Stuart Weitzman: the luxury of feminine essence in a shoe

Stuart Weitzman is an American brand specializing in the production of luxury footwear. The brand is dedicated exclusively to women’s fashion, presenting a collection of Stuart Weitzman women’s shoes, with proposals for heeled shoes complete with classic lines décolleté, with maxi spikes or embellished with crystals, mules with heel or without, sculptural wedges in Lucite, cork or inspired by espadrilles, sandals, with or without maxi platform, made of various materials including denim, calf leather and patent leather, up to the iconic Stuart Weitzman boots, available in models with or without heel, between ankle boots, amphibians and obviously over the knee, made of leather in a unique or fantasy color. The collection also includes flat shoes, including slippers and loafers with a unique design and special workmanship. Stuart Weitzman also produces a line of women’s bags, with tote and clutch bag in satin or with crystals, and a collection of wedding shoes with feminine and elegant lines.

Characterized by a minimalist and sophisticated sensibility, able to offer a timeless luxury image, Stuart Weitzman embodies his essence in the choice of unique materials, including cork, vinyl, Lucite, wallpaper, diamonds and 24 carat gold, without ever abandoning the artisanal traditions, with strong Spanish influences especially for manufacturing techniques, as well as paying great attention to the comfort of the shoe. Producer of over 590 models and styles every year, Stuart Weitzman has managed to become a symbol of elegance, femininity and luxury, coming to be chosen by numerous international figures such as Beyoncè, Taylor Swift, Serena Williams and Kate Hudson, up to Kendall Jenner and Karlie Kloss, who choose the Nudist sandal as a must have for their looks. The brand produces two collections a year of shoes and bags, plus one dedicated only to the Oscars, seeing the Weitzman models on the most famous red carpet and collecting important collaborations, like the one with Gigi Hadid who has the Gigi Boot as the final product. The designer is also known for philanthropy, organizing every year an event for the fight against breast cancer collecting funds for the theme, as well as donating to charity the value of the well-known jewel sandal signed Weitzman.

The designer Stuart Weitzman was born in 1941 in New York, the son of a shoe manufacturer, from which he took over the family business with his brother, and then sold it in 1972 to a Spanish company. The two brothers, however, did not stop designing shoes, later managing to buy back the company and continuing to produce in Spain. The brand was founded in 1986 and in 1998 Weitzman opened its online boutique. In 1993 the iconic 5050 boot model was launched, worn by Kate Moss, which mixes stretch fabric and leather or suade. The success of the brand finally sees the light up to get on the red carpet of the Oscars, especially with the creation of the Million Dollar Shoes: the platinum sandal and 64 carats of diamonds, worn by Laura Harring in 2002. In 2013 Stuart Weitzman opened the first boutique in Milan, then closed in 2020 for a change of strategy that sees the focus on the wholesale and digital market. In 2015 the brand was sold to Tapestry, a group that also owns Coach; in 2016 Stuart Weitzman left the role of creative director, while remaining president of the company, leaving the place to Giovanni Morelli, Former accessories manager for Burberry and leather goods man and woman of Loewe, who will remain in charge for only one year. From 2019 the creative direction is entrusted to Edmundo Castillo.