Costume National Footwear

Step Into Exotic Skins & Architectural Heels With tom gunn

Designers Gabrielle Thompson and Shannon Gunn believe shoes should be wearable art. Their shared passion for luxury materials and strong, structured silhouettes led to the launch of their Australian footwear label tom gunn. Described as “sophisticated with an edge,” tom gunn shoes are constructed with materials from the top Italian tanneries and suppliers and have been used by the likes of Prada, Marni, CoSTUME NATIONAL and Gucci. I got a chance to to ask Thompson and Gunn about how they got started, where they find inspiration and how their label has become a shoe industry stand-out.

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Costume National: Spring 2009 Footwear Collection

Costume National is one of those brands I wish I could afford, as they create some amazing looking products. Their latest Spring 2009 Footwear Collection is no different, as they have created some shoes that have caught the attention of even myself (a self proclaimed shoe freak). The blue hightops featured above are my favorite fromt he collection, but overlooking the calf skin sandals would be a huge mistake.