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Bettye Muller
With a collection of vintage designer shoes that once exceeded 500 pairs, Bettye Muller is what you might call a connoisseur – though, she didn’t always realize footwear was her specialty. Instead, the New York native spent her early years as a competitive ice skater and ice skating instructor, graphic designer, shoe model, and soap opera actress before she created her first small collection of shoes while living in London in the 1980’s. When she returned to the States, Bettye designed shoes for labels including L’Emporio, Henri Bendel, Marc Jacobs Perry Ellis and Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy before taking her professional pursuits to Miami, Fl. She eventually returned home to New York and in 1998 started her own label with just a handful of styles. Today her collection is informed by her love of luxurious fabrics as well as experiences living abroad in England and Italy and travels to the Far East, and Central and South America. In styles that range from 50s modern to 20s and earlier, Bettye Muller shoes are vivid, pretty and as colorful as the designer’s own eclectic tastes. Since they are unique, her shoes aren’t for just anyone. Attracting modern-day blondes from Katie Couric to Cameron Diaz, the artist says that woman who wear her pieces must have a great sense of self and distinct style.
“My Shoes are like Hitchcock Blondes. Like Kim Novak and Grace Kelley, they have a distinct look that is mysterious and beautiful. Each one tells a story.”
-Bettye Muller
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