Steve Madden

ABOUT STEVE MADDEN

Fashion designer and businessman who is recognized for having founded his self-titled clothing line. His company is known for manufacturing and marketing shoes and fashion accessories for women, men, and children. His brand page has amassed more than 2.8 million followers on Instagram.

He launched his company in 1990 with one thousand dollars. He began by selling footwear out of the trunk of his car.

In 2011, his company won the Footwear News Best Performing Wholesaler Award. He was inducted into the Footwear News Achievement Award Hall of Fame in December of 2019.

He was born in New York. He married Wendy Ballew. They have twins named Jack and Stevie and their third child is Goldie Ryan.

He was portrayed by actor Jake Hoffman in the film The Wolf of Wall Street .