A Letter From Julie Scott · Founder of Scott and Daughters

Melbourne · November 2026

Julie Scott in the block heel sandals, in Pink.

I am Julie Scott, and I started Scott and Daughters in Melbourne after all these years of dressing women. This letter is about one pair of sandals: our open-toe heels with crossed straps and a block heel.

Women our age tend to end up with two piles of shoes. Pretty heels that come off after an hour, and comfortable shoes that make you look like you've given up. I hear it every week.

I never accepted that you should have to choose. So for this pair, I looked for five things.

1

A wide block heel that keeps you steady

A thin heel wobbles on paving and sinks into grass. This one is a broad, stacked block heel with a wood-look finish, so your weight sits on a real base and you stand steady. It gives you height and a lovely line, without that careful, tiptoe walk.

The block heel, in Blue.

2

Crossed straps that hold your foot in place

Two soft straps cross over the top of your foot in an X. They hold your foot in the shoe, so it doesn't slide forward or slip out at the heel with every step. And the crossover is the detail people notice first.

Worn for coffee in town, in Magenta.

3

Slip them on, no buckles

No tiny buckles to fiddle with, no bending down and squinting. This is a soft slip-on style: you step in and you're ready. The sole is light, so they don't feel heavy by the end of the day.

Slipped on at the front door, in Silver.

4

Just the tips of your toes on show

So many women tell me they love sandals but don't love showing their whole foot. This pair has a covered front with a small open toe and a little teardrop cut-out above it. It feels like a sandal and looks like a proper heel. Just the tips of your toes show.

Just the tips of the toes, in Olive.

5

Five colours that go with everything

Pink, Blue, Magenta, Silver and Olive. Soft enough for a wedding, easy enough with jeans or a summer dress. Many women end up choosing two, one soft and one bold.

All five colours: Pink, Blue, Magenta, Silver and Olive.

Against the heels you have been buying

I bought plenty of these myself before. Here's the difference, laid out plainly.

Heels you can stand in all afternoon, and still want to look at.

Why it is in the sale now

After many years behind the counter, I'm handing Scott and Daughters to my daughters, Emily and Charlotte. To mark it, the whole collection is in the New Chapter Sale. These heels are $74.95 AUD now, from $244.95 AUD, and when you combine more than one item you get up to 25% extra on the whole store.

I'll be plain about it: this price ends with the sale.

Wrapped by hand before it leaves us.

I'd rather these go to women who will wear them, not sit in a box. Have a look while your size is still in stock.

— Julie