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7-in-1 Shoes

The Melissa and Gaetano Pesce Shoe Offers Seven Different Styles

— April 28, 2011 — Art & Design
Fashion that has multiple features will give you more for your money. The Melissa and Gaetano Pesce Shoe allows just this, offering seven different shoe styles in one shoe.

The shoe was created to offer wearers the chance to alter and customize the shoes to suit their outfits. Melissa is a Brazilian shoe brand and Gaetano Pesce an Italian Architect and Designer; together they created this shoe, which can be changed into different styles with a simple snip of the scissors. The idea is creative and unique yet simple. The look is also quite stylish, with its molded plastic circles connected at the edges.

The boot can easily be turned into anything the wearer wants it to be, from a light-hearted ankle boot to slip-ons or ballerina pumps. Each pair of these limited edition shoes comes with directions on how to create a new style.

The shoe incorporates multifarious styles and colors and allows the wearer to interact creatively with their footwear.
Trend Themes
1. Multi-functional Fashion - The 7-in-1 shoes demonstrate the trend of fashion items that have multiple features, offering consumers more value for their money.
2. Customizable Footwear - The Melissa and Gaetano Pesce Shoe taps into the trend of personalized fashion, allowing wearers to alter and customize their shoes to suit their outfits.
3. Creative Interaction with Footwear - The shoe reflects the trend of consumers seeking unique, interactive experiences with their fashion items, enabling them to transform their shoes into different styles with a simple snip of the scissors.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Fashion brands can explore the opportunity of creating multi-functional fashion items to cater to consumers who value versatility and customization.
2. Footwear - The footwear industry can capitalize on the demand for customizable shoes, providing consumers with options to modify their footwear according to their preferences.
3. Design - The design industry can seize the opportunity to create innovative, interactive products like the Melissa and Gaetano Pesce Shoe, which allow consumers to creatively interact with their fashion items.
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