Is it Melissa or Melissas?

Today at EscapeShoes, learn the origin and curiosities about the Melissa brand. 

Melissas? Yes, we already know that you love them and you would like to take aaaaaall its models! However, the name of this brand is written in the singular. J But it is impossible to resist the pleasant and unique aroma that its footwear gives off. Have you already had the chance to check it out?   

How many Melissa sandals, shoes or flat shoes do you have at home right now? If your answer in “none”… this is the perfect moment to buy! If you have a model, seize the opportunity to make a collection!

There are many curious anecdotes that you will love to know about this brand. To start with, do you know what melissa means? It is a Greek word and its English translation is “honey”, “bee”. And the truth is that it fits to perfection with the features of this brand, since they work like a bee in order to make quality footwear and their result is sweet as honey.

If we would talk about how the brand was born, we would say that, in the 70s, the Grandene brothers founded a factory that produced pieces of plastic for machinery. As they were becoming experts in this material, they considered the possibility of using it in the manufacturing of footwear, by seeing the great advantages that it could have. This way, at the end of the 70s, they created the Melissa brand, with the first sandals made of the PVC, which today is called Melflex. This first model, inspired by the footwear that the French Riviera fishermen used, was called Aranha, i.e. Spider.  

They had incredible success since they were so easy to clean, you just needed to use a wet cloth and dry them. And that was how an idea so innovative started to evolve over time until it obtained the result that we know today. 

Melissa identified itself as an example of commercialization since the moment its footwear was used by numerous actresses in Brazilian soap operas. 

Until that moment, Melissa products were intended for an adult audience, but in 1986 they launched the Melissinhas, i.e. little Melissas, which were models for children. These were accompanied by a special accessory in order to make the children happy.

You could say that, as of the year 2000, Melissa grew even more, by standing out notably in the fashion world.

Now you know the correct name of this brand and you know a little bit more about its origins. For that reason, we invite you to see all the products that we have available from Melissa at EscapeShoes. You just need to simply click here.