Eye on Designer - Stuart Weitzman

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Bullet Point Bio

1942 - Born.

1950's - Stuart's father, Seymour opens "Seymour Shoes".

1953 - Graduates George W. Hewlett High School.

1963 - Graduates from Wharton School of Business.

1960's - Stuart begins designing shoes. Dad is so proud he bronzes the first one.

1965 - Dad dies. Stuart & brother Warren take over the business.

1972 - Sells business to a company in Spain. Stuart continues to design for the company.

1994 - Stuart buys back the business but keeps the manufacture in Spain.

1995 - Opened flagship store on Madison Avenue, quickly followed by one one Rodeo Drive.

1998 - Debuts online boutique on Zappos.com.

2002 - Began providing "million dollar" shoes to one lucky Oscar nominee every year.

2007 - Diablo Cody rejects "million dollar" shoes, seemingly at the last minute. This makes news.

Philoshopy & Inspiration 

From Zappos.com:

Combining an eye for beauty with the technical expertise of a master craftsman, he creates more than 300 new styles of shoes and handbags a year. Each is a monument to fashion and innovation. Read more>>

Quotes 

From the Nordstrom bio on Stuart:

"I've always believed that a beautiful shoe is useless unless it feels as wonderful as it looks."

"I really love to design. My greatest enjoyment comes from turning my fantasies into wearable creations."

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