Shoes, Plus Jeans
A heart-to-heart with Jamie Haller on denim design and footwear rules.
If you’ve even so much as dipped a toe into fashion on Substack, you likely know of Jamie Haller, the Los Angeles-based designer whose shoes sell-out in seconds. Women, myself included, love Jamie’s soft flats and low heels for many reasons: They’re comfortable, discreet, and extremely well-made. To me, they feel most reminiscent of something you might find in your grandfather’s closet. Old-soul shoes. Wise and exempt from trend.
Before Jamie made shoes, though, she designed jeans, which is why last month’s launch of her denim-heavy ready-to-wear collection was so exciting for me, personally. I couldn’t wait to see what she’d do and talk to her, denim designer to denim designer, about doing it.
One of the things I admire most about Jamie is her commitment to a multi-disciplinary creative life. Did you know she also restores old houses? Outside the box is one way to th…
