
It’s a new calendar year, so why not just take steps to glamour up your pre-pandemic shoe closet? But just simply because you’re shoe procuring doesn’t suggest you just cannot sneak in a minor luxurious — and perhaps some swanky sips.

Commencing Monday, January 10, Austinites can kick again with a glass of wine when searching for kicks at Blue Suede, a new women’s boutique and lounge in South Austin.

The flawlessly named Blue Suede guarantees a selection of designer women’s footwear and add-ons in a heat, inviting area at 1600 S. First St. The intention, according to the boutique’s entrepreneurs and co-founders, Jennifer Parkman and Cynthia McMillioan, is to clear away the force of shoe procuring — no additional uncomfortable conversations with salespeople hunting for the suitable measurement — even though also building an experience as chic as the shop’s deluxe footwear.

Blue Suede’s prospects will have a wide range of shoe measurements at their fingertips to try out on at their leisure, all although enjoying a drink and light-weight bites from some of Austin’s leading meals and beverage purveyors, offered at the shop’s onsite lounge.

The lounge delivers beer and cider from Austin Beerworks and Austin Eastciders, as well as red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines. Buyers can also get cheese boards featuring Antonelli’s Cheese and coffee from Austin Roasting Enterprise and Giddy Up cold brew.

The 1,500-square-foot shoe boutique acquired inspiration from Parkman’s favored shoe store in Chicago, with Blue Suede aiming to offer you females accessibility to a wide wide variety of best shoe makes and measurements in a area that encourages customers to recharge, take it easy, and capture up with friends amid tons of posh offerings, which also include exceptional jewellery merchandise and handbags.

“I have put in a ton of time about the a long time sharing my idea with close friends, asking them, ‘Shoes additionally wine, correct?’ and the response has generally been, ‘Yes!’ This is some thing I am really very pleased to finally provide to lifestyle,” Parkman says. “We have labored really hard to make the atmosphere in Blue Suede heat and comfortable, hoping to really encourage shoppers to keep for a although and love.”

Although the wine and nibbles, vogue extras, and hand-picked artwork (together with performs created by female artists displayed together with Andy Warhol-encouraged “Shoes” wallpaper and a domestically manufactured personalized neon indicator) are surely a draw, it’s the prosperity of shoe brand names that will probable have neighborhood purchasers dashing in.

Blue Suede capabilities noteworthy shoe designers such as Dolce Vita, Seychelles, Matisse, Donald Pliner, Yellow Box, Tamaris, and much more. And the South Austin boutique is the exclusive provider in town for sought-soon after shoe models like Jeffrey Campbell and pick out models of Valentina, personally sourced from Italy.

“It has been wonderful to check out Blue Suede go from just a vision to the exclusive and inventive room it is now,” McMillioan states. “We are so grateful to have an exceptionally talented crew that assisted make it a fact. We strived to meticulously curate each individual factor of the practical experience, from the art to the wine and, of program, the sneakers.”

The boutique’s showroom and lounge is open noon-8 pm Monday via Thursday, midday-9 pm Friday, 11 am-9 pm Saturday, and 10 am-6 pm Sunday. Comply with Blue Suede on Instagram for more facts and updates.