Zomp Shoez

Zomp have really got it right in recent years. Five years ago I wouldn’t have shopped at Zomp but whatever they did they did it well. This is now one of my must visit places if I’m on a shoe hunt in Sydney. The store layout here is fantastic — it is clearly sectioned into shoe type (so flats, heels, boots etc), clean enough so you can see all the styles and stocked enough to make you feel like you’ve got a great selection to choose from. They stock a number of labels here which all vary in price point from anywhere between $ 65-​$ 400. Some of these labels are local but many hail from Italy or Spain. I seem to be always drawn to one of Zomp’s own labels, 2 Baia Vista — I recently spotted a great pair of leopard print flats for $ 165 that I think I’ll be investing in!

I think I have a chromosome missing. I just don’t seem to get that excited about shoes. I’m not so functional as to wear only Hush Puppies but I do prefer my shoes to not leave my feet in bleeding tatters. Having said this I did purchase a pair of 4 inch stilettos from Zomp recently — mostly to see if I could actually walk and not look like a man in drag but also because I’m having an early midlife crisis.
Zomp has shoes for all. If you get around on Zebra print brogues, pink ballet pumps, nude wedges or Gladiator sandals — all are found here and more.
Staff are available without being intrusive and there are good discounts thanks to the GFC.
A one-​stop clodhopper shop.

Shoe lovers, shoe lovers everywhere.
Come join me for this special fair
It’s a shoe addicts dream
It’s a boyfriend’s bore
As once you enter
You’ll just want more
More, more!
So many of us love shoes. Carrie Bradshaw opened up the ‘permits for all’ on the right to have endless numbers of shoes in a girl’s wardrobe. Zomp is the kind of shoe shop where I want to try on at LEAST ten shoes minimum. There’s cutesy baby doll, there’s cowboy boots, there’s wedge, stiletto, strappy and sneaker, there’s funky street, star prints and leopard prints, floral and kitsch. You name it, there’s a style in there for you. But it’s not just the variety I love it’s that most of the shoes feel like they’ve got character… just that little bit of edge that other shoe shops might only have with only one or two shoes.
I bought a $ 200+ pair of Hudson boots from here recently. They are gorgeous and they were on sale which of course was a bonus. Within 1 month unfortunately the sole started to unpeel. I was wearing them incessantly but it was a bit of drag to have to go back to the shop for a fix. The Zomp girls were more than happy to organize a shoe repair on them however I did have to pay extra if I wanted a thicker sole put on them — which I did of course. It was a shame to loose the cute penny farthing imprint on the sole. But now I can stomp these Zomp boots for a very merry long time.
The Zomp Footwear for kids next door is a shoe shop filled with gorgeous teeny tot shoes. It’s worth a mention for parents as it’s a great excuse when the kids need new shoes to pop next door for your own sweet toe treat. One Saturday I was walking past and there were kids selling cup cakes outside. Nice touch.