Melissa Summer

The coldest months has passed. These past two weeks clothes layering was lessen. Coldness has become just "suave"..not too cold neither hot. Spring summer is almost here so has the launch of hot season´s latest collection. I guess I´ve found my summer 2011-2012 uniform in this Melissa plastic sandals. Beige or pink? I want a pair!

 melissa lua III collection

Jason Wu for Melissa

Melissa in collaboration with Jason Wu will be launched in Brazilian stores in September and will reach international racks in November this year. Wu who dresses no other than Michelle Obama and her US President husband Barack Obama is a very young Taiwanese-American designer, 28 yrs old at that he already has a big name in fashion industry.

Schutz Summer 2012

Schutz Summer 2012 Collection. Expect 70s vibe from the collection. Take a peek.

Agua de CoCo & Havaianas

Price. Not fair @ R$ 79,00 per pair. Agua de Coco in partnership with Havaianas launched a limited edition flipflops in commemoration of their 25 years in business. No quite attractive unlike the Issa Collection. Agua de Coco by the way is a famous brazilian swimwear brand which is distributed internationally. So maybe that explains the hefty price for a pair of basically havaianas slippers.

TABITA

I´ve been wondering why can´t I see any TABITA store around the region. Yes I´ve seen their products redistributed by shoe stores carrying different brands. But with their beautiful designs and variety of product why are they not putting up a store that carries just TABITA footwear like the way Dumond, Arezzo, Via Uno etc do. I had my first pair of tabita sandals last year, bought in a shoe store in Vargenhia, I just love them. In Pinhal, Cortume sells TABITA footwear but they don´t have the complete line. I´ve learned that this shoe brand has a manufacturing site in Rio Grande do Sul. They can produce 3,000 pairs per day with the distribution of 70% local (Brazil) and 30% European market. 39 years in shoe business. Their prices are just fair, around R$ 80-150 a pair.

Above are my picks from TABITA´s Summer 2011 Collection.

Sigh. Where can I find them?..hmmm...might as well try online shopping. Quite afraid doing it online. Like I need to try the shoe first if it fits me well in terms of size, color and design. My brazilian friends, please advise where can I get them.

SPLASH OF ORANGE AND YELLOW

Latest addition to my growing brazilian flipflop collection. Havaianas Top Mix is the basic hav top with a twist of color. I fell inlove with the mix of orange and yellow on the black slippers. Feels like it will give you a lift when you look down there after a tiring walk.

R$ 22,00 at Ystilo Jacutinga.