Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
VARELA AMELIA
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STEVEN MADDEN, LTD. [SHOO] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP of Wholesale
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O STEVEN MADDEN LTD, 52-16 BARNET AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/31/2011
(Street)

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11104		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 05/31/2011   M   15,000 A $ 12.88 15,000 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 05/31/2011   S   15,000 D $ 55.29 0 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 05/31/2011   M   56,250 A $ 12.52 56,250 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 05/31/2011   S   56,250 D $ 55.29 0 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 05/31/2011   M   7,499 A $ 32.53 7,499 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 05/31/2011   S   7,499 D $ 55.29 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.88 05/31/2011   M     15,000 04/29/2011 04/29/2015 Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 30,001 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.52 (1) 05/31/2011   M     56,250 (1) 04/01/2011(1) 04/29/2016 Common Stock 56,250 $ 0 56,250 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 32.53 (2) 05/31/2011   M     7,499 (2) 04/01/2011 04/29/2017 Common Stock 7,499 $ 0 30,001 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
VARELA AMELIA
C/O STEVEN MADDEN LTD
52-16 BARNET AVENUE
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11104		       EVP of Wholesale  

Signatures

 /s/ Amelia Varela   06/02/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The actual vesting schedule for this entire option grant was four annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. A Form 4 filed on April 2, 2009 to report an aggregate option grant of 75,000 shares erroneously indicated that the option would vest over a 5-year period with respect to 25,000 shares and over a 4-year period with respect to 50,000 shares. This option was previously reported as covering 37,500 shares at an exercise price of $18.78 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the three-for-two stock split (effected as a stock dividend) that occurred on April 30, 2010.
(2) The option was issued at an exercise price of $48.80 per share, which was the closing price of the issuer's common stock on March 31, 2010. A Form 4 filed on April 27, 2010 to report the option grant erroneously indicated the exercise price of the option as $48.96. The number of shares available upon exercise of the option and the exercise price of the option have been adjusted to reflect the three-for-two stock split (effected as a stock dividend) that occurred on April 30, 2010.

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