Epaulet has Melissa Plastic Dreams!
posted by: freePOrnaoa in General on January 21st, 2010
Epaulet has Melissa Plastic Dreams, United Nude, Zaha Hadid and Toms! Como se dice “hip” en fashion? Epaulet es muy de moda! (I should be saying this in Portuguese since Melissa is a Brazilian company, but despite having taken one year of it, my Portuguese is even rustier than my Spanish).
Not only that, but Melissa is muy environmental as well. All the shoes are 100 percent recyclable, the production is supposedly fair and sustainable and the factory has almost zero waste. The company “supports many social and environmental programmes in Brazil,” according to Treehugger.com. So you can feel good about your purchase!
But how are they made? According to Treehugger.com, “the ‘plastic’ shoes are made via injection molds, of a special material, melflex, a mono-material which can be dissassembled and recycled.” So basically, they make the shapes of the shoes and then pour the melflex in to take the shape and solidify. Cool stuff.
Agyness Deyn has modeled for Melissa in Latin America. Only she could carry off an outfit this kooky. Any other woman would wear those red shoes with a black dress. I admire her but wouldn’t be caught dead in the Rubix cube muff thing.
Agy is wearing the Melissa Ashanti Ankle Bootie.
The famous Zaha Hadid shoes are awesome. I have wanted them for what feels like millennia. They are $200.
The Vivienne Westwood Lady Dragon Orb and my favorite, the Lady Dragon Stamp, are $149.
The VW Lady Dragon Heart is also $149.
The VW Three Straps Elevated is $160.
The Vivienne Westwood Black Button Bootie is $130 at Epaulet.
The Melissa Campana Corallo is $79.
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May 12, 2010 at 11:44 am, Vivienne Westwood Melissa Plastic Dreams Try-On | ShoeBlog | how is plastic made said:
[...] really plastic, but as I explained in an earlier post, melflex, a hypoallergenic, recyclable, flexible PVC. but I’d never [...]
May 12, 2010 at 11:44 am, Vivienne Westwood Melissa Plastic Dreams Try-On | ShoeBlog | how is plastic made said:
[...] really plastic, but as I explained in an earlier post, melflex, a hypoallergenic, recyclable, flexible PVC. but I’d never [...]
May 11, 2010 at 12:17 pm, Vivienne Westwood + Melissa Plastic Dreams Try-On | ShoeBlog said:
[...] on a couple pairs of Melissa Plastic Dreams, which are not really plastic, but as I explained in an earlier post, melflex, a hypoallergenic, recyclable, flexible PVC. But I’d never tried on the high heels [...]
January 22, 2010 at 8:56 am, proofreader said:
actually i just bought a pair of Melissa shoes at Sak’s over the holiday and they are fabulous. i call them my “rain shoes” since they are rubber. unfortunately, i cannot remember the name of the style of shoes but they are a very cute t-strap, peep-toe pair of shoes.
January 22, 2010 at 1:30 am, All Women Stalker said:
I'm with you. These scream sweat and blisters to me.
January 21, 2010 at 7:46 pm, galligator said:
I’m another one who can’t bring myself to spend 3 figures on plastic, eco-friendly as these might be
January 21, 2010 at 3:46 pm, r5bales said:
Training, I just can’t bring myself to buy plastic/jellies for $130. They make my feet sweat just looking at them.