Sydney designer Tristan Blair is the vanguard of Australian shoe design, and it’s easy to see why there’s little competition in the local market- Tristan Blair sets the bar dauntingly high. Transcending seasons, Tristan Blair is a constant favourite with the fashion set with his innovative and often daring take on women’s footwear. Coming into winter, Tristan Blair gives his shoes some growl with textural leathers and animal printed pony skins.

Known for his characteristic juxtaposition of uneasy bedfellows- for instance, hard versus soft or elegant versus industrial- Tristan Blair is a master of contradictions. Offsetting soft leathers in peachy tones with exposed zippers and stacked wedges, Tristan Blair faces winter head on. Injecting a generous dose of pure animalism with bold leopard print and crocodile skin texture, Tristan Blair takes us on safari for winter 2010.

Tristan Blair offers something for everyone- from casual to bejeweled flats, lace up wedges and boots for day wear or staggeringly vertiginous heels for those nights where a girl just has to get dressed up and dance ‘til morning. Working on a palette the ranges from universal black to broody gunmetal and dusty pink, Tristan Blair truly covers a gambit of taste and style for the coming winter.