Other prominent picks were designers Alexander Wang and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, curator Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, and jewelry designer Pamela Love.

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"The money and the glamour of being an agent definitely attracted me in the beginning, " says Mr. Seligman, who caters to young star clients like designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

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The trendsetting designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have shown the past few collections for their label the Row with flats or tiny, elegant heels, and have been wearing barely-there heels themselves.

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