When we set out to launch our footwear company, people asked us, how will your company be different? We told them, we plan to end the debate between the shoes you love and the shoes you wear, because in our opinion no brand had done this yet!
Like so many women, Isabel and I enjoy walking. Honestly I have become obsessed with looking down while walking the streets of Boston, for two reasons: one to look at what shoes women are wearing and two for safety -- we have a lot of cobblestones and brick sidewalks, charming but hazardous!
Most recently while exiting the TD Bank North Center, home of our beloved Boston Celtics, I found myself in a herd of women looking down for those same reasons. A group of young women at the intersection were talking about the shoes they were wearing or regretted not wearing. One was wearing a pair of beautiful, sturdy leather riding boots. I overheard her volunteer to her friends how her grandmother frequently reminded her and her sisters that their feet were important. She told them to be smart and invest wisely in good quality shoes and a great mattress because your feet are either in a shoe or in bed. Brilliantly said!
Women instantly grasp our mission about ending this ongoing debate about shoes we wear versus the shoes we love, and our conversations tend to shift to a shoe-centric dialogue about the pros and cons, as well as unsolicited reviews of one’s favorite brands or design features. The conversations could be endless, and we see them in entertainment and in the media, too::
We are not alone. Even Cinderella values comfortable shoes! We are a community and we are on to something, inspired one walk, one dialogue, one piece of advice at a time! We are listening, so let's keep sharing!
Caroline and Isabel