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 2,800 full-time employees. Its Wholesale Footwear and Wholesale Accessories/Apparel segment designs, sources, and markets its brands and sells its products to department stores, mass merchants, off-price retailers, clubs and others throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe, and through its joint ventures and international distributor network. Direct-to-Consumer segment consists of Steve Madden and Dolce Vita full-price retail stores, Steve Madden outlet stores, and its directly operated digital e-commerce Websites. First Cost segment represents commission-based activities where it serves as a buying agent for footwear products under private labels for select national chains, and value-priced retailers. Licensing segment is engaged in the licensing of the Steve Madden and Betsey Johnson trademarks for use in the sale of select apparel, accessories and others.