the ribbons are applied define the style. ''Some of the Catalan styles we make here are 500 years old'' she added. For years, the Catalan-born artist Salvador Dali paid an annual visit to the shop to order his espardenyas. He favored the classic style called calle pinxo, with black cotton ribbons sewn over a white canvas shoe to form a deep V-shape ($10.60). And he always wore them with light summer suits and a Panama hat, she remembered. Another Catalan shoe from Valls, near Tarragona, was a favorite of the Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni. This one is a clear Mediterranean blue with ribbons sewn in an overlapping pattern to cover the entire top of the shoe ($12.40). Serious sardana dancers prefer an all-white style from Barcelona edged at the opening with white cotton ribbon ($6.25). A variation from Ampurdan in northern Catalonia uses black cotton ribbons to border the white shoe ($10.25). These handsome styles are worn by men and women and all have long ties to lace up the ankle. They're usually made in an austere palette of colors - black, white, blue, sometimes brown - but they can be made to order in any other colors. Every step of making these traditional Catalan shoes is done by hand. The plaited, coiled rope soles are sewn by Alfonso Rodriquez, a master craftsman in his 70's. According to Mrs. Tasies, handmade soles were once the standard; today they're a rarity. La Manual Alpargatera is one of the last shops in Catalonia to feature entirely handmade espardenyas. She said good hand-sewn soles should last far longer than the machine-made as long as they don't get wet. (These are not a good rain shoe; the rope sole soaks up water like a wick.) If you prefer the generic espadrilles - flat, rope-sole, machine-made, plain canvas top, no ties -they've got them in dozens of colors. People in the countryside wear them in black, sometimes with the back folded down to leave the heel bare. This is also the familiar beach shoe, perfect for traveling because it doesn't weigh much and folds completely flat ($4.35). Just as practical is the canvas desert boot style in brown or natural ($11.45). Women's styles include rope-soled wedgies in low or medium heights with long ribbons to tie at the ankle. They come in plain colors as well as candy cane stripes ($11.65). Fancier versions may be embroidered, or have satin ribbons sewn over the canvas top ($14.60). You can find espadrilles for toddlers and children, too, with the same quality and workmanship in miniature. The basic shoe comes in every color ($3.95), but the sneaker model also comes in pastel and white stripes ($8.60). The entirely handmade Catalan styles, such as the pinxo in white with black ties is $4.95, while a dainty pink shoe with pink satin ribbons is $8.15. If you intend to buy shoes for children not traveling with you, take along an outline drawing of the child's foot to be sure of the size. Elderly women come in to buy the shop's clever ''orthopedic'' espadrille. Made up with either a flat or a low heel, it has a canvas top that laces much like a sneaker, but is cut much more amply. Mrs. Tasies will custom-cut the top, if need be, and says she enjoys puzzling out the shape it should be to accommodate an individual foot. And the color is not restricted to the inevitable black or brown of leather orthopedic shoes. These are available in lollipop orange, turquoise and other racy colors as well as in more sober hues. If you're interested in traditional styles, Mrs. Tasies will pull out still more examples from her informal archives, such as a special shoe worn to work in the rice fields around Valencia. Entirely woven of hemp, it features an open toe to shake out the water. ''Each of the Balearic islands has its own style of espadrilles, too,'' she explained as she brought out three graceful rope-sole sandals from Ibiza. The tops of the sandals are tightly woven straw, rather than cotton, and the color is pale ivory. Any of the styles in the shop can be made to order in the fabric or ribbon of your choice. If you wear a standard size, this will take an hour or a morning at most. Spanish shoes are generally cut wide, and come in a single width, so if your foot is narrower or wider than the standard, the custom-made espadrille is an affordable option. They'll make a special sole to fit your foot, tailor the top if necessary, and keep your template on file for your next order. The cost is $16.15 to $23.65, depending on how extensively they have to alter the basic shoe. Count on three weeks to one month for a custom-made shoe, plus mailing time (about six weeks by surface, a week by air). http://www.lamanualalpargatera.com/ -- 另外 大家不要再讨论彼此面对来自内地的中国商店老板的使用语言情形与是非对错了啊 这是社会语言学的问题 这儿是西班牙板 板上的大家有不同的政治立场或生长背景 加上大家各自拥有不同的语言程度跟能力 要怎麽去面对"中国" "台湾"等身份认同的问题 还是希望以理性的分享为原则 不要推文推出了火花 回文杀红了双眼啊 毕竟 大家都是吃蚵仔煎 鲁肉饭 烫大陆妹长大的嘛 XD -- ██████████████████ --

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