stuart a. weitzman (born 1941) is an american shoe designer, entrepreneur and founder of the shoe company, stuart weitzman. weitzman has designed footwear for beyoncé and taylor swift. in 2014 weitzman paid a world record $9.48 million for the british guiana 1c magenta stamp. in may 2017, stuart weitzman holdings, llc, appointed giovanni morelli as creative director and weitzman stepped down from his role.