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The Footwear Line You Never Knew Sarah Jessica Parker Started

Writer Owen Barnes

Sarah Jessica Parker created her own line of footwear with business partner George Malkemus III. "In February 2014, George and I launched the SJP Collection," Parker wrote on the SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker website. "We founded our footwear collection upon three main pillars: delivering quality products, using color and sparkle as a neutral, and giving the single sole a new heartbeat." The collection includes what Parker has dubbed "evergreens," a core group of styles that are ever-present but with changing colors, as well as trendier, seasonal styles.

In addition to an online store, there's a flagship SJP Collection boutique in New York City, and a few in other places (via SJP Collection website). There are frequent pop-up shops in New York City, where Parker has been known to step in as a salesperson. "Every chance I get, I meet customers," she told Footwear News. "I talk to the customers; I get feedback."

Instead of a red sole like Christian Louboutin, shoes in the SJP Collection have a trademark ribbon. "The grosgrain stripe is a nod to my childhood, specifically my mother," Parker explained on the SJP Collection website. "As a young girl, I was required to wear a grosgrain ribbon in my hair every day. . . . When our first samples arrived from Italy . . . the seam up the back looked unfinished. I suggested to George that we cover it with a grosgrain and our signature touch was born."