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" Shoes are very emotional. For women, they carry the message that you want to give to the world. One day you want to be sexy, or super powerful at your job - you wear a great pump. If you want to be on-the-go and running after your kids - you wear a great flat. "

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" 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

Architecture

New York

Dream

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

" I want to make shoes that a woman can walk in. That's kind of what they're made for. "

" It's as if to be interesting, you had to be depressed and messy, but that's complete nonsense. "

" I love to turn an idea that is in my head into reality. "

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

" People want fashion from us, whereas they might buy core styles from other designers. "

" I went to department stores, and there was nothing that I really loved. All the shoes were too complicated, too crazy, too ridiculous, too extreme. The platforms were so high; the shoes were so ugly, covered in crystals and feathers and crap. I just thought, 'Maybe somebody wants a beautifully simple, sexy shoe that they can actually walk in.' "

" When people take advantage of you and make a business out of it, that's not nice. "

" I was the first one to say that there could be comfortable, sexy shoes, and it's a big part of our brand. "

" We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special. "

" Florence is charming, cozy, beautiful, inspiring - it has so many great places to go to and so many unique things to see that you won't find anywhere else! "

" I want to know who my client is. I see her on Instagram, but it's another thing to get to chat with her. "

" I still work weekends because I like it; I enjoy it. I just don't care. "

Edgardo Osorio

Enjoy

Just

" 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. "

" The shoes and the eyes are windows to a woman's spirit. "

" Even though my shoes are different from Ferragamo's aesthetic, which is more classic, I learned the importance of fit and quality. We were making shoes like they used to, by hand, and I carried that with me. "

" I love art, being so close to the galleries, being by the water - and sunsets from the terrace. "

Edgardo Osorio

Water

Sunsets

" My shoes aren't minimalist, but they are about a new simplicity. "

" There's something special about shoes, they give you a high like nothing else. "

" We have such a loyal following in London that we decided to open a shop, and I find Albemarle Street extremely charming and special. "

" I want you to be able to go to Aquazzura and find a shoe for every occasion, whether that's a red carpet ball or picking up your kids from school. "

" No one wears high heels all day, every day. "

" 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. "

" I was surrounded by women and all I would hear is of them complaining about their shoes. Back then, 'comfort' was a dirty word in fashion footwear. This was before fur loafers or sneakers. So, I wanted to create a shoe that was like slipping your foot into a glove - something beautiful, feminine, and sexy at the same time. "

" Women dress very much according to their moods, so when you see their shoes, it really shows you the character and what they want to show to the world, and what they are feeling at that time. "

" Historically, I think you can really judge a person by their shoes. "

" As a male designer, you always need a woman's touch. "

" I never met a stripe I didn't like. "

Edgardo Osorio

Stripe

Never

" My retail partners, they are my brand ambassadors. They're the ones who are selling the shoes to women. "