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. – Edgardo Osorio
For me, it’s important that I can talk to my customers all over the world. They can comment on what they like, tell me what fits – we have a daily dialogue. I can also see what she looks like and how she wears my shoes, which is a huge advantage. Thank God for Instagram; it helps me keep connected. – Edgardo Osorio
I like the idea of sending my Aquazurra girls out with a lucky charm under their feet. – Edgardo Osorio
You can wear a beautiful black dress that you’ve maybe had for years, but if you wear a fun shoe, you can completely change it. Wear something different, something sexy, something strappy, or something with pom poms. – Edgardo Osorio
I love to see a woman in a sexy, strappy sandal no matter what. It just looks beautiful. – Edgardo Osorio
America is our biggest market, and I really do believe if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. – Edgardo Osorio
I wanted to create flats that are as chic as heels – flats you don’t have to apologize for. – Edgardo Osorio
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. – Edgardo Osorio
We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special. – Edgardo Osorio
My retail partners, they are my brand ambassadors. They’re the ones who are selling the shoes to women. – Edgardo Osorio
I was the first one to say that there could be comfortable, sexy shoes, and it’s a big part of our brand. – Edgardo Osorio
People want fashion from us, whereas they might buy core styles from other designers. – Edgardo Osorio
I was lucky that I started very young, since I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do. But my father is very conservative, and he never considered fashion to be a real career but something I could pursue as a hobby. He wanted me to be a doctor, and at one point, I thought of becoming a plastic surgeon. – Edgardo Osorio
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! – Edgardo Osorio
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. – Edgardo Osorio
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. – Edgardo Osorio
I want to know who my client is. I see her on Instagram, but it’s another thing to get to chat with her. – Edgardo Osorio
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. – Edgardo Osorio
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. – Edgardo Osorio
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. – Edgardo Osorio
I love art, being so close to the galleries, being by the water – and sunsets from the terrace. – Edgardo Osorio
Being inspired is one thing, but completely knocking off a design is another. There is a big difference. – Edgardo Osorio
