Melissa: plastic at your feet

Melissa shoes travel the world. No need to fly to Brazil or Mexico to get them, but crossed the ocean and are available in Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

Her latest collection is run no more and no less than by Zaha Hadid, the prominent Anglo-Iraqi architect.

Hadid, the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, is characterized by promoting a multidisciplinary approach to architecture. In addition to monumental constructions, production includes paintings, city maps, furniture and design objects.

The Brazilian firm, based in Sao Paulo, launched its latest collection at London Fashion Week. There Hadid said: “I am 30 years of research in different areas of architecture and design, and this was a very challenging project, not only design but also by the technical aspects. There was great synergy; worked closely with Melissa to make the design really ”

Plastic is the core material for the production of Melissa. It took years of research to finding the formula that would provide elasticity, impermeability and resistance to shoes.

One of his last inventions was the Velvet Melflex, which is waterproof and has the same ending that the real velvet, just … plastic!

The joint line Melissa + Zaha Hadid comes in eight colors and is now available in stores.