Tabitha Simmons

At the forefront of luxury footwear, six designers making beautiful, covetable shoes have gained traction with consumers, established accounts with fashion-forward stockists, and racked up a handful of industry awards.

"For some designers, the route to producing a clothing line doesn't go through, say, a course at Central St Martins in London, and an internship at

Uniqlo: Cheap and Very Cheerful (WSJ) "Uniqlo came into being as Unique Clothing Warehouse in Hiroshima in 1984. The company, founded by current