The Thousands

When teenager Andy Montgomery was caught wearing a dress his dad prescribed NBC TV’s Hunter. The titular Sgt. Rick Hunter (badge# 089), was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking LAPD homicide detective, whose catch phrase "works for me!" was used four or five times an episode.

So, Andy was ‘cured’ and made his old man proud by opening TOV landmark Urban Records. But upon Hunter‘s untimely demise in 1991, Andy lapsed: he kept his promise never to don another frock, but the music store’s high counter ensured his fetish for ladies shoes (specifically those by local expat-wunderkind Tristan Blair) could be kept secret. It’s small wonder that now Andy has opened the eponymous Hunter Store round the corner.

After fitting it out with some serious wooden curvature, he poached Zomp’s best staff and they began peddling footwear maestros, such as Blair and the Alexander McQueen-schooled Beau Coops. Andy accessorizes with (just don’t tell papa!) vintage-inspired earrings by Erica Weiner and a handmade leather clutch from Johnny Ramli. Hunter Store – it works for us.