IVY KIRZHNER, the Footwear Designer
An F.I.T. Accessories Design Summa Cum Laude Alumn with over 10 years experience as a footwear designer and director, Ivy Kirzhner’s career continues to blossom as a young creative leader in the contemporary footwear market, successfully launching and vastly contributing to the growths of some of today’s popular contemporary footwear brands. She has led creative teams domestically and overseas, and had long designed footwear lines for over 25 international and domestic labels including Dolce Vita, DV by Dolce Vita, Sweet Life by Dolce Vita, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Pencey, BEBE, Steve Madden, H by Halson, Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic just to name a few.
She is currently the Designer and Creative Director of Footwear for BCBGMAXAZRIA at the Camuto Group, where she also works closely alongside the legendary icon and industry patriarch, Vince Camuto.
Ivy’s continuous joy, passion, drive and emotion are all evident in her work. Her true understanding of young women (from years of market study and historical research, learning from industry leaders… and of course from being a young woman herself and loving it!), had set her apart amidst a sea of creative talents. Ivy loves to break all rules and loves finding alternative approaches to design while still catering to market demands… or rather steering the market to new direction as an active tastemaker. She listens, but doesn’t allow the market to control her, ultimately resulting in footwear aesthetic that is original, innovative, yet at the same time appealling to a very broad spectrum of young women of several lifestyles.
Here are some samples of her work, some of which, you may already own a pair of… or two!
