Bassindel’hôtelCaesarAugustus, ouvertsurlacôteamalfitaine. PoolattheHotelCaesarAugustus, ontheAmalfiCoast. danslesruellesd’Anacapri :pasune maisonnes’envisagesanscitrons,en façadeoudanslejardin.Sanscitrons ? Autantdiresanssoleil… Thereusedtobeabittertangtothe localprideinthelemon,forCitrus limon wasbelievedtohailfromAsia. Butthanksto21st-centuryphylogenetic findings,theinhabitantsofSorrenteand Capricannowlayclaim:ourpride,our symbol,ourlivelihood,ourgolden child,thelemon,wasbornhereinthis Mediterraneanland,7,000yearsago,a hybridofthebitterorangeandthecit- ron.Somethingtoponderoveralimone icecream,acapresinawithzestof lemon,orathimblefuloflimoncello, whilestrollingaroundthesmallstreets ofAnacapri:there’snotahousewithout alemontreeoutfrontorinthegarden. Nolemontree?Youmayaswellsayno suninthesky. Canforaauxsouliersailés Ellearrivadanslamicroscopiquebou- tique-atelierducordonnierAmedeo Canforaunsoirdejuin,àminuit,tenant plusducarrossequedelacitrouille : JackieKennedydevenueJackie O,incar- nation assoluta dutragiqueetd’unejet- setcosmopolite,avaituntalond’Achille. Ellenesupportaitpasleshautstalons ! C’estainsiqueJackieconfiaàl’artisan laconfectiondesessandalesraffinées,et ultraplates.Canforaétaitlancé,Ingrid BergmanetAudreyHepburnl’adop- taient.Aujourd’hui,ledescendant d’Amedeoassembleenquinzeminutes devantvousunepairedeKoudeJac- quelineàchaînette.Humblerituel, chansondegesteàvospieds. Shewalkedintothetinyworkshop oftheshoemakerAmedeoCanfora oneeveninginJuneatmidnight, distinctlymorecarriagethanpump- kin:JackieKennedy,thenJackieO, wastheepitomeofthecosmopolitan jet-settingsocialitewhoselifewas tingedwithtragedy.Butshehadan Achillesheel:shehatedhighheels. Atleastthat’swhatshetoldtheman whosetaboutmakingherapairof elegant,ultra-flatsandals.Herpur- chaselaunchedCanfora,andIngrid BergmanandAudreyHepburnwould adoptCanforasandals,too.Today, Amedeo’sdescendentwillassemble