The other day my friend and I walked past A Mano and she stopped in the middle of her story to shield her eyes and say, “Don’t let me go in there.” Implication, being, of course, that she was feeling particularly powerless to the beguiling ways of handmade, wear-anywhere European and American shoes.

Totally understandable.

I consider myself a good friend, but come Friday, I will totally let her in there.

A Mano’s bi-annual sale starts on June 19; all spring/summer shoes and handbags are 30% off.

To tempt you, I grabbed images of some of my favorite sexy pottery teacher-meets-exchange student chic styles off their site. To further tempt you, Nealy and Co. recently added shopping cart technology to A Mano’s virtual home, so if you can’t make it down in the near future, you’re still more than welcome to score a great deal.