Steven Madden, Ltd. to Participate in the B. Riley & Co. Annual Investor Conference

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steven Madden, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer, wholesaler and marketer of fashion footwear for women, men and children, today announced that the Company will participate in the B. Riley & Co. Annual Investor Conference on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 9:10 a.m. Pacific Time.

The audio portion of the presentation will be webcast live and will be accessible by logging onto http://www.wsw.com/webcast/brileyco4/shoo. A replay will be archived and available for a period of 90 days.

Steven Madden, Ltd. designs and markets fashion-forward footwear for women, men and children. The shoes are sold through Steve Madden retail stores, department stores, apparel and footwear specialty stores, and on-line at http://www.stevemadden.com. The Company has several licenses for the Steve Madden and Stevies brands, including eyewear, hosiery, and belts, owns and operates one retail store under its Steven brand, and is the licensee for l.e.i Footwear, Candie's Footwear and UNIONBAY Men's Footwear.

SOURCE Steven Madden, Ltd. -0- 03/15/2005 /CONTACT: Company, Richard Olicker, President, Chief Operating Officer of Steven Madden, Ltd., +1-718-446-1800; or Investor Relations, Cara O'Brien or Lila Sharifian, or Press, Melissa Merrill, +1-212-850-5600, all of Financial Dynamics for Steven Madden, Ltd. /Web site: http://www.stevemadden.com http://www.wsw.com/webcast/brileyco4/shoo / (SHOO)