Melissa Plastic Dreams

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Beth Ditto, the indie rock singer that became a cool symbol, is a declared fan of Melissa. Famous, among other things, for assuming with no prejudices that she wears big sizes, the woman leading The Gossip loves fashion and has already been photographed wearing her favorite Melissa models, as the Three Straps, in occasions such as the group’s concerts in Paris, a fashion editorial for Pop Magazine and the most recent edition of the French Elle. But Beth is not the only one. Vanessa Minillo, ex-MTV, present Entertainment Tonight Television correspondent and also the wife of Nick Lachey (Jessica Simpson’s ex-boyfriend), appeared on ...

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Melissa was the protagonist in an episode from Mundo S/A, a Globo News’ program (Brazilian network), last 28th of April. From New York, Giuliana Morrone presented the report that tells the story behind Grendene (the company behind Melissa), since its creation in 1971 until nowadays, when it became the greatest shoe producer in Brazil and abroad. Reporter Renata Ribeiro visited the company’s head-office and factory in Farroupilha (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), where she showed details of the shoe production, talked to creative director Edson Matsuo and revealed Melissa’s new design, technological and conceptual approach. The program, with plenty of beautiful images and useful ...

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This year’s edition of the main Singapore’s fashion week, named Audi Fashion Festival Singapore, had the participation of Vivienne Westwood, who has been invited by the event’s organization to present her winter collection on the 10th of May – the last of five days with mostly local fashion shows. Vivienne gave color to the catwalk placed in the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza with the exuberant style of her Anglomania line, described by the local press as “a bold wearable winter”. The models wore Melissa Three Straps, one of the latest Melissas created by the queen of punk. Many local and foreign journalists attended the show, which ...