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Melissa
Grendene
Melissa is a accessories label based in Brazil, with Galerias in São Paulo and New York, started in 1979. Behind the label: Grendene. It is known for plastic shoes, starting from a sandal inspired by French Riviera fishermen’s footwear. Latest milestone on record (2019): Turns 40.
Quick facts
Melissa at a glance
- Behind the label
- Grendene
- Based
- Brazil, with Galerias in São Paulo and New York, Brazil
- Since
- 1979
- Focus
- Accessories
- Makes
- Plastic shoes and sandals
- Official site
- melissa.com.br ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Melissa?
Melissa, a brand of the Brazilian footwear group Grendene, began with a plastic sandal inspired by fishermen’s footwear on the French Riviera and turned 40 in 2019, O Povo reported. It opened its first US store in SoHo in February 2012 and announced its first permanent UK store, on King Street in Covent Garden, in 2014; FashionUnited listed Jason Wu, Gareth Pugh, Vivienne Westwood and Karl Lagerfeld among its collaborators. Its Galerias, at 500 Broadway in New York and on Rua Oscar Freire in São Paulo, also stage exhibitions.
Timeline
Melissa, dated
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- Osklen Slow and sustainable · since 1989
- FARM Rio Ready-to-wear · since 1997
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Quick answers
Melissa, answered
Who is behind Melissa?
- Grendene. Melissa is a accessories label based in Brazil, with Galerias in São Paulo and New York.
When was Melissa founded?
- 1979, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Melissa make?
- Plastic shoes and sandals. It is known for plastic shoes, starting from a sandal inspired by French Riviera fishermen’s footwear.