Jelly shoes?
Mar 12th, 2009 by Claire
I have to say that jelly shoes have undergone something of a transformation since I was a kid!
As a child of the 80s I remember jelly shoes all too well – and the agonising blisters that went with them. These amazing purple brogues by Melissa couldn’t be further removed from the plastic shoes of twenty five years ago. The socially responsible company employs sustainable practices and pays employees above-average wages and benefits. The shoes are made from recycled materials, with the factory recycling 99.9 percent of waste and water used in production.
I first found out about Melissa shoes via the collection that Vivienne Westwood has been involved with. I’m an enormous fan of Vivienne Westwood’s shoes, and one day I am determined to own a pink pair with toes. (Such a thing doesn’t exist at the moment, as far as I know, but I’m sure she’ll get around to designing a pair by the time I can afford to buy them!)
This morning I was idly Googling for a pair of comfortable shoes to wear for dancing at my wedding (as you do), and I spotted the pair above. Two-tone purple wingtip derby brogues. Perfect!
Designed by Alexandre Herchcovitch for Melissa, they’re available in the US from Tobi, and in the UK from Coggles.
Who knew that jelly shoes could look so good?