The Thousands

There are several men on the planet who have a way with women’s shoes. These are your Manolos and Louboutins and McQueens‚ men with fancy names and manicures who wouldn’t know how to body surf if their life depended upon it. Enter Tristan Blair, a Perth-born, Sydney-based bloke so blokey he’s even got two boys names, and whose countenance is more dude at the pub than new vanguard of Australian contemporary shoe design.

But vanguard he is. Just one look at his latest collection shows he knows what women want (to wear on their feet). He has somehow managed to blend African savanna with Bedknobs and Broomsticks Victoriana into a seamless tale of faux leopardprint and hard-edge-studded moc croc. The Lottie wedges will have you stylishly looming above the rest, while the Lucian ankle boots are like wearing biker-embellished kid gloves on your feet. Whatever your foot apparel preference, there’s something for everyone in this extensive range of architectural heels, ankle and over-the-knee boots, chunky wedges, and demure ladylike flats.