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"The Blake" from the new Sneex luxury shoe line. [Photo: Sneex]
The Last Word: Dallas-Based Personal Stylist on Spanx Founder’s New ‘Sneex’ Shoes
by David Seeley | Oct 16, 2024
Sara Blakely founded Spanx shapewear in 2000, achieving the perfect fit for a massive success. In August—three years after Blackstone acquired a majority stake in Spanx, valuing the company at $1.2 billion—Blakely launched her next big idea: Sneex—a $500-plus luxury shoe line that mashes up high heels with sneakers. Reviews have been decidedly mixed, the Wall Street Journal reports—and it reached out to Dallas-based personal stylist Molly Hudson to help explain why.
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