Sandalitius

Sandals.
If there's one country where you're going to see them, it's in Mauritius.

I used to think having three pairs of sandals was being girly and self-indulging. I still think so. But you've seen nothing until you've seen some of the private collections here. Sandals of all shapes, colours and heel-height.

Wearing a pair of black standard sandals just doesn't cut it when you have girls matching the blue of their T to the exact blue of the open-toed swirly-girly shoe. And imagine coming back from Thailand with 14 pairs of shoes, of which most are various kinds of sandals!

The yawning gaps in my own possessions glared out at the recent wedding. You should have seen the show! Once more, no over-arching "black is good with everything" logic. Instead, shades and detail outshone each other to match with the sarees and salwaars...

Then again, you might be wearing the most innocuous pair, but if it's bought in a different country, everyone notices it. That's because every woman worth her salt knows the range available locally, and will not grace those with a comment.

The season for them is back soon. The ultimate compliment? "It's 'different'!" :D