FSNYE commands style and comfort by Norie

Photo Credit: Daniel Quintanilla

MILITARY-GRADE CHIC

It takes a tremendous amount of discipline to create a brand that holds commending style with high-quality materials backing your shoe. You also have to keep your customer in mind about that they crave in style, but also make it as painless as possible. Many say that it takes discipline on the consumer’s part to enjoy high-end pumps, flats, and high heels while ensuring tremendous pain all night long. But as Norie sees it as DPL saw it at FSNYE, you can enjoy those expensive pieces of footwear without all the pain involved. And from Norie’s creator, Natasha Norie, her military background and Italian footwear training enables her to create a collection of tremendous quality, with no pain for style gain.

Combat Veteran, CEO and Founder, Norie Shoes and Eqwal Footwear Natasha Norie Standard gained the leadership, management and organizational skills that support her as founder and CEO of two thriving footwear companies from an unusual source: the United States Army. Her ability to set goals, a course for implementation, and motivate teams, were formed by managing 6,500 people as a Company Commander and her direct responsibility for a $684 million supply chain contract.

Today, Natasha Standard’s two footwear divisions include Eqwal and Norie Shoes. In 2020, Eqwal developed the first military combat boots designed specifically for women. Surprisingly, female service members today still wear boots designed for men. The mission of Norie Shoes, founded in 2017, is comfortable, stylish and high quality shoes at an affordable luxury price point.

One of Norie’s finest shoes to give you an idea of their high style and high comfort are the Adrianne Pump that’s a true example of Italian shoe quality. With all the color and fabric options, one is made up of black satin at the upper suede heel, black satin bow, indoor cushion, 3.75 inch heel, and Norie’s signature geometric bow. The Adrianne Pump also embodies fine Italian leather with rose nappa leather, offering power fist print in both black and navy. The insole cushion at Norie is made up of memory foam, providing much-needed comfort on each foot.

Tapping into the mixing bowl of Norie beyond its classic 3.75 inch heel are for one, the Aria Ankle Bootie. Here, with all its signature status of Made In Italy, this bootie is made up of gold metallic snakeskin and white nappa leather upper. With its signature Japanese style bow, nappa leather appears in strap, white and gold know their place on this Norie boot.

A bullet from a gun is the ultimate needle you could ever feel, thankfully Norie’s Needle shoe is the opposite with its super styled and comfortable sneaker. The Needle is powerfully gunned shoes made with gun metal leather snakeskin, black striped satin, combat boot outsole, and cushioned ankle support. As high top a sneaker the Needle is, Norie offers extra laces to compensate for detail, capping it all off with toe cap in soft Nappa leather.

What happens when you combine a military leader trained shoe designer such as Natasha Norie with her influence stemming from Italian designed footwear? You get Norie, a tremendous footwear collection who achieves the duel task of building high quality shoes with the comfort of your feet in mind. Italian footwear is the gold standard for a reason, it not only uses fine fabrics and leather. It takes into consideration the key principles of the foot, down to the pinkie needing to give that final stamp of approval. DANIEL PLUS LAUREN has come to appreciate high-end footwear not just reserved for high heels, but it branches out to super-styled sneakers. Norie is truly five-star footwear not exclusive to style, but also metals itself in comfort.

DANIEL QUINTANILLA