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Steve Madden
Steve Madden is an American footwear and accessories brand established by Steve Madden in Queens, New York, in 1990. Madden began with $1,100 and a direct understanding of independent shoe retailers, building a business around fast interpretation of street and youth culture. The consumer brand is the flagship operation of listed Steven Madden, Ltd., whose portfolio now contains several owned and licensed labels. Financial values therefore retain their published legal-entity or named-brand perimeter; consolidated Steven Madden results are not automatically described as sales of the Steve Madden label alone.
- Country
- USA
- Founded
- 1990
- Founder
- Steve Madden
- Ownership
- Steven Madden, Ltd.
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated Steven Madden
- Documented milestones
- 6
- Steve Madden — Founder and Creative & Design Chief1990–Present · footwear · current · Steve Madden
- 1990 — Company foundedSteve Madden establishes the footwear business in Queens.
- 1993 — Public listingSteven Madden, Ltd. completes its initial public offering.
- 2001 — Leadership interruptionThe founder leaves day-to-day leadership during his legal sentence.
- 2005 — Founder returnsMadden returns to the company in a product and creative capacity.
- 2020 — Thirty yearsThe company marks three decades of footwear activity.
- 2025 — Portfolio expansionThe listed group continues expanding beyond its flagship label.