Most of the time, I get pitched stories by PR firms or brands or I run across something that I have fallen in love with — and I fall in love a lot. That’s what fashionistas do– fall in love with some thing– it could be a category or a brand. For me, it’s not about a category or brand, it’s about a design or style quotient and once I find that, I follow it, buy it, wearing it because it reflects a personal design aesthete.
I recently came across a line brought to my attention by a store that is across the country: Port City Shoes in Newburyport, MA, where Nancy Pratt, the owner, thought to send me a note asking if I would be interested in covering this new shoe line called Fidji. .
Why would she do this? Because she went to great lengths to have this Spanish line of shoes shipped over by cargo ship and the shoes are practically flying out of the store with customers doing repeat business because they are so soft, pretty and comfortable. (How many lines can say that? )
www.portcityshoes.com and by phone
978-255-1825.
Address:
Port City Shoe
163 High St.
Newburyport, MA
3) All the shoes come in Euro whole and half sizes and done in all leather– soft, comfortable and feminine styles without being overly gaudy.
4) Women as far away as Boston are driving to her store to buy them. (The hallmark of a great shoe and great service)
Based on all this 411 — and a few extended emails with Nancy Pratt, she sent me photos of her best seller shoes.
The little tie shoe is A668 and comes in all black or brown with black trim (shown in brown with black). Perfect for those man-tailored pants or to carry a soft looking wide-legged or even boot cut jean.
wow. how cute are those? i like the green one. i might have to get a pair.
Hello There I am looking for a Fidji shoe. Style number A642 in a 37 1/2 or 38. They are black ankle strap low heeled pumps with three buttons on the squared off toe. I am not a show nut. But, these, oh my. They are the cutest shoes I have EVER seen. Can you help? Please, please, please, say yes. Irene Sharp
425 Dorset Street # 11 South Burlington, Vermont 05403 802.863.4112. A hundred thanks!!!
I really enjoyed your write-up of Fidji and have to agree that the shoes are amazingly comfortable and really soft. One clarification, though, the shoes are actually from Portugal. It’s a father and son operation that has been producing shoes for Europe since the sixties, and are now becoming widely available in the US. As the North American distributor, feel free to take a look at my website to look for local stores and also preview the current styles.
I am Nancy’s son. I am currently in the process of finishing up the website, but there is a temporary site to buy these at http://nmadore.com
The new site will be:
http://fidjishoes.com
once I am finished working on it. Thank Everyone for their support.
Michael Pratt
ExecuServices
HELLO,I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AWAY TO PURCHASE THIS E463,I LOVE THE STYLE OF T
HI thgere
you realize the date of the post is not recent.. so it’s hard to say if those shoes are available at all. Probably not! I would suggest you check out the link to the site or google FIDJI shoes and see what you can find.
Good luck and happy hunting!
HELLO I REALLY LOVE THE STYLE OF THIS SHOE E463,AND WANTED TO NO HOW CAN I GO ABOUT PURCHASING IT, I REALLY NEED THIS SHOE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!