Steven Madden Ltd. engages in the design, marketing, and sale of fashion-forward footwear for women, men, and children. The company is headquartered in Long Island City, New York and currently employs 3,500 full-time employees. The Company’s Wholesale Footwear segment designs, sources, and markets its brands and sells its products to department stores, mass merchants, off-price retailers, shoe chains, online retailers, national chains, specialty retailers, independent stores, and clubs. Its Wholesale Accessories/Apparel segment designs, sources, and markets its brands and sells its products, primarily consisting of handbags and apparel, to department stores, mass merchants, off-price retailers, online retailers, specialty retailers, independent stores, and clubs. Its Direct-to-Consumer segment engages in the sale of footwear, handbags, apparel, and other accessories. Its Licensing segment engages in the licensing of the Steve Madden and Betsey Johnson trademarks for use in the sale of select apparel, accessories, and home categories as well as various other non-core products.