"Whenever I went to a wedding or a party, girls kept complaining about their shoes. I love to dance, ..." — Edgardo Osorio

Being inspired is one thing, but completely knocking off a design is another. There is a big difference.

Sometimes you design a shoe, and you think this one is a winner, but you never know when something will be such a crazy phenomenon.

Up until the 1960s, women would meet designers in their private ateliers, and together they would build a relationship and a wardrobe. Then, all of a sudden, designers disappeared into their own private bubble, and there was no communication.

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.