Melissa

Melissa shoes are those plastic fantastic ones.
You may have seen them around, essentially, it’s jellies for adults.
You might say it’s a more refined version of plastic shoes for the playful adult.
These things attract designers and arty-​crafty people. Both in the wearers and designers.
These beauties have seen the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gautier and even Lovefoxx from CSS design their own versions.
They’re moderately priced and the store looks great. I think the best feature of these shoes is that they smell like scratch and sniff stickers. But then you realise that they smell like that because the shoes are made from plastic and otherwise they would just reek like your stinky feet.
These shoes won’t be for everyone but they will be for some, and you can slip and slide your way around them in summer. Just like a dolphin in heels. Everyone loves dolphins.

I’m with Clarissa. It was the long, narrow set up and neutral coloured, edgy designed walls that had me hooked. I was like Alice going down that tunnel. It just couldn’t be helped.
From me, Melissa gets two stars for the original, urban pop up store. The other is for bubbly, non pressured service. Unfortunately, none for the merchandise.
Now as I’ve tried to make clear, I’m no fashionista. I’m a hippy at heart so I don’t understand high fashion, which may be why I don’t understand Melissa. But I’ve honestly seen prettier sandals, wedges, heels and thongs at KMart for $ 10. Here you’d be lucky to walk out with change from $ 200.
Anyway, its worth a look coz this is just my opinion, if you’re a big spender. Shoes, jewellery, accessories, bags plus a men’s and kids line. But seriously, who is prepared to pay $ 60 friggin dollars for a pair of kids (designer?) crocs. Crocs are crocs. I don’t give a shit about the label. I should actually take a star off for that, for trying to con the consumer in such an out and proud way.

How lucky I felt to have stumbled past this Melissa pop-​up store, which will be in this location till January.
Melissa shoes are pricey but you’ll be buying an eco-​friendly product (made from recyclable mono materials) where 100% of the materials are used and therefore there’s no waste. No animal products are used and a high standard of working conditions are guaranteed for Melissa’s workers.
Not only that but it’s high fashion, baby. Melissa works with world-​renowned designers like Vivienne Westwood, Edson Matsuo, Jean Paul Gaultier and J Maskrey.
How very un-​high fashion of me then to have left the store with a $ 20 pair of bronze coloured Melissas. I love a good sale.