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The StoreBonaventure opened May 1, 1994 in downtown Olympia Washington by Jeanne Carras, as an upscale boutique catering to women. The founding goal was to provide Olympia with a store that emphasized service, unique shoe styles and a wide array of sizes and widths. In other words, Bonaventure was created in the image of the full-service establishments of years past.

The store by-line is “A home for contented feet” and our goal is to give every customer the best service and that they leave with the right shoes for their feet, occasion and outfit. At Bonaventure, we believe shoes aren’t just an accessory but the most important part of a woman’s wardrobe. Shoes are the things you purchase first and then go find your outfit.

Currently, Bonaventure is staffed by Jeanne Carras (owner), Greg Carras (Web sales), Cindy Perry, Kari Bond & Alesia (staff).

 
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February 12th, 2012

We call course, cheap cigars “stogies”. In the days of American slavery, plantation owners had the slaves break sticks the length of the foot. The sticks, called “stogas,” were bundled & shipped to factories up north to make cheap boots. Later, cheap cigars, also sold in small bundles, acquired the name.

Back in the 16th century, when high heels were first introduced & rapidly gained popularity, English clergymen saw evil in the sensuous stilts. So they induced Parliament to pass a law, which read in part: “Any woman who, through the wearing of high heels, leads a subject of His Majesty into marriage, shall be punished by the penalties of witchcraft.” A century later, the law crossed the Atlantic & went into effect in Massachusetts, New Jersey & Pennsylvania. The message wasn’t lost. In 1963, Nationalist China’s defense minister decreed that women in the armed forces could no longer wear high heels off duty. Read the decree in part: “Soldiers in high heels appear more suited for love than war.”

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