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Judith Ripka....Shoes???

ANewHue — Sat, 14 May 2016 13:29:42 GMT

I was doing sometching here yesterday and saw a pair. I couldn't believe my eyes. They were flats with stones on them. I think this is a stretch from jewelry to shoes? When did this happen?

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

Zita — Sat, 14 May 2016 13:39:42 GMT

Oh, these celebrity salespeople -- it's like the announcement that Rachael Ray now has a line of furniture!

Playing on the gullible.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

millieshops — Sat, 14 May 2016 13:42:22 GMT

Saw them - it's a big company and jewelry everywhere is a tough sell right now. I just assume they're trying whatever they can to make enough money to survive. What I didn't see was whether they sold because as usual I surfed in during the commercial of the show I was watching.

Anyway - they might as well try shoes with a bit of the Ripka touch as anything else. Doesn't have to mean Judith herself crafted them. I doubt she did - any more than I think any of the designers we see anywhere do the whole process by themselves.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

millieshops — Sat, 14 May 2016 13:46:08 GMT

Celebrity salespeople are all over -- and they are perfect for TV whether you're buying Linea from QVC or a Lincoln because Matthew purports to love his, etc. We live in a celebrity-driven culture right down to lots of very serious issues. I understand it - I just don't particularly like it - for my clothes or my ideas.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

itsmagic — Sat, 14 May 2016 14:17:49 GMT

Now that Ripka is owned by Xcel Brands (which owns Mizrahi, Halston, C Wonder) it seems like it would be easy for the Ripka brand to branch off into shoes too.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

terrier3 — Sun, 15 May 2016 16:03:35 GMT

@Zita wrote:
Oh, these celebrity salespeople -- it's like the announcement that Rachael Ray now has a line of furniture!

Playing on the gullible.

Same thing with Paula Deen furniture.

I just checked out the shoes - what a laugh!

It's obvious a buyer went to China, looked through a manufacturer's catalogue and picked out some styles - then jacked up the prices!!!

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

Nonametoday — Sun, 15 May 2016 16:31:49 GMT

@terrier3 wrote:
@Zita wrote:
Oh, these celebrity salespeople -- it's like the announcement that Rachael Ray now has a line of furniture!

Playing on the gullible.
Same thing with Paula Deen furniture.

I just checked out the shoes - what a laugh!

It's obvious a buyer went to China, looked through a manufacturer's catalogue and picked out some styles - then jacked up the prices!!!

I believe Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors are into everything including dietary. It's good old ingenuity. It allows a person to make a living off one item when another is not selling well.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

BARBIE100 — Sun, 29 May 2016 17:58:59 GMT

It's just the advantage of being an entrepreneur.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

culebra — Tue, 31 May 2016 21:02:07 GMT

The Ripka brand will be expanding. This was one of the reasons she sold her company to grow it. Ripka is a big shareholder in Xcel Brands. She also gets a % of her sales. She also received a lot of cash.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

handygal2 — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:14:33 GMT

Judith Ripka sold some handbags on the Q several years ago. They were small leather clutches, and quilted bags with chain handles, from what l can remember-- classy, dressy bags. They went away after a short time, though.

Re: Judith Ripka....Shoes???

TY — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:40:37 GMT

I believe that Marc Fisher is the manufacturer for the Xcel shoe brand Isaac Mizrahi Live! so it wouldn't be a stretch that Xcel Brands has expanded all of their lines to include shoes. I would guess that Fisher would be making those other shoe brands sold on the Q including H by Halston, C. Wonder, and Judith Ripka.