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LOOMING LARGE; WITH HER SHOP AND COMPANION WEBSITE, A BOSTON-BASED RETAILER IS ON A MISSION TO CONVINCE SHOE VENDORS TO TAKE A BIGGER RISK ON BIGGER SIZES.(Designer Shoes)

Footwear News, July, 2004

Content provided in partnership with HighBeam Research

Byline: Natalie Zmuda

Name: Designer Shoes, Designershoes.com

Location: 125 Newbury St., 4th Floor, Boston

Square Footage: 1,000

Established: August 1997

Owner: Barbara Thornton

Manager: Nancy Walls

Footwear brands: Via Spiga, Anne Klein, Valentina, J. Renee, Ros Hommerson, Naturalizer, Moda, Kimel, Steve Madden

It all began innocently enough at a Harvard business school graduation party in May 1995, when Barbara Thornton asked Stanley Kravetz, then a Frye executive, why so few firms made shoes large enough to fit her size 11 1/2 feet. His response -- "Why don't you?" -- stuck in Thornton's head. So after working at a local shoe store and contacting former Footwear News editor Dick...

 

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