Eileen Shields

Her collections are also sold at over 40 high-end boutiques and department stores across the US, Europe, and Asia and can be purchased through her own website. Shields is set to open a retail store in New York in 2008.

Eileen is most noted for her "Bette" shoes being worn by Eva Longoria's character on Desperate Housewives which had originally aired April 8, 2007. Shields has custom-made shoes for Bono and P.J. Harvey, and counts Halle Berry, Eva Longoria, Samantha Morton, Courteney Cox Arquette, Drew Barrymore and Andie MacDowell amongst her many fans.

The EILEEN SHIELDS label was launched in February 2004, and she went on to open her own flagship store and gallery, “5 Scarlet Row” in the Old City district of Dublin in September 2004. The store was created in collaboration with renowned curator/gallerist Vaari Claffey.

After graduating from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Shields moved to New York in 1988 to begin her design career. She took classes at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and went to work as a show designer for Anne Klein. Shields went on to work for Donna Karan, and was a key player in launching and building the DKNY footwear line, including Men's and Women's. Shields was responsible for the innovative D by DKNY line, which was nominated for "Best New Line" at the VH1 Fashion Awards.

Eileen Shields (Born 1970 in New York City) is a footwear designer and owner of the EILEEN SHIELDS label and the Dublin-based store/gallery “5 Scarlet Row”. She has been a featured designer at Harvey Nichols in London and Hong Kong, and at Brown Thomas in Dublin and Cork.