Strappy sandals, new again.

I wear a narrow shoe, and so buying footwear is a nightmare.

Nobody sells double AA anymore — except the expensive places, like Stuart Weitzman and Donald J. Pliner.

So when I lost part of a strappy black pair of summer sandals — patent — I went through every single pair in my closet first to

make sure it was really gone.

After a few weeks, I took the whole one in to Arturo Shoe Fixx.

Seized with inspiration, I asked, ‘Can you make a new strap?”

The master nodded ‘yes’.

I left it there and a few weeks — and $50 later — I have that pair of sandals back.

If you didn’t know it, you’d never guess which one was strap-less.  They’re both gifted with robust black straps now

and I’m thrilled because for me in this terrible “no narrow economy”, it’s much easier to fix a pair than to find one.