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Shoofly Design, Inc. creates hand-painted and embellished children's footwear targeted toward customers who appreciate unique, fashionable products for their children, or for gift purchases for baby showers, new baby, baby's first birthday, baby's first Christmas and many other holidays and special occasions. We offer 35+ designs, with whimsical themes for boys and girls. Shoofly Shoes® are available via ecommerce sales (both retail and wholesale) on this website. The business will be expanding in 2008 to include wholesale accounts with children's boutiques, shoe stores, gift stores and carefully selected online retailers.
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About.com mentions Shoofly Design for custom & personalized baby shoes:
http://shoes.about.com/od/designersmanufacturers/p/custom_shoes.htm
http://shoes.about.com/od/customshoesforchildren/Custom_Shoes_for_Babies_and_Kids.htm
Babyzone.com reviews our Cow and Sea Life hi-tops in their "Mom-Tested: Top Baby and Toddler Shoes" feature:
http://www.babyzone.com/shopping/photos_top-baby-toddler-shoes/7 (7/08)
Celebrity Baby Blog reviews our Poodle Hi-Tops: http://celebritybabies.typepad.com/reviews/2007/10/shoofly-shoes-i.html (10/26/07)
Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer mentions Shoofly Shoes in an article "Bootee Beauty: The big thing in footwear: colorful, clever shoes for baby." (8/31/05)
DailyCandy.com - Kids Everywhere features our Tie-Dye Mary Janes:
http://www.dailycandy.com/kids/everywhere/article/33665/Playing+Footsie (2/21/08)
Denver Post article "A Salute to the Mothers of Invention." http://www.denverpost.com/fashion/ci_2707168 (5/8/05)
Earnshaw's: Penguin Mary Janes were shown on the "I Spy" page. (Aug. '07 issue)
Parenting.com mentions Shoofly Shoes in the "Products We LOVE" section (1/27/03)
People.com links to our Sparkle Hearts Hi-Tops in their Valentine's gifts for kids feature:
http://offtherack.people.com/category/shopping/gift-ideas/valentines-day-gifts/ (2/13/08)
Company President: Lisa Schulist
The idea for Shoofly Design, Inc. began in 1989. At that time, Lisa was an art student at the prestigious private art school The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received her BFA in 1991. In addition to attending classes, Lisa worked part-time as a freelance designer for an upscale children's boutique in an affluent North Shore suburb of metro Chicago. There, she designed and produced hand-painted apparel and baby shoes.
Upon graduation from art school, Lisa began her career as a graphic designer, and later, also worked as an art director, web designer and illustrator. She has worked for J. Walter Thompson, Tribune Media Services, Ambrosi & Associates, and several other marketing/communications firms in Chicago, where she worked on many high profile accounts.
Lisa's interest in starting-up Shoofly Design, Inc. grew out of a desire to create objects that allowed her to use a real paint brush again, in addition to the digital paint brush she had been accustomed to working with via the computer. Also, she envisions this business as a means of providing flexible job opportunities for independent contractors (located in Northern Colorado) who have (craft) painting and hand sewing skills.
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