I was reading a Steve Madden Q&A in WWD when one of the shoe designer’s responses stopped me dead in my clicks: “We design shoes every day, and we are as creative as Prada.” Interesting, go on. “Do we make 0 shoes that are in Neiman Marcus? Have we made shoes just like that, which are less than 0 and have been great? Yes, we have . . . That creativity is not appreciated, and I would argue that what we do is harder. I could design an 0 shoe line; it’s easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It’s easier than making great shoes for .”
Quite the bold statements, ones I’m sure Prada and Chloé would be interested to hear. This begs the question: Do you think Steve Madden is as creative as Prada despite the vast price and quality differences?
Is Steve Madden as Creative as Prada?
I was reading a Steve Madden Q&A in WWD when one of the shoe designer’s responses stopped me dead in my clicks: “We design shoes every day, and we are as creative as Prada.” Interesting, go on. “Do we make 0 shoes that are in Neiman Marcus? Have we made shoes just like that, which are less than 0 and have been great? Yes, we have . . . That creativity is not appreciated, and I would argue that what we do is harder. I could design an 0 shoe line; it’s easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It’s easier than making great shoes for .”
Quite the bold statements, ones I’m sure Prada and Chloé would be interested to hear. This begs the question: Do you think Steve Madden is as creative as Prada despite the vast price and quality differences?