Payless extends deal with Bendet Eisner

NEW YORK and TOPEKA, Kan. Payless ShoeSource and fashion designer Stacey Bendet Eisner announced that they have extended their agreement for Bendet to continue to design her collection, alice + olivia for Payless. Bendet's footwear label that was first launched this past spring exclusively available at Payless stores, payless.com, and alice + olivia boutiques.

The original agreement covers the spring, summer and fall 2008 seasons. This new deal includes alice + olivia women's collections including shoes and handbags for spring and summer 2009. Also, as part of the new contract, Bendet will design girl's shoes under the alice + olivia for Payless brand, which will be available beginning spring 2009.

"We are excited to continue to bring women across America -- and now little girls -- Stacey's fun and flirty designs in the popular and well- selling alice + olivia for Payless label," said LuAnn Via, president and ceo for Payless ShoeSource. "Stacey's original designs have been very successful for us, and we look forward to seeing her continued creativity and strong understanding of footwear and accessory trends introduced at New York Fashion Week next week, and then later available to shoppers in our stores."