Four signature habbot styles, classic derby, micro-sole derby, mid-heel pump and mid-heel sandal, can now be designed by you in store or online from anywhere in the world. Designed by you, made by us and available wherever you wear your habbots all over the world!

The St Kilda back shed/creative studio. For two years this was the global headquarters of the habbot brand. Exciting ideas from humble beginnings.

Ortolan design, stylist Kate Gaskin and photographer Isamu Sawa helped create our stunning Spring Summer 17 Campaign images. As always, the brief was to come up with images that spoke to habbot's originality, colour and creativity.

habbot begins working with one of Italy's premier sneaker manufacturers to develop the habbot sneaker in Autumn Winter 2017. These fully Italian leather sneakers are designed with habbot's signature creative use of colour, and are manufactured to world's best practice. Having loved sneakers from childhood, this new category chapter has been a long time coming for Annie!

habbot’s first season sets the scene for the future – classic European styles, beautiful Italian leather and craftsmanship, and the habbot signature bold use of colour. Annie brings metallic gold, burgundy velvet and patents into the Australian winter, alongside classic fine black leather. The contrasting two tone oxfords showcase the classic lace ups that the brand will be known for in all future collections.

Two months later, habbot’s first Melbourne city store is ready to open in the historic Royal Arcade.

In September 2012, habbot opened it’s first permanent store in Melbourne’s High St Armadale, ready for Spring Summer 2013. Mim design is engaged to help bring habbot’s luxury aesthetic into a welcoming retail space.

With the launch of habbot’s second season, Spring Summer 2011, habbot opens its first pop up shop in Melbourne’s old GPO building. We continued to test the retail waters with two more pop up shops in Chapel St, South Yarra and Howey Place in Melbourne CBD.

Annie’s years living in London led to a love of European craftsmanship and inspired the decision that her new Australian designed shoe brand should be made in Italy. For the first three seasons habbot shoes were made by a small factory in Naples. In 2013, habbot moved manufacturing to an all family run operation in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, in the Le Marche region of North Eastern Italy, a centre of tradition and excellence for Italian shoemaking. Annie continues to visit Italy up to four times a year, for design inspiration, sourcing materials and components, and to oversee habbot’s manufacturing.

habbot is launched to a party to friends and associates. Annie sells personal ‘wholesale’ pre orders, enough to get habbot off the ground. The excitement around the brand vision convinces Annie that there is a marketplace in Australia for a new creative and independently designed, Italian made shoe brand.

habbot’s first season sets the scene for the future – classic European styles, beautiful Italian leather and craftsmanship, and the habbot signature bold use of colour. Annie brings metallic gold, burgundy velvet and patents into the Australian winter, alongside classic fine black leather. The contrasting two tone oxfords showcase the classic lace ups that the brand will be known for in all future collections.

The St Kilda back shed/creative studio. For two years this was the global headquarters of the habbot brand. Exciting ideas from humble beginnings.

During an international career in the 2000s at Net a Porter, Sass & Bide and the Melbourne based Figgins group, designer Annie Abbott quietly planned to create a brand for women who love colour and unique design, based on classic European styling, and manufactured by top Italian craftspeople.

During an international career in the 2000s at Net a Porter, Sass & Bide and the Melbourne based Figgins group, designer Annie Abbott quietly planned to create a brand for women who love colour and unique design, based on classic European styling, and manufactured by top Italian craftspeople.