ABOUT ELLY CLAY

Did you hear about the flower child and the biker chick that walked into a bar? We haven't, but we hope that it ends with something like Elly Clay, a celebrity favorite for handbags, now offering shoes for the urban Amazon warrior. Inspired by her homebase of New York, founder Crystal Haylett mixes street style with nature, whimsy, leather and passion to create her mondo wedges and booties. Starting in 2009, Elly Clay has played with the dichotomy of being both feminine and masculine, hard and soft, mean and nice, and traditionally-minded and rocker. Already a fan favorite for her powerhouse Gladiator Booties, these too-cool-for-school shoes are begging to be a hit at any happy hour and are sure to be all the rage around the water cooler in the morning.