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.

~ Edgardo Osorio

Edgardo Osorio Relationship Women

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

Edgardo Osorio Dream New York Renaissance

When I sit down and design, it's shoes that always appear.

~ Edgardo Osorio

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I design flats like I design heels: They must be seductive, beautiful and comfortable.

~ Edgardo Osorio

Edgardo Osorio Beautiful Comfortable Like

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

~ Edgardo Osorio

Edgardo Osorio Difference Big Being

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.

~ Edgardo Osorio

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Whenever I went to a wedding or a party, girls kept complaining about their shoes. I love to dance, and I wanted them to have shoes they could keep on all night.

~ Edgardo Osorio

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