Since getting her start as the youngest fashion designer at Vogue, Vera Wang has created quite an empire. Over the past 20 years her designs have gained her an A-list celebrity following and have been featured in blockbuster films.

Vera Wang has created bridal gowns, perfume, eyewear, mattresses, china and crystal, a hotel suite, handbags and a wedding book. She partnered with Kohl’s in 2007 to create the lower-priced Simply Vera lifestyle collection of clothing, footwear, home decor and accessories; and last year launched Verawangweddings.com.

Vera Wang is now moving into high-end shoes!

Wang recently partnered with Brown Shoe Co. to add high-end footwear to complement her ready-to-wear Lavender Label.


“It’s very much a stylish-girl-meets-street attitude,” Wang said of the footwear. “There is a bit of femininity and toughness.”


Lavender Label footwear includes 15 styles of ballerinas, espadrilles, sandals, clogs, pumps and boots and will launching in spring ’09. The collection will expand to include 30 styles for fall ’09.


The collection is set to retail for $195 to $695 in about 100 doors, including high-end shops, department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, and the Vera Wang ready-to-wear boutique in New York.