Jane Julianelli

Meaning of the Naked Shoe:

The title may confound, stir up some wonder -- 'The Naked Shoe' -- what can it be? How can a shoe be naked and how does it look on the foot, if you can see it at all? Be that as it may, it's well worth the trip through the pages of this richly illustrated biography to learn that 'The Naked Shoe' is the sum total of one woman's innovation, talent and hard work to construct and design something that didn't exist before Mabel Julianelli did it.

'The Naked Shoe' is Mrs. Julianelli's visualization of what a shoe must be, comfortable, flattering, breathtaking on the foot, whether a flat slipper or a five inch stiletto. With her incredible concept she became the first American woman president of her own shoe design and manufacturing company in 1929, partnering with her equally talented husband, Charles Julianelli.

As you peel away the thematic layers of 'The Naked Shoe' you'll find that under the descriptions and cataloguing of the Julianelli shoes, each with its own gorgeous photography, lies a funny and romantic love story, and under that an indexed text that encourages young people just starting out in business careers by teaching the lessons of how Mrs. Julianelli created a fifty-year career for herself, out of intuition, intelligence and wit, even at a time when there was no encouragement from family or society for a woman to succeed in business. In that respect 'The Naked Shoe' is a step by step documentation of one woman's career ascent from aspiration to achievement.

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