Steve Madden
Steve Madden
Steve Maddenis an American fashion designer and businessman. He is most well known as the founder and former CEO of Steven Madden, Ltd., a publicly traded footwear company...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
girl fashion new-york
What inspires me is what I see people wearing on the streets of the world from New York to London and beyond. I get my ideas and inspiration from pounding the pavement all over the world. Today, fashion is dictated by individual style. To me, the fashion of the future is anything that a young guy or girl feels good wearing as long as it's put together in the right way.
You need to define yourself in the marketplace.
beautiful best design easier great materials shoe shoes
I could design an $800 shoe line; it's easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It's easier than making great shoes for $90.
thinking years bird
I have been in the field working with my birds for 36 years and I don't think a day goes by that I don't see or learn something new.
people trouble worried
People are afraid because I'm candid. They're always worried I'm going to get into trouble.
lying shoes design
My strengths as a businessman lie in the design and sale of women's shoes, and I have never been comfortable with complicated or technical legal or business documents.
stupidity greed arrogance
I am guilty of stupidity, arrogance, and greed.
I'd like to work with Damien Hirst.
new-york stories
I'm a New York story.
shoes whole-life whole
I've been making shoes my whole life.
design
So much of design is context.
shoes trouble natural
I don't fret much about the natural life spans of shoe companies. If stores don't do the right things, they cease to exist, and that doesn't trouble me at all.
get-better important growing
Growing is an important part of the business, but more important than that is to get better.
people support
There are a lot of people who get support from a thriving business.