RUTHIE DAVIS offers more than fashion and footwear, we offer a lifestyle that embodies the brand DNA that I have so carefully crafted over the years: to stand tall, stand strong, take up more space in the room and stand out. As a proud CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) member and an AAFA’s (American Apparel & Footwear Association) “Designer of the Year,” I design footwear that is far from conventional.  I approach every shoe as a piece of architectural art, all while staying true to the chic, modern and sporty wearable designs that our clients covet worldwide.  Residing in New York City as Founder, President and Designer of my eponymous brand, I have the advantage of being the rare woman footwear designer creating footwear to empower other women. 

After graduating from the Loomis Chaffee School Cum Laude, I earned my Bachelor’s degree in English and Visual Arts from Bowdoin College, graduating with honors on the Dean's list.  I earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson’s Olin Graduate School of Business, where I was honored to be inducted into their “Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.” I honed my design and marketing skills by holding executive positions at Reebok, UGG and Tommy Hilfiger before launching Ruthie Davis® in 2006. Today, my Ruthie Davis® brand is sold to women across the globe direct-to-consumer via ruthiedavis.com. The brand has a strong global community with over 500k Instagram, 160k TikTok and 150k Facebook followers.

A trailblazer in the realm of collaborations, we recently partnered with Disney on the notable DISNEY X RUTHIE DAVIS shoe collections in tandem with the Disney film releases for Aladdin, Frozen 2 and the live action version of Mulan in addition to Snow White and Cinderella Anniversary Collections.  This popular collaboration Disney x Ruthie Davis was recently honored by the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) with the 2019 American Image Award for “Collaboration of the Year.”

We also worked with Universal Illumination on a RUTHIE DAVIS x MINIONS collection, Swarovski on a capsule collection, HSN on their Disney “Beauty and the Beast” Event, Ruthie Davis X John Bartlett on a vegan capsule collection. In 2022 we launched a collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club, RUTHIE DAVIS X BGCSM - this was an “educational collaboration” where the students took a shoe from concept through production and selling – 100% of proceeds went to the B&GC of Detroit.  Ruthie Davis was awarded several accolades, including the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s 2014 “Designer of the Year” award and 2019 “Collaboration of the Year” award, FashInvest’s 2016 “Fashpreneur” award, WGSN’s Global Fashion Collaboration of 2015 and Babson’s 2015 “Entrepreneur Hall of Fame” award. In addition to being named one of Footwear News’ “20 Directional Design Stars,” in 2012 was noted as one of Vogue Italia’s top “Vogue Talents,” and as part of Goldman Sachs’ “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.”

We ensure unparalleled quality and craftsmanship every step of the way. My edgy stand-out designs have grown to be the top choice of celebrities, ranging from A-list performers like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Cardi B, to top-tier supermodels, influencers and actresses like Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, Kendall Jenner, Laverne Cox, Madison Beer and Billy Porter, and world class athletes like Lindsey Vonn and Alex Morgan.

In addition to overseeing the operation of my brand and company, I serve as a television and podcast fashion expert with regular spots on Bravo, E!, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox News, CBS News, Yahoo Finance, NBC, Empowerography podcast among others.  I am involved with various organizations including being an elected member of the University of Delaware Arts and Science’s “Fashion Advisory Board,” the Loomis Chaffee “Head Council,” the New Britain Museum of American Art “Education Committee” and CFDA Scholarship Program Selection Committee.  I am a recurring guest lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and NYU Stern Business School.  I taught a course on footwear design at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and at the University of Delaware.  In addition, I consistently dedicate time to mentoring emerging designers and entrepreneurs individually and also by speaking at high schools, colleges, business and design schools where my message is always the same that anyone can, “find your passion, work hard and live your dreams.”