Katy Perry Launching Shoe Line
Singer Katy Perry has become the latest star to announce plans to launch a shoe line.
The Roar hitmaker has been working on the collection for many years and insists she will be bringing her own sense of style to the line.
"You are what you wear, right?" she told Footwear News. "It's one
of those things where I really love the line and I'm excited by it.
It's not like you'll never see me in a pair of Adidas slides ever
again. And you'll (probably still) see me on the streets wearing
Uggs."
The collection, which will include pumps, sneakers, sandals, and
boots, will reportedly range in price from $59 to $299 and the
32-year-old insists it was important for her to keep the price
down.
"Not everybody is rich, and not everybody is excessive," she said.
"And everybody has more important things to spend their money on -
whether it's their children, or their family or their health. At
the end of the day, your personality shouldn't be so expensive to
display."
The collection will be released in the spring (17) and will
available online and in select stores.
The singer is planning to take on more ventures in the fashion
industry, because she feels it is a way to have "a conversation"
with her fans.
"When I'm working or promoting music, or onstage, I don't get the
opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation or meet everybody
individually," she continued, "so the way I present myself can set
the tone. It could be a conversation opener, just by my shoes or by
the way I wear my nails...
"I want to learn a lot, master it and become a serious contributor
in the fashion world," she added. "(I don't want) to be a celebrity
who overindulges and takes advantage of their position."