Photograph: Jakob N. Layman
Photograph: Jakob N. Layman |

While working as a fashion editor at Allure and Glamour for the past decade, Kelli Delaney acquired a taste for designer shoes. Now that she runs KDHamptons (kdhamptons.com), the online lifestyle magazine she founded in June 2011, Delaney splits her time between her Midtown East apartment—which houses more than 150 pairs of high-fashion shoes (Prada! Valentino! Dior!)—and her Hamptons home, where her husband and business are based. In Long Island, she stores more causal footwear, such as boots, wellies and kitten heels, in an antique bookcase. “Those are more of my country shoes,” she says. “I would feel silly running around in yellow leopard-print Manolo stilettos out there.”

Closet case: Kelli Delaney

The founder and editor-in-chief of KDHamptons transformed her coat closet into a neatly organized shoe haven.

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Her favorite NYC stores

Bergdorf Goodman 754 Fifth Ave at 58th St (212-753-7300, bergdorfgoodman.com)
Delaney buys most of her shoes from the iconic department store’s high-end shoe floor. “It offers the best designers in both new and exciting styles, as well as [the basics] that you need in your closet,” she says.

Christian Dior 21 E 57th St at Madison Ave (212-931-2950, dior.com)
“Dior has the best fit,” says Delaney. “Sometimes I can be in heels for ten hours a day, and a Dior shoe will still be comfortable. The boutique also stocks certain styles that you can’t find in department stores.”

J.Crew Locations throughout the city; visit jcrew.com
Ballet flats from this popular chain—bought in both cobalt blue and tangerine—will be Delaney’s go-to spring flats.

Leather Spa 10 W 55th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-262-4823, leatherspa.com)
“This place has been taking care of my shoes for years,” says Delaney of the shoe and handbag repair spot. “They make [footwear] look new even if they are a couple of seasons old.” She has Leather Spa refurbish worn leather soles, place a protective layer on the bottom of fragile heels and treat her boots with a waterproof-shield so that the leather doesn’t mark in the rain and snow.

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