When I sit down and design, it's shoes that always appear. Edgardo Osorio More Quotes by Edgardo Osorio More Quotes From Edgardo Osorio The shoes and the eyes are windows to a woman's spirit. Edgardo Osorio womaneyesshoesspirit There's something special about shoes, they give you a high like nothing else. Edgardo Osorio nothingyoushoesspecial I never met a stripe I didn't like. Edgardo Osorio stripemetneverlike 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. Edgardo Osorio womensexytimebeautiful I love art, being so close to the galleries, being by the water - and sunsets from the terrace. Edgardo Osorio beinglovewaterart 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.' Edgardo Osorio walkshoessexysimple My shoes aren't minimalist, but they are about a new simplicity. Edgardo Osorio aboutnewshoessimplicity Every woman looks good in a flamenco dress. Edgardo Osorio dresswomangoodlooks I still work weekends because I like it; I enjoy it. I just don't care. Edgardo Osorio dont-careenjoycarework 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. Edgardo Osorio newarchitecturenew-yorkdream 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. Edgardo Osorio womenshoesbeautifullove No one wears high heels all day, every day. Edgardo Osorio every-dayhighdayhigh-heels 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. Edgardo Osorio doctormefashionfather I love to turn an idea that is in my head into reality. Edgardo Osorio headturnlovereality I want to know who my client is. I see her on Instagram, but it's another thing to get to chat with her. Edgardo Osorio i-seeseeknowwant I've had many ideas come from clients. Edgardo Osorio comemanyclientsideas My retail partners, they are my brand ambassadors. They're the ones who are selling the shoes to women. Edgardo Osorio brandwhowomenshoes America is our biggest market, and I really do believe if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. Edgardo Osorio newyoubelieveamerica No one needs anything; they have to want it. Edgardo Osorio anythingwantneeds We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special. Edgardo Osorio dayknownightpeople
