Quotes from Edgardo Osorio

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

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

I wanted to create flats that are as chic as heels - flats you don't have to apologize for.

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.

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

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

For some reason, many designers are in fashion, but they don't love women. I love women, and I follow my clients on Instagram.

I personally approve all the shoes that go into production, and I have a level of involvement with the factories that other people don't have.

For me, I knew the Christy flat was a beautiful shoe, but I had no idea the incredible trend that would follow - I mean, it's the most copied thing ever!

I have so much fun because I love to meet the women who wear my shoes and meet the clients. That, to me, is the best part - getting to know the faces of the people who actually wear my shoes and getting to have a conversation with them.

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

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

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.

I started doing flats because women would always apologize for wearing them when they met me, as if they had to be in heels when meeting a shoe designer.

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.

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 like statement flats that can take you from day to night.

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

What I always say to people is dress from the feet up. If you don't normally wear colour, try some colour on your feet; it's the place, I think you can have fun and update your outfit.

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.

I never met a stripe I didn't like.

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