Melissa Plastic Dreams

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So has the website of fashion magazine Nylon, from the United States, referred to Melissa: “Plastic made perfect”. In a note telling that the models of the brand are available for sale in the country, journalist Faran Krentcil says that people in love with shoes don’t have to fly anymore to Brazil (or Mexico, like Krentcil used to do) to get stylish and comfortable jelly shoes, with heels or flat, from the Brazilian brand. The tip for the North-Americans is to visit the Epaulet boutique, which is in Brooklyn, New York, or buy the models they wish on the net. Epaulet used to occasion to highlight on its first page its selection of Melissas from the latest collection. Read Nylon’s ...

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I-D’s December edition has just come out with a beautiful cover and a big surprise inside: a complete interview with Zaha Hadid, in which Melissa is mentioned as the big “inventor” of the jelly shoes. The text, signed by Charlie Porter, includes a great profile of Zaha – very accessible as one can see in the beginning of the text, when she talks with the journalist about drag queens, hair and make up – and the main highlights of her career, including future plans. “We have met because Hadid has collaborated with Brazilian footwear company Melissa”, wrote Porter, who defines Zaha as “the award-winning architect, whose groundbreaking work consistently pushes the boundries of architecture ...

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Melissa’s trip around the world started some years ago, and since then the brand has been landing in all kind of destinies: from the most agitated capitals to the most special places that preserve its local culture. That’s the case of the Philippines, in Asia, where Melissa participated in October in two fashion shows inside the Philippines Fashion Week: Dave Estien Quijano’s and Mich Dulce’s. Both national labels are very feminine and focused in young women’s fashion. Dave Estien Quijano presented party dresses with geometrical shapes and neutral colors – all combined with high and flat Melissas. Mich Dulce, with a more romantic style in the details (for example, the precious head ...