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Sole SistersFormer models Tove Nord and Terri Coleman custom-cobble

authentic Italian sandals in Miami Beach.

ater, s e mentioned t e ideato er friend Terri Co eman, an-ot er mode ookin for newadventures. T e women trackeddown Faie a and convinced imto train t em as cobb ers. Afterfour mont s, t e returned ometo o en t e Miami Beac boutiqueTuccia di Ca ri in 2007. As mod-

e s we watc ed ot ers be cre-ative, sa s Co eman. Now weret e desi ners.

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em eror Tiberius started t estra -sanda trend, sa s Nord.Because cobb in is back-strainin

abor eat er stra s are stretc ed, bra ide d, t e n ammer ed int ot e so esit traditiona as beena mens rofession assed downt rou fami ies. Ever one is sur-

rised w en we sit down at ourtoo benc , sa s Co eman. But we

ove ever minute of it. S e andNord can cobb e a custom air of sanda s in about 30 minutes.

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and T-stra st es, u dated seasona wit vibrant co ors, anima rints, and ant iquea iqus. W enever we see an t in inter-estin , from an o d E izabet Ta or movieto wicker atio furniture, we sa , I see asanda t ere! sa s Nord. Adds Co eman,We o e t at customers wi come to ours o one da and sa , I bou t t ese san-da s 20 ears a o, and Im sti wearint em. (Sanda s start at $178; tucciadica ri.com.) arianna davis

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