melissinos sandals

The classic Melissinos Sandals are hand crafted by, 3rd generation celebrity sandal maker, Pantelis Melissinos, in his world-famous MELISSINOS ART–THE POET SANDAL MAKER sandal workshop. He is also an artist, poet and alumnus of Parsons School of Design. Pantelis has made sandals for King Felipe of Spain, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lily Tomlin, US Vice President Biden’s family and the list goes on. His father Stavros -The Poet Sandal Maker of Athens- reintroduced the Ancient Greek Sandals to the 20th century fashion world, in the 50s, and created a trend that’ is still going strong today. He made sandals for the likes of Sophia Loren, Maria Callas, Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, Rudolph Nureyev, The Beatles and countless others. The business was initially established, in 1920, by Georgios Melissinos (grandfather of the current owner) who made footwear for royals and other notables. All the sandals are bespoke and, as a mater of principle, there are strictly no sales over the internet.