Le Hoof

121 Bridport Street, Albert Park +61 3 9645 5532

	DIEPPARESTREPO A shoe so elegant it has the same leg lengthening as a high heel even though its a durable fabulous flat.With a subtle colonial feel (they are made in a small factory in Mexico and designed by a Colombian Couple out of New York) and a nod to the androgynous Dandy era, it’s the modern woman’s solution for what to wear today and probably tomorrow.We love Dieppa Restrepo shoes because they’re good for such necessities as dancing and wearing cropped pants.
	B STORE B Store’s Saville Row location is a good introduction to the pedigree of this London based label. A regular for London Fashion week, B Store is thoroughly modern whilst respecting its English heritage. Don’t be surprised if you find Oxfordshire hunting lodge mixed with joy Division flavours.
	OPENING CEREMONY A reaction or rebellion to the older luxury houses, Opening Ceremony is the true NYC spirit of today. Mixing the up-and-coming designer with the well established, Opening Ceremony has accidentally and ironically become the new ‘Luxury House’ of today. Opening Ceremony are the original collaborators! Starting a worldwide trend of partnerships, OC has collaborated with everything from clashing countries to the odd ‘it girl’ (enter Chloe Sevigny). We love Opening Ceremony because it is as amazing as it is wearable and effortless. An Opening Ceremony Shoe or pair of sunglasses can make a rather drab outfit something cool and current.
	OSKLEN With Brazil being the new ‘It’ place on the fashion map, it was only a matter of time before a label as grand as Osklen would emerge.Osklen’s kooky yet strangely wearable shoes are made using fantastic recycled fabrics and leathers – without looking an inch eco warrior but rather sleek.Known for their ridiculously good looking staff (a bit like our stores) Madonna famously found her boyfriend in an Osklen concept store in Rio…
	MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA Margiela turned the fashion world upside down in the early eighties alongside labels like Commes des Garcons and Viktor and Rolf – making up part of the notorious Antwerp 6.’Japanese Avant-gardists’ is how his work has been described before, though he did head up women’s Fashion for Hermes for almost a decade so… it’s not all wild and crazy.We love his sunglasses because, well, frankly they are just cool.
	LUXURY VINTAGE Christian Dior, Givenchy and some seriously post-modern Italian Vintage sunglasses adorn our walls like wearable remnants of a much more glamorous era.New graduated tint lenses, frames that are polished and restored to their previous glory, vintage just got even more Posh.