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"  In the accessories world, &amp;quot;Sam and Libby&amp;quot; is about as familiar a household phrase as &amp;quot;peanut butter and jelly.&amp;quot; But this proverbial king and queen of the shoe industry, whose cult fame soared in the &amp;#039;80s with their best-selling ballet flat, have one hard and fast rule when it comes to making their more-than-25-year union (in both business and marriage) run so smoothly: &amp;quot;We don&amp;#039;t ride to work together,&amp;quot; says Sam Edelman. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m a morning person and want to talk about every single thing we&amp;#039;ve done wrong in the past, and Libby is better in the afternoon, so she wants her peace first thing.&amp;quot; So the hour-long commute from their bucolic home in the hills of Sherman, Connecticut, to their Manhattan offices is done in a solitary fashion.  But their differences stop there. The couple&amp;#039;s singular aesthetic can be found in not only their designs but also their home decor. &amp;quot;Libby is understated elegance. That&amp;#039;s her style,&amp;quot; says Sam. &amp;quot;We then execute that style in everything we do.&amp;quot; The 18th-century retreat is decorated in a minimalist white palette layered with rustic wooden antiques. World-class equestrian stables that house up to 40 prizewinning horses, however, are the real jewel in the crown of this lush 65-acre property. The peaceful homestead serves as an escape from the Edelmans&amp;#039; whirlwind life in the city. (They recently sold their growing $140-million-a-year empire, Edelman Shoe, Inc., which produces affordable, stylish footwear, but will stay on at the helm.)  The sprawling compound is also a pit stop for their children, Jesse, 28, Callie, 25, and Max, 21, and an entertaining mecca. &amp;quot;When we are all at home, I love cooking,&amp;quot; Libby says. &amp;quot;We invite all of our friends over--from the city or just from down the road.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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