SHOE DESIGNER, VINCE CAMUTO PASSED ON IN HIS HOME AT THE AGE OF 78 ON WED, 21ST JANUARY, 2015 OF CANCER. THE CO-FOUNDER OF NINE WEST WAS ALSO THE BRAIN BEHIND JESSICA SIMPSON'S SUCCESS IN THE SHOE BUSINESS AND WAS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON TORY BURCH.
BELOW IS A BRIEF STORY OF THE LEGENDARY SHOE DESIGNER VINCE CAMUTO...(FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH FASHION REPORTER TERI AGINS IN 2012)... ENJOY!!!!
The fashion designer who manages to break through and succeed in the marketplace is the stellar exception. And every once in a generation, a fashion legend comes around, soars straight to the top—and stays there for a long time. Such was the path of shoe guru Vince Camuto, the co-founder of Nine West in 1978.
The fashion world lost a giant with the passing of Vince Camuto.
Vince Camuto at a Nordstrom event in 2012. Photo: Getty.
In the 1960s, Bronx-born teenager Vince Camuto dropped
Vince Camuto at a Nordstrom event in 2012. Photo: Getty.
In the 1960s, Bronx-born teenager Vince Camuto dropped