Posts Tagged shoes
An alternative to Converse
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Wardrobe Discoveries on September 16, 2010
I love heels, and if I could I would wear them all day every day, but the reality of the matter is that after nearly a decade of wearing heels my hamstrings are so tight my downward facing dog is more of a tip-toed impostor ballet move.
After much coaxing from my yoga instructor and awkward “dances” on gravel parking lots outside shoot locations I accepted defeat and decided to expand my collection of flats sneakers and pumps. I’ve done well; gathering a cute little collection in a variety of colours and finishes …. but no collection of flats is complete without a pair of converse sneakers.
The problem I have with that is that EVERYONE wears converse – my eleven year old sister wears converse (as do all of her friends) and tween pop-stars are more my association with the brand than chic fashionistas. Daring to be different I… [ Read more ]
Melissa Plastic Dreams
Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Fashion on August 16, 2010
Melissa Plastic Dreams is a shoe manufacturer I truly madly deeply love. Melissa began their journey 30 years ago, inspired by footwear worn by the fishermen of France, and today stand as the leader in design and development of jelly shoe technology.
Melissa shoes are made from MELFLEX plastic – a patented, hypo-allergenic, recyclable and extremely flexible PVC. Melissa shoes recycle 99.9 % of factory water and waste, and use no animal products, making their shoes green and vegan friendly Furthermore, Melissa shoes smell like sweets and remind me of scented My Little Ponys and cupcakes. Even after a year, the smell dominates the shoe section of my walk-in-cupboard.
I first discovered Melissa shoes at Big Blue in Johannesburg and have never quite managed to get the obsession out of my system. They are extremely comfortable, smell delightful, and with the clever collaborations melissa holds with other designers, they hold… [ Read more ]
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