Edgardo Osorio

“I love to see a woman in a sexy, strappy sandal no matter what. It just looks beautiful.”

“Whenever I went to a wedding or a party, girls kept complaining about their shoes. I love to dance, and I wanted them to have shoes they could keep on all night.”

“It's as if to be interesting, you had to be depressed and messy, but that's complete nonsense.”

“I got the same industry experience in five years that someone else might have had in 15.”

“I wanted to create flats that are as chic as heels - flats you don't have to apologize for.”

“I've always wanted to create shoes that were positive and happy.”

“When people take advantage of you and make a business out of it, that's not nice.”

“I think of my customer as a woman who wants to look beautiful and be able to walk.”

“Shoes are very emotional. For women, they carry the message that you want to give to the world. One day you want to be sexy, or super powerful at your job - you wear a great pump. If you want to be on-the-go and running after your kids - you wear a great flat.”

“Florence is charming, cozy, beautiful, inspiring - it has so many great places to go to and so many unique things to see that you won't find anywhere else!”

“I still work weekends because I like it; I enjoy it. I just don't care.”

“Every woman looks good in a flamenco dress.”

“I started doing flats because women would always apologize for wearing them when they met me, as if they had to be in heels when meeting a shoe designer.”

“A sexy shoe is one that men like.”

“For me, it's important that I can talk to my customers all over the world. They can comment on what they like, tell me what fits - we have a daily dialogue. I can also see what she looks like and how she wears my shoes, which is a huge advantage. Thank God for Instagram; it helps me keep connected.”

“I have so much fun because I love to meet the women who wear my shoes and meet the clients. That, to me, is the best part - getting to know the faces of the people who actually wear my shoes and getting to have a conversation with them.”

“I was the first one to say that there could be comfortable, sexy shoes, and it's a big part of our brand.”

“I want to make shoes that a woman can walk in. That's kind of what they're made for.”

“No one wears high heels all day, every day.”

“I like the idea of sending my Aquazurra girls out with a lucky charm under their feet.”