"It was really interesting for me to explore design possibilities with plastic … I wanted to take advantage of the materials I was given, make it all completely functional and waterproof and yet still remain extremely sophisticated.”

"I start with a principle that fashion can establish dialogue with all sides of culture”

“It seems that everyone wants a piece of Pugh”

"Working with melissa has been a coup de pied a la mode!  I've enjoyed the challenge of creating a high heeled plastic shoe with all the values of my design ethos."

"The most amazing thing about this partnership was to be able to create modern products, with very high quality, for affordable prices."

"I’m fascinated by plastic, a simple material with many possibilities of being. It gives freedom for the creative process and has a great affinity with Brazil. I believe plastic is only limited by the designer’s creativeness."

Herchcovitch thinks as melissa thinks: FASHION is FUN, CLOTHES COMMUNICATE and DESIGN is all about STYLE.

"The fluidity of our design combined perfectly with the technology of melissa's plastic, injecting pieces without closures or seals."

The new melissa + Gaetano design is the most revolutionary shoe created by Melissa.  This limited edition Ankle Boot and Flip Flop is comprised entirely of interconnected circles, which wearers are able to cut and create different styles from the original shoe.

"Fashion and design are art.  They enclose different cultural manifestations and tell the story of our time.  They are simply everything."

"Plastic is such a malleable material, so flexible, biomorphic, high performing, democratic, comfortable, soft, complex, moldable and variable.  I have always dreamed of a plastic world - a PLASTIC UTOPIA, where everything is warm, rounded, soft and beautifully colourful."

Luiza Hanae Matsushita, more popularly known as LoveFoxxx, is the Brasilian lead singer of the indie-electro band Cansei de Ser Sexy, better known as CSS.

Isabela Capeto’s career started 15 years ago when she graduated from the Accademia di Moda in Florence, Italy. Since then she has become increasingly successful and is now recognized as one of the most important Brazilian stylists.

"Since I moved to Paris at the beginning of this year, romaticism took over me and my thoughts ... so I decided to create a line both feminine and modern ... beautiful shoes covered with crystals that will illuminate the steps of melissa's customers".

Judy Blame has brought his unique visionary skills to melissa by customising particular individual styles with his signature found object jewellery.

“Melissa is an amazing company and I was immediately excited with all the possibilities plastic has to offer".

“Working together again with [Melissa] is incredible but not a surprise. I always show their shoes to clients and they say ‘Wow, I would love to get them”.

“Our brands have a lot in common; they are fun, colourful and very pop. This is the great success behind this partnership”

“Both teams in London and Brazil were really happy to be part of Melissa plastic fantastic world and made us all really excited to see the results of using the Liberty print on the plastic base”.

A lover of animal prints and bold colours, Julia Petit's first style with Melissa incorporates both of these elements.