Who owns Blondo?
Blondo is owned by Steve Madden (the United States, NASDAQ: SHOO), which has owned the brand since 2015.[1]
Evidence: Steven Madden, Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Steven Madden, Ltd. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Long Island City, New York
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: SHOO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Blondo
Blondo is a Canadian footwear brand more than a hundred years old that introduced its first line of waterproof leather boots in the mid-1980s and is known for water-resistant boots, booties, casual shoes and sneakers. Steven Madden acquired its intellectual property and related assets in January 2015, and the brand is sold mainly in the United States and Canada.
What Steve Madden's annual report says about Blondo
Sentences about Blondo from Steve Madden's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The Blondo brand is a 100+ year-old footwear brand recognized for its quality water-resistant leather boots, booties, casual shoes, and sneakers.
Ownership timeline of Blondo
- 2015 – present Steve Madden [1] verified
Where Blondo sits in Steve Madden
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Steve Madden
Steve Madden controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Carvela
- Dolce Vita (2001)
- Kurt Geiger (1963)
- Steve Madden
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
The 82 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7; Steve Madden has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Edmonds | Caleres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| BOGS | Weyco Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Steve Madden
Steve Madden is a publicly listed company headquartered in Long Island City, New York, United States, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: SHOO.
Steven Madden, Ltd. is a New York company, incorporated in 1990, that designs and sources fashion footwear, handbags, accessories and apparel sold through department stores, off-price chains and its own shops. Its biggest move in years was buying London's Kurt Geiger, with the Carvela brand, for about $403 million in May 2025, which lifted its store count to 399 and made the business far more international. Most of its products are made by independent factories in countries including China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Mexico.
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🇨🇦 Blondo and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 179 brands that began in Canada. 46 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Blondo among them.
- Arc'teryx — Amer Sports 🇫🇮
- Baffin — Canada Goose 🇨🇦
- Club Monaco — Regent 🇺🇸
- Gildan — Gildan 🇨🇦
- Joe Fresh — Loblaw 🇨🇦
- Peoples Jewellers — Signet Jewelers 🇧🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Blondo?
The parent company of Blondo is Steve Madden, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Blondo Canadian or American?
Blondo originated in Canada, but it is owned today by Steve Madden, which is headquartered in the United States. So Blondo is a Canadian-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Steve Madden owned Blondo?
Steve Madden has owned Blondo since 2015.
Is Blondo still owned by Steve Madden?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Blondo is still owned by Steve Madden. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Steven Madden, Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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