Who owns Carvela?
Carvela is owned by Steve Madden (the United States, NASDAQ: SHOO), which has owned the brand since 6 May 2025.[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
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: SHOO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Carvela
Carvela is a premium footwear and accessories brand headquartered in London whose designs draw on Italian heritage and feature its All Day Long comfort technology. It came to Steven Madden with the Kurt Geiger business, completed on 6 May 2025, and at the end of that year had 14 full-price stores, 12 outlets and its own website.
What Steve Madden's annual report says about Carvela
Sentences about Carvela from Steve Madden's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Inspired by Italian heritage, the Carvela brand captures the elegance and timeless allure of Italy.
Each piece in the Carvela collection reflects our commitment to exceptional design and lasting comfort, thoughtfully designed with All Day Long technology.
In May 2025, we acquired the Carvela trademark through our acquisition of MATL, the ultimate parent company of Carvela.
Ownership timeline of Carvela
- 2025 – present Steve Madden [1] verified
Where Carvela 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
- Blondo
- 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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🇬🇧 Carvela and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 571 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Carvela among them.
- ASOS Design — ASOS 🇬🇧
- Alexander McQueen — Kering 🇫🇷
- Autograph — Marks & Spencer 🇬🇧
- Bravissimo — Wacoal 🇯🇵
- Burberry — Burberry 🇬🇧
- COS — H&M Group 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Carvela?
The parent company of Carvela is Steve Madden, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Carvela British or American?
Carvela originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Steve Madden, which is headquartered in the United States. So Carvela is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Steve Madden owned Carvela?
Steve Madden has owned Carvela since 6 May 2025.
Is Carvela still owned by Steve Madden?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Carvela 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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