#SHOES ARE MY LIFE

As a little girl growing up in Italy, I was completely obsessed with shoes. My mother tells the story of how, at age four, I was dragging her to all the shoe boutiques in Torino... Shoes have been my life for as long as I can remember.

Today, my home is New York. I am a mother, a wife, a designer and entrepreneur. I’ve been designing footwear for the best fashion houses for 25 years... Now it’s time to make the shoes I’ve always wanted to wear.

#I KNOW A GUY

How often do you hear someone say they ‘know a guy’? Everyone claims they have special relationships with their Italian factories. But let’s be clear – there’s special, and there’s special.

My dear friends are the most esteemed shoe manufacturers in Firenze.

While dreaming up SCLARANDIS, I described my new plans to them over breakfast. By evening aperitifs, we’d struck up a deal to make my shoes.

It’s good to have friends in the best places.

#LET’S GET REAL

We make big sacrifices to look fabulous in skyscraper heels. Sacrifices to our health, our mobility, our comfort and our bank accounts. You owe yourself better.

I created my namesake label around this simple idea: The perfect pair should fit you and fit everything you do. Better shoes, at better prices.

There’s no great secret. We work hand-in-hand with our shoemakers; from stitching the uppers to impeccably packaging them. You never spend outrageous amounts for that luxury.

#TRY THEM ON

From picking up your kids, to walking confidently into a meeting, to chasing down cabs, to feeling fabulous at a dinner party... I want my shoes to make every day better.

Timeless, feminine shoes of uncompromising quality, that actually work with your life – not against it.

Our shoes look great in pictures. And because you can actually do everything in them, you look great.

Trust me. Do yourself a favor. Try them on.