Member’s Only – Footwear Trade Show Debut at FFANY in June
by JULIA
Sales Rep, Amy Lefkowitz and Designer Kelli Delaney So who doesn’t remember Member’s Only?? If you were a child/teenager of the 80’s you know the Member’s Only jacket was a staple of the cool kid’s wardrobe. I remember mine…it was pale pink and I was in love with it! As the years passed the brand seemed to slip away, but as of recent it has had a new burst of popularity and has been seen on celebs all across the country. I read i…
KRELwear Just Add Water Fashion Show-Pleasers USA shoes rocked the show!
by JULIA
Anedie rocking her neon pink Pleasers! Photo by Tomas Loewy www.coolpoolevents.com So while you all were out in Vegas ending your stint at WSA on Sunday, I was having fun and hanging out with my new bud Karelle Levy who had a show this weekend at the famed Fountainbleau on Miami Beach and I was so excited to go for 2 reasons….. 1. I love Karelle’s designs, styling and team! They are so much fun as you can tell fr…
Nancy Katz-love her!
by JULIA
Me and Nancy at the FFANY show in June. Ever since I first started attending the FFANY show a couple years ago I always make time to stop by and say hello to Nancy Katz. She designs adornments for shoes that can be clipped on various places to vamp up your boring everyday shoes and has been doing so for a long time now. I met her my very first show and she was such a sweetheart. I knew instantly that we would be friends. She i…
Rough Justice….Super Cool Guys and Super Cool Shoes!
by JULIA
Bodo, Lee and Jeff….Love these guys! I have to be honest. I try and not freak out over shoe brands in front of my readers because I like to stay bias and I really want this site to be about the people behind the shoes, BUT I just can’t help but express my LOVE LOVE LOVE for the new brand Rough Justice. I was introduced to them at FFANY last month and just fell head over heels. The brand consists of three partners, Bod…
Morgan Williams-Running With Heels
by JULIA
Me and Morgan at the FFANY industry party. One of the highlights of my trip in June was when I met Morgan Williams of Running with Heels. I posted something about her a few months back and then emailed her in the hopes that we could meet. Lucky for me we did. Within a matter of a few minutes of conversation, Morgan and I totally hit it off based on the fact that we both have new websites in the footwear industry and we both are out t…
Erin Conroy’s Funny Bizness!
by JULIA
As most of you can tell by now, I am buds with a lot of Brown Shoe folks due to my friendship with Geoff Green, their VP of Talent. Geoff introduced me to Erin Conroy who is their fabulous Public Relations Manager knowing that we would hit it off…..well it made so much more sense when we found out our birthdays are one day apart! Holla! Of course we are going to get along, plus we are both what I like to call “ICAC…
Al Rivera is the coolest!!
by JULIA
Al hard at work during FFANY!! Brown Shoe’s Al Rivera is definitely one of my favorite reps in the biz!! I have never seen him in a bad mood, not smiling or not being extremely friendly to those around him. Every time I have popped in on him at various shows to say hello, I am greeted with a smile that could brighten even the cloudiest day. He is currently the Account Director for Carlos Santana and Original Dr. Scholl’s. I don…
Lindsey Locke from Pleasers Saved the Fashion Day!!
by JULIA
Last week I met the wonderful Daria Shapiro who is the PR rep for KRELwear which is a super cool clothing line designed by Miami local Karelle Levy. She is also the PR rep for an amazing vintage store called C. Madeleine’s who kindly dressed me and one of my models for my Barbie Fashion show this last weekend (another story). Anyway, Daria asked me if I knew anyone who could get them shoes for a fashion show onl…
Introducing Julie the Frenchie!
by JULIA
Alex and Julie I would like to introduce you to my new assistant and Shoebizness.com contributor, Julie Gautier Prado or as you will know her, “Julie the Frenchie“. It is amazing how things fall into place! I contacted Alex Hagiage of My eShoe, through LinkedIn awhile back regarding his cool new technology and lucky for me he referred me to his friend Julie. Julie has recently finished an internshi…
Dan Mauney, his new “dress” code and his store Step by Sloan
by JULIA
My dear friend Dan owns a shoe store in Charlotte, NC where I used to live. I have asked him countless times to contribute to Shoebiz and it has now become a running joke that he will always send me something “asap”, yet nothing ever arrives. This is especially humorous because Dan is very active on his facebook page, so the “I don’t have time” excuse doesn’t work. So….today Dan decided to tag me in this lovely…
