Rebecca Allen Shoes Founder Rebecca Allen
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If you’ve seen the designs from her eponymous shoe line, you already know that Rebecca Allen has an affinity for minimalism and versatility. The collection offers a classic pump, flat and sandal, each offered in a range of five shades of nude — ideal silhouettes and hues that could be worn by anyone with anything.
The founder’s aesthetic isn’t limited to her shoe designs, often gravitating to functional yet stylish items for the home. As she renovates her Brooklyn apartment, Rebecca has shared with Carte on what’s loving lately — from her table linens and ceramics to the products she’s using to cut back on single use plastic.
“I worked in finance for years and I was always looking for a timeless nude pump for my work wardrobe. All of the white women in my office wore the same heel that went with everything. But that white nude looked ridiculous on me as a black woman. So, I set about coming up with a classic pump in five different nude shades. Then, we continued to think about where that customer goes in her day. We’ve created this very edited, timeless collection of shoes in the five shades of nude. We exist to support all women doing their best work.
We just launched a program where women can join our community and become a fit expert to sell with us and earn commission. Women in our network are hosting virtual events and bringing people together. Everybody who has signed up is working toward something bigger - whether it's school, staying in the game after you put your kids to bed or just being on that side hustle. For women, being able to work flexibly and remotely should be easy and yet it still can be such a hurdle. We're trying to just give more paths to supplemental income and support our community along the way. Our company is all about supporting our woman across all of the different facets of her life to uplift her and make life easier.
Kitchen & Dining
We’re currently renovating our Brooklyn apartment, it’s very minimalist and clean. If you look at my brand, you can tell that I like versatility and things that are clean and simple.
Kraus Kore Workstation
All-in-One Kit with Drainboard & Cutting Board
My favorite thing from our apartment renovation is our new sink. It has a lip in it that fits a drying rack and a cutting board inside the sink. It's a very streamlined solution, which I love. In my old apartment I’d always have a dish towel next to the sink with baby bottle parts drying. Now the sink area is very clean.
Bolé Road Textiles
All of our dining stuff is getting a nice update in our new space. I'm looking forward to getting table linens from the black-owned textile brand Bolé Road.
MINNA KITCHENWARE
MINNA creates ethically made home goods based in Hudson NY.
O-M Ceramics Mugs
O-M makes some really pretty ceramics, their fun mugs are a nice pop of color.
Stasher reusable silicone bags
I’ve been trying to reduce my single use plastic so we upgraded our kitchen with silicone bags and beeswax food covers.
Bee’s Wrap Reusable Food Wraps
Baby Products
Rebecca with her daughter Barbara
Gathre Portable Mats
We like Gathre’s leather mats, they can be used for all different kinds of things. We have one that we take to the park. It’s an easy thing to bring with us to put our baby down on and know that she’s laying on something clean. They make them in all different sizes, and they can also be used as tablecloths and placements.
Pehr ORGANIC COTTON Crib SheetS
We definitely have fun buying some whimsical stuff for our daughter. We have Pehr crib sheets and blankets.
Boon Snug Straws
We have these stretchy silicone lids that fit over different sized cups that little straws go in, they’re useful.
Ruggable washable
Plush Moroccan Rug
We have a Ruggable rug in our daughter’s room which has worked well, it’s washable and stain resistant.
Bedding & Bath
Ralph Lauren Towels
We have the Ralph Lauren towels in plain white, they’re very simple and wear well - they look good after a lot of washes. I look out for them at TJ Maxx.
Bloomingdale’s exclusive Hudson Park Collection Supima COTTON Sheets
We've tried a lot of different sheets and honestly I feel like the Bloomingdale's private label brand has not led us astray
— as told to Carte