After the bankruptcy of Global Brands Group Holding in the summer of 2021, in partnership with which American pop star Katy Perry has been releasing shoes under her own Katy Perry brand since 2017, the singer faced the question of whether to continue developing the shoe project, and she risked doing it on her own. footwearnews.com.
According to the star, the launch of the Katy Perry shoe brand took place in 2017 after a three-year period of self-education, which included trips to factories in Italy, as well as collaborations with major brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Vince Camuto. When Perry finally signed with Global Brands as a joint venture, the artist turned to her longtime stylist and friend Johnny Wuyek (now one of her costume designers) for co-creative direction alongside veteran shoe designer Selena McCartney. Now she and McCartney, the brand's design director, are revisiting past designs to use in future collections. “I want to bring the brand back to its true soul, with a little more personality, a little more kitsch,” says Perry.
Gene Berkowitz, an experienced executive with Ralph Lauren, BCBG and the Camuto Group on his resume, has been named President of the Katy Perry brand and served as President of the Steven line division of US footwear brand Steve Madden for nearly a decade. Berkowitz calls sales after Katy Perry's spring '22 relaunch "sustainable." The brand's list of retail partners for Fall '22 includes Nordstrom, Macy's, Zappos, Amazon, Belk, Verishop, QVC and Von Maur. At the end of March, Katy Perry's own shoe brand website was launched.
Prices for Katy Perry shoes in the Spring'22 collection range from $39 to $129, and Fall'22 shoes range from $59 to $169.
In Russia, Katy Perry shoes and accessories are presented in the Rendez-Vous collection.
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