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Melissa Goes Undercover

It's no secret that Melissa has a longstanding love affair with Japan and Japanese fashion and design. In fact, for decades, creative director Edison Matsuo, himself of Brazilian Japanese descent,...

Collina Strada x Melissa's New Romantics

Only rarely do matches made in heaven come together at just the perfect time. But back on September 9 2022 during an off-location show at New York Fashion Week, Hillary Taymour's popular label Col...

MELISSA = FREEDOM

The world is changing. And so are we. In the last few years we have all had to make major life choices about our beliefs, our way of living – and in particular our relationship with the earth. We h...

Simon Miller Bubbles Up with Melissa

Shoppers in Australia may not recognise the brand Simon Miller yet, but with the help of Melissa, this brand will be bubbling up in your wardrobes soon. With trends heading back towards the mid-cen...

The True Meaning of Being Melissa Australia

We at the Sydney Melissa HQ have been thinking a lot about identity lately. With months working from home, isolated and communicating digitally with our retailers and customers (our Melissa fam), w...

Melissa Makes Modern Art More Modern

The age-old question of the relevance of "old art" for the young (or young-at-heart) is even more confusing in the digital age. With information coming at us from all angles, how do we repackage ar...

Melissa x Viktor & Rolf's Blossom Blooms

There's nothing more deliciously Springtime than flowering blossoms. Be they cherry, peach or plum, their appearance is a sign that winter is over, that the chill has thawed, and the earth is wakin...

The How and Why Of Melissa and Y/Project

Melissa's mystique lies not only in its global aesthetic; its fun use of pop materials and colours; and its unique mystifying bubblegum odeur. What makes Melissa really special is its collaboration...

The Melissa Guide to Lazy Oaf

Admit it - are you a Lazy Oafer?  Melissa wearers are known to be trend conscious - Melissa's DNA is to take recycled, sustainable plastics and make it fashion. And a big part of what makes Melissa...

What is a PANC?

You might have seen a couple of shoes named PANC this season - a cool PANC Platform with a big flower at the front; and a chic PANC sandal covered with tiny little flowers that look like they could...