Olsen twins empire extends to footwear

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Care to mince a mile in the shoes of the Olsen twins?

The elfin entrepreneurs have announced that they will launch a line of shoes in mid-2009 -- designed with Steve Madden -- to add to their Elizabeth and James brand. WWD has the scoop. You may recall that the sisters have already designed jewelry with Robert Lee Morris and put their stamp on a fashion coffee-table book that probably outweighs them collectively.

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