9 African-American Shoe Designers You Should Know
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MadameNoire
Natischa Havey
Natischa Harvey’s first foray into the shoe business came via Bakers. While studying political science at Clark Atlanta University she moonlighted at the store, earning $6 an hour. She treated it as a “paid internship” and by 2004 knew enough about the industry to open her own boutique. While Harvey was successful, adding two stores within four years, she longed for her own line of footwear. In 2009 she debuted Fever Shoes. Having sunk $300k in savings into the endeavor, it was easy to second guess herself in the beginning. Yet, as celebrities like Angela and Vanessa Simmons, Vivica Fox and Raven Symone became clients, sales took off. Today Fever is on very good footing with more than $1.5 million in sales.
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