May 5 (Reuters) - Steven Madden Ltd (SHOO.O) posted a three-fold rise in quarterly profit, which topped market estimates, as its trendy footwear and accessories resonated with its young customers, and stood by its 2009 earnings outlook.

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"We are particularly pleased with the performance of our Steve Madden Women's and Madden Girl wholesale businesses as well as the strong initial results of l.e.i at Wal-Mart," Chief Executive Edward Rosenfeld said in a statement.

The Long Island City, New York-based company that is known for staying on top of fashion trends by bringing new designs to stores faster than its peers earned $6.6 million, or 37 cents per share, for the first quarter, compared with $2.1 million, or 10 cents per share, a year ago.

Net sales were $107.4 million, up from $100.5 million in the year-ago quarter.

Analysts were expecting a profit of 36 cents a share, before items, on revenue of $106.6 million, according to Reuters Estimates.

Net sales from the wholesale business grew 7.6 percent to $81.3 million, led mainly by strength in the Steve Madden Womens and Madden Girl wholesale footwear divisions.

For fiscal 2009, the company reiterated its earnings view of $1.85 to $1.95 a share.

Steven Madden shares closed at $30.15 Monday on Nasdaq. (Reporting by Nivedita Bhattacharjee in Bangalore; Editing by Himani Sarkar)