Comments on: Melissa shoes by Zaha Hadid Architects

By: shafiga

shafiga — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:56:50 +0000

They pretty much cool and i really like them. Very comfortable and unusual design. I would love to have them in many colours.

Thank you Zaga

By: Emily_L

Emily_L — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:36:46 +0000

I know I’m late to the party, but I think the questions of function, comfort and fit for these shoes is not the point, The technology is established – the Hadid’s are about pushing it to a new level of mold engineering and aesthetics. Melissa is by far the most technologically advanced manufacturer I have met – and if they have the ability to execute these crazy Hadid shoes so cleanly they are already light-years ahead of any other footwear manufacturer. Their plastic compounds are very soft and comfortable, and deter odor, and there’s cushioning molded into the design, all of which make them so successful. Their shoes set the standard, and other companies take extreme and costly measures to knock Melissa’s shoes off, including the likes of LV. Collaborating with big name designers is a marketing tool, and caters to a small high end audience that surely is never profitable enough to compensate for the high costs of developing a complicated new mold like the Hadid’s. The technology employed here is pretty awesome – pushing the industry (at least a little) further than it has ever gone before with by using this complex 3D modeling. It’s technologically pioneering for a jelly shoe – weather it’s attractive is a personal matter … this is clearly a very conceptual shoe!

& @miss plastic – not the same Koolhaas…

By: Steph

Steph — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:00:47 +0000

moderator… please disregard my post… I’ve now finally found a website where it shows the prices of the shoes. sorry for the bother.

By: Steph

Steph — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:56:23 +0000

Can anyone tell me where I can find the costs of these shoes? I’ve been looking on the net but can’t seem to find the price.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:16:44 +0000

I am a huge fan of Melissa (I now own 30 pairs) – they are the most comfortable, long-lasting, quirky shoes you will find! Contrary to popular belief, your feet don’t sweat more in these shoes than they would in any other leather or synthetic shoe.

I am looking forward to the release of Melissa + Zaha Hadid collaboration as part of the 2009 collection in February – it looks absolutely magnificent! They definitely make a statement, that’s for sure! Such a fluid design, much in the same vein as the collaboration with Karim Rashid (http://www.melissaaustralia.com.au/category/designer/karim-rashid)

By: Dixie

Dixie — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:34:38 +0000

They look fashion but i want to get one pair to test them, i don’t think they are enough ergonomic. Even though i like them!

By: val bennett

val bennett — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:40:44 +0000

I would love a pair of these

By: OP

OP — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:10:48 +0000

There you go! I’ve been saying for a while now that all she does is design sneakers, not buildings, and here she goes to prove me right by designing shoes! Don’t be surprised if you see these as an opera house or museum of some kind in your home town soon.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:22:08 +0000

Girls wants to have fun, as she has talent, courage and sense of humor.

By: Clara

Clara — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:16:37 +0000

I liked a lot o/
I wanna buy for mee! I’m a big fan of Melissa shoes