Vanessa Noel

Vanessa Noel (born October 12, 1961)[1] is an American shoe designer, hotelier, gallery owner, and philanthropist.

[4] In 2015, Vanessa Noel spoke at the Women in the World Annual Summit along with Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Ashton, and Dr. Holly Anderson to discuss heart disease and the gender bias in medicine.

[15] The Vanessa Noel label also include bridal shoes, men's footwear, cashmere shawls, and other accessories.

[4][18] Vanessa Noel's shoes have appeared in Sex And The City,[19] Oprah,[20] the Martha Stewart show,[21] NBC News,[22] music videos for Mary J. Blige and Janet Jackson,[23] and many fashion magazines.

[28] Shortly after the collection's launch, Noel designed a pair of shoes for Mariah Carey's wedding to Tommy Mottola in 1993.

In 2017, Vanessa Noel, along with Hanover Charities, helped raise a record amount of $474,360 to assist individuals and institutions in the parish.

[40] She also holds a Jamaican-themed fundraising event in her shoe boutique before the Sugarcane Ball to raise money for Hanover Charities.

[44] Noel also designed a special edition Oceana shoe that was auctioned on Charitybuzz with proceeds benefiting the organization.