Historically, I think you can really judge a person by their shoes.

Edgardo Osorio

Categorized in : You Think Judge Shoes

The shoes and the eyes are windows to a woman's spirit.

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There's something special about shoes, they give you a high like nothing else.

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I never met a stripe I didn't like.

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I was surrounded by women and all I would hear is of them complaining about their shoes. Back then, 'comfort' was a dirty word in fashion footwear. This was before fur loafers or sneakers. So, I wanted to create a shoe that was like slipping your foot into a glove - something beautiful, feminine, and sexy at the same time.

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I love art, being so close to the galleries, being by the water - and sunsets from the terrace.

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I went to department stores, and there was nothing that I really loved. All the shoes were too complicated, too crazy, too ridiculous, too extreme. The platforms were so high; the shoes were so ugly, covered in crystals and feathers and crap. I just thought, 'Maybe somebody wants a beautifully simple, sexy shoe that they can actually walk in.'

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My shoes aren't minimalist, but they are about a new simplicity.

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Every woman looks good in a flamenco dress.

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I still work weekends because I like it; I enjoy it. I just don't care.

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I got a New York designer to build my dream store here, which is a little bit of Florence in New York. It's like the Duomo on Madison. I got inspired by Santa Maria Novella and all the Renaissance architecture.

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I think every celebrity that I love wears my shoes. I'm a particular fan of Julianne Moore, and I adore Jennifer Lawrence. There are so many beautiful women. I love Poppy Delevingne, of course; I even made a collection with her.

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No one wears high heels all day, every day.

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When I sit down and design, it's shoes that always appear.

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I was lucky that I started very young, since I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do. But my father is very conservative, and he never considered fashion to be a real career but something I could pursue as a hobby. He wanted me to be a doctor, and at one point, I thought of becoming a plastic surgeon.

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I love to turn an idea that is in my head into reality.

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I want to know who my client is. I see her on Instagram, but it's another thing to get to chat with her.

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I've had many ideas come from clients.

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My retail partners, they are my brand ambassadors. They're the ones who are selling the shoes to women.

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America is our biggest market, and I really do believe if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.

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No one needs anything; they have to want it.

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