Yvonne Liao is a designer, entrepreneur and the founder of Yvonne Liao, a luxury footwear company based in New York City. Prior to starting her own footwear line, Yvonne spent a decade working in fashion product development, sales and marketing with some of the biggest brands in the industry. Along the way, she helped a number of designers, fashion bloggers and celebrities launch fashion brands on
major home shopping networks, such as project runway designer Nick Verreos and fashion blogger Jessica Sturdy. After spending her life designing and drawing shoes, however, she was frustrated with products that lack personality, creativity and color and began prototyping a collection of flats, sandals, mules, high heels and sneakers. She made her first pair of stilettos in the summer 2019 and launched her first capsule collection in the spring of 2021. Since the launch, her designs have been featured in Vogue Italy (2021) and on a number of prominent social media accounts. A native of Singapore, Yvonne has a Bachelor’s degree from National University of Singapore and an MA in Luxury & Fashion Management from Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD). She lives in New York City with her husband, 77lb lab mutt Momo, and an enormous closet of shoes.
