Queen of Havaianas lists $30m Double Bay dream home

6 Wiston Gardens, Double Bay. “I told them I wanted a totally white art gallery,” vendor Amelia Aspden said. Amelia Aspden, the woman credited with bringing Havaianas down under is selling her dream Double Bay home with a price guide of $30m through Thomas Popple and Elliott Placks of Ray White Double Bay. PopovBass created the contemporary four-bedroom four-bathroom house as an homage to Aspden’s lifelong art collection. “I told them I wanted a totally white art gallery,” Aspden said. “I have so many paintings from all over the world, and I wanted lots of walls to put them on.” The Brazilian entrepreneur, who has imported and distributed Havaianas in Australia for 27 years, said her collection has been gathered from Brazil, France and the US. MORE: $60m landlord giving away home for free The new home replaced a 1920s house. The five-year project was finished in 2022. “I like to move things. If you come to my house today and come back in six or eight months, everything will have changed.” Originally, Aspen imported bikinis from Brazil before a friend showed her the new single-colour Havaianas. After approaching the company, she was given 200 pairs to trial in Australia. “In Brazil ...