The New Designers to Know - The Everything Guide to Shoes -- New York Magazine

These Shoes Rule

The most creative new shoe designers aren’t just from Milan and Paris. Meet three local talents worth getting excited about.

By Aja Mangum
Published Feb 4, 2007

Shoes, clockwise from top right: Buckle Boot, $895; Ankle Strap Pump, $525; Flat Zip Boot, $795

(Photo: Brad Paris )

Joy Gryson

From: Korea; raised in New York.
Work history: Former director of accessories design and development for Marc Jacobs. She started her own line last fall with buttery-soft Italian leather bags and is now branching out to shoes and boots this fall.
The feeling: A balance of subtle and urban-practical stomp; high-heeled pumps with lug soles, soft flat boots ornamented with one slim brass zipper, all in dark, versatile, dirt-proof colors.
Where to get them: Plaza Too (starting in August), 2231 Broadway, nr. W. 80th St.; 212-362-6871.