U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 4

                 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
        Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
            or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

/ / Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
    obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person

   Dharia  Arvind
   (Last)  (First)  (Middle)

   52-16 Barnett Avenue
   (Street)

   Long Island City, NY       11104 
   (City)            (State)  (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   Steven Madden, Ltd.

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)



4. Statement for Month/Year

   May 1996

5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)



6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)

   /x / Director                            / / 10% Owner
   /x / Officer (give title below)          / / Other (specify below)

  Chief Financial Officer

Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 5. Amount of Secu- rities Bene- ficially 4. Securities Acquired (A) Owned at 6. Ownership 2. Trans- 3. Trans- or Disposed of (D) End of Form: action action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Issuer's Direct 7. Nature of Date Code ----------------------------- Fiscal (D) or Indirect (Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) Year Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Security Day/ ------------- Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ----------------------------- ---------- ------ ----- ------------ --- ---------- ----------- ------------- --------------- Common Stock, $.0001 par value 5/29/96 S 10,000 D 6.438 0 D Common Stock, $.0001 par value 5/30/96 S 10,000 D 6.438 0 D
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 2. Conver- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exercisable sion or 3. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date Exercise action 4. Transac- Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year) Price of Date tion Code Disposed of (D) ---------------------- Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date 1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ ------------- -------------------------- Exercis- Expiration (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date - ---------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- ------ ----- ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- 9. Number of 10. Ownership Derivative Form of Securities Derivative 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Benefi- Security: Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) cially Direct 11. Nature of ---------------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned at (D) or Indirect Amount or Derivative End of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security Month (I) Ownership Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - --------------------------- --------------------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Explanation of Responses: By: /s/ Arvind Dharia Date 6/6/96 **Signature of Reporting Person ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).