Romantic Sandals by C-Doux

For lovers of the romantic fashion style, I discovered a great Menorcan shoe brand called C-Doux. Romantic style is associated with sweet, whimsical kind of beauty, often found in French fashion. Romantic sandals are pretty, many are embellished, but not overly so. They go well with flowing sheers and relaxed crochets that fill the closets of romantic fashion devotees. As for the enigmatic name C-Doux, it is not that enigmatic, after all: it’s a play on the French expression “c’est doux” – which can mean both “it is sweet” and “it is soft“, two important elements of the romantic style (the French connection goes without saying).

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Flat laminated napa leather sandal in gold by C-Doux. Zippered back. 212 Euros on the C-Doux website.

 

C-Doux and Salord Jover

The C-Doux brand was launched in 1991 by Salord Jover, a shoe making company that was started back in 1935 and carries the name of its founder, José Salord Jover.

Like other prominent Menorcan shoe brands, the Salord Jover brand owes its success to an extensive network of locally-based expert craftsmen and women, a sound business sense, and a long-standing cultural and business connection to Italy – the nerve center of European luxury design. For decades Salord Jover designers drew inspiration from the glamorous life style of the European elites that came to unwind on their luxurious island estates, away from the larger and busier Mallorca. Since the 70s the brand has begun to focus solely on women’s shoes and, as the demand for more informal styles grew, in the 90s it created a more relaxed day-to-evening line under the name of C-Doux. The company continues to produce its classic evening line under the original Salord Jover brand.

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This sandal looks likes something a Greek goddess would wear. Even if you are not a mythological creature that can fly, you can still step lightly thanks to the padded insole.

Inspired by ancient Greek mythology, this seductive sandal is made up of thin, tightly sewn together gold-laminated napa leather straps that gently spiral around the foot. This intriguing pattern is best combined with something plain simple, not busy, because these sandals are attention hoggers!

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Laminated napa platform sandal in “old silver” by C-Doux. Platform height ranges from 1.2” in the front to 2.4” in the back. Serrated rubber sole. 205 Euros on the C-Doux website.

This variation of the “Greek” sandal has a gently curving napa leather covered platform and a padded insole. The ankle is secured by a thin buckled strap and the finely serrated rubber sole provides good traction. This a sandal that I would personally choose: it adds height and the leather tone is flattering. If you have a fair skin tone, the “old silver” color would look a lot better on you than gold. It can also work with a wider range of outfits. That said, I don’t think that it would combine well with denim. This is the thing with romantic sandals: they require romantic fabrics and denim is too crude for that. A denim jacket over a rayon-type material floral dress would work, but that’s the extent of it, in my view.

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Rose-colored gladiator-style flat sandal by C-Doux. 207 Euros on the C-Doux website.

What drew me to this sandal is the elegant bending pattern of the main straps. Many gladiator sandals are made out of rectangular straps that are more in keeping with the gladiator aesthetic, but, in my view, gladiator aesthetic is not well suited for romantic sandals. This sandal is a very happy compromise: the trendy lace-up “cage” design is softened by the gently bending lines and the glittering rose color of the leather. I also like that, for practicality’s sake, two regular shaped straps – the wider strap in the front and the narrow one in the back actually hold the foot in place, while the draw-string in the center is largely decorative.

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Faint pink and black woven leather gently sloping platform mule by C-Doux. Platform height in the back: 2.1”. Serrated rubber sole. 217 Euros on the C-Doux website.

Menorcan and Mallorcan shoe makers are known for their mastery of the woven leather (“trenzado”) technique. It is also  successfully used by brands like Pons Quintana, Farrutx, Lottusse, and others. This mule by C-Doux combines the delicate look and gentle touch of woven leather with a modern, anatomically correct platform and a contrasting widely serrated sole. Romantic sandals have never been so road-ready!

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Woven leather platform mule in pink gold by C-Doux. 217 Euros on the C-Doux website.

I adore the pink gold hue of this version of the C-Doux mule, it is simply glorious. The skin tone colored platform goes great with it. For me personally I would choose the two-tone version with black, again, because of my fair skin tone. Anyone with a darker skin tone would simply rock this sandal. Or gently rock with it, thanks to its gently sloping shape. Whatever suits your fancy.

I hope you enjoyed my personal selection of romantic sandals by C-Doux. Salord Jover, a more formal evening line, also has some great treasures that I would like to show you in the near future. You don’t have to wait for me, of course – simply choose the Salord Jover name in the top menu of the company’s website and you are in for a treat!

Last, but not least: the C-Doux webshop delivers worldwide.

Make sure to drop me a line, your comments and questions are always welcome.

Cheers,

Ann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ann Mailsi is a writer and social media buff based in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. Her interests include fashion, technology, and nature adventures.

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