Steve Madden vs Oscars ...

The biggest red carpet event of the year The Oscars 2014 86th Academy Awards finally here next week. I watched "The Wolf of Wall Street" movie 2 weeks ago, it is 1 of 9 movies nominated for "Best Picture".

 I was fascinated by the Steve Madden story and afterwards read a lot about the founder's history on the internet. In fact, he was in CBS interview a few days ago  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-madden-on-putting-his-best-foot-forward/ just before the company reported fourth quarter earnings. I am curious if anyone ever kept a pristine pair of the original 500 pairs of "Marilyns" he produced (and sold in his car's rear trunk) before he become famous with that "Mary Lou" design...!