If you’ve watched “Selling Sunset” on Netflix, then you’re most likely familiar with the cast’s larger-than-life style choices.
Now, one of the hit show’s stars Bre Tiesi is hoping to bring some of her signature style to fans with a new shoe collection with André Assous later this month. The assortment features eight key styles including heels, sandals, wedges and boots made in premium materials across versatile textures including raffia, nappa, patent, vinyl, snake-print leather and specchio leather.
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Throughout the process, Tiesi worked closely with the André Assous team, offering hands-on input across silhouettes, colors, materials, fit and styling direction.
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“This is my first shoe collection and definitely a first for me for a project of this magnitude where I got to be a part of the full process, start to finish,” Tiesi told FN in an interview.
The model described the collection as inspired by her Los Angeles lifestyle but also offering relatable pieces for the everyday woman.
“I’m a glam girl,” Tiesi explained. “I love getting dressed up. I love fashion. I love being able to utilize a shoe in multiple ways. There are so many ways that you can wear them, and it’s just such a fun part about being a girl. It’s like dress up. We’ve been doing that since we were kids.”
She describes her personal style as “neutral and monochromatic” with a “tiny pop of color,” which translates throughout the line. “I like things that can be edgy and fun, but still not too outside the box, so that I could wear it either day to day, or I could wear it out to dinner, or on a red carpet,” Tiesi said. “But I also wanted things that are more digestible to a woman that may not want to be completely loud and outspoken.”
One of her favorite things about working on this project was learning more about shoes. “I had no idea what really goes into it,” Tiesi admitted. “To be entirely honest, I don’t think most do, but even just the mold sizes and the process, and you know how many times that you do fittings, and even down to just the materials that you’re choosing. We had one resort shoe that we loved until you know we tried the material and we were like, ‘Oh, this isn’t comfortable. We have to find something else.’ So there was so much learning in this, which was actually really fun.”
For his part, Solomon Dabah, president of André Assous parent company Vida Shoes International, said that Tiesi’s perspective brings a “new elevated dimension” to the brand.
“This collaboration gives us the opportunity to introduce André Assous to a new audience, deepen engagement with our existing customers, and create meaningful conversation around the collection in an authentic way,” Dabah noted.
And the collection wouldn’t have been possible without Dabah. Asked how the collection got its start, Tiesi said that her partner Nick Cannon knew Dabah and some of the team.
“They had done business years prior, and it was just really something that kind of fell into our lap because I was explaining that I wanted to be more in the business, and Solomon and I just we hit it off famously,” Tiesi said. “I just knew that this was someone I would truly enjoy creating with and doing business with, and I was already a fan, so it was really a very easy choice to make.”
The André Assous x Bre Tiesi collection, which retails between $139 and $250, will launch on Sept. 14 on Andreassous.com and through select retail partners including Nordstrom, Zappos, Von Maur and Amazon.