<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304</id><updated>2012-02-15T19:51:02.632-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melisseiras no Exterior</title><subtitle type='html'>Um local para trocar idéias e dicas, para divulgar sites que vendem Melissas e para divulgar notícias e promoções sobre a marca de sapatos que mais amamos!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>635</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1534671399511080955</id><published>2012-02-15T19:49:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-15T19:51:02.642-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Hoje é o aniversário do blog</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;E só para não ficar sem postar, resolvi divulgar um texto divertido que explica o que é viver aqui no estado de Nebraska, EUA:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Nebraska.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a  wrong number, you live in Nebraska.&lt;br /&gt;
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If "Vacation" means going anywhere south of GRAND ISLAND for the weekend, you live in Nebraska.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you measure distance in squares of farm land, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you know several people who have hit a cow more than once, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you have gone from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you install security lights on your house and  garage, but leave both unlocked, you live in Nebraska.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you live in Nebraska.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If the I-80 speed limit is 75 mph -- you're  going 90 and everybody is passing you, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you have more hours on your snow blower than  miles on your car, you live in Nebraska. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you find 10 degrees &lt;i&gt;[Fahrenheit]&lt;/i&gt; "a little chilly", you  live in Nebraska.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1534671399511080955?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1534671399511080955/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/02/hoje-e-o-aniversario-do-blog.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1534671399511080955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1534671399511080955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/02/hoje-e-o-aniversario-do-blog.html' title='Hoje é o aniversário do blog'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3230343623967626069</id><published>2012-02-02T20:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-02T20:31:31.242-06:00</updated><title type='text'>These boots are not just for walking</title><content type='html'>Like wellies in Britain for rain, Uggs in some parts of Australia for  the dry winter, and cowboy boots in Western America for riding horses,  the popularity of a boot style in a country mostly depends on its  functionality. But because of the globalization of fashion, the  Philippines, the land of sunny days, has developed an itch for this  style of footwear.&lt;br /&gt;
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Being a tropical nation, it would be easy to assume that we have store after store filled with sandals and slippers -- which we do. But little by little, in small corners of everything from department stores to high-end boutiques, boots are standing tall -- and short -- and people are taking notice and buying a pair.&lt;br /&gt;
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WHY ARE THEY ON OUR STORE SHELVES?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;For the majority of female boot buyers in the country, there are three reasons they buy the less-than-practical-in-a-tropical-country style of footwear, said Joanna Co, the marketing director of Tykes Trading Inc. (distributors of international shoe brand Melissa) in an e-mail. Boot purchases are "for variety... for travels abroad... and for the wet season."&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Being a warm country, the Philippines does not have a large market for boots said Jose Enriquez of Charter International, Inc (owner of Filipino shoe brands Figlia, Figliarinal and Shubizz). However, "there are customers who will [specifically] look for these items." Number one buyers, he pointed out in an e-mail, are "young and trendy girls and women [who] are upwardly mobile and travel a lot."&lt;br /&gt;
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Denise Reyes, managing director of Primadonna, explained in an e-mail that the brand’s decision to include boots in its product line was because of its present "trendy" status in the country. "Boots are the trend now, it just follows that we will carry boots [in the] collection even if we are in a tropical country."&lt;br /&gt;
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She noted, "Filipinas love to dress up and look good and they are up to date with the latest trends in footwear. Filipinos see boots as a trend/style that can complete their entire look. It is more of a fashion statement rather than for practical use."&lt;br /&gt;
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Head shoe designer of Anthology Karrots Nazareno also observed that, "boot wearers in our country tend to be more [into] fashion versus necessity."&lt;br /&gt;
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The "trendy" seal of approval may be attributed to the growing number of fashion bloggers like internet celebrity Tricia Gosingtian, who has received at least five million page views worldwide. She is known for her affinity for shoes and presently owns 10 pairs of boots in different colors, heels, and heights, which are usually seen on her blog.&lt;br /&gt;
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"One can never deny the statement boots bring to any outfit... Shoes make or break an outfit," she said in an e-mail interview with BusinessWorld. "[Although], I still know a lot of people who wear boots to give their feet warmth, but I also know others who really use them for fashion’s sake," said Ms. Gosingtian.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anthology designer Ms. Nazareno noted that like Mr. Enriquez, she does not see a large market for boots in the country, but the fact did not keep her from adding a boot style to the existing product line and that the decision to add it was "love for fashion," she wrote in an e-mail to BusinessWorld.&lt;br /&gt;
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"The glamorous fashion aspect associated with the well-traveled, celebrity style or the latest fashion presentations [attracts buyers despite the warm weather]," she said. The shoe designer also said that she herself wears wedge booties all week, "I’m four inches taller, look thinner and gain a false sense of confidence [when wearing them]," she quipped.&lt;br /&gt;
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FitFlops, a footwear brand best known locally for its slippers, also decided to include its boot line when it launched its shoe fall/winter collection here late last year. "[It’s] fashion... people tend to sacrifice many things just to look good. It’s a proven fact," said Melody Nubla, FitFlops brand manager.&lt;br /&gt;
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She made the point to add that "there are a lot of travelers here in our country." Primarily targetting tourists travelling in the country and young professionals, "we were actually surprised that there were a lot of student buyers as well, especially [from] universities where open-toe sandals are not allowed... They opted to buy boots and wear them to school," she said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Getting onto the local boot train is British brand Dr. Martens (known for their iconic 1460 boot), which recently returned to Philippine shores after half a decade, and opened a store at Fort Bonifacio. "To a certain extent the market for boots has always been around, whether for fashion or functional purposes. Though the market is niche, we feel that there is always opportunity to offer the product as a natural addition to any wardrobe. Everyone should have a pair of boots in their closet for rainy days or the occasional change of look," said Andrew Garcia, co-owner of the local Dr. Martens franchise.&lt;br /&gt;
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He added that "boots add an extra dimension to one’s personal style, making a statement whether you are hopping on a motorcycle, trudging through rain or mud, or just setting out for a night in town. Not to mention we spend four to six months of the year bombarded by storms."&lt;br /&gt;
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"I think it’s great that we are open to this kind of style and we do not limit ourselves to certain styles. Filipinos are not afraid to try new styles and if they do try, they carry it with much confidence," commented Primadonna’s Ms. Reyes.&lt;br /&gt;
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HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT BOOT&lt;br /&gt;
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When choosing a boot style, said Anthology’s Ms. Nazareno, you should first determine whether it’s a need or want and its purpose, "[Is it a] party boot? Everyday boot? Then you pick your type of boot. Do you go for an ankle boot? Mid-calf boot? Or the full knee-high?"&lt;br /&gt;
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Commenting on the latter she said, "knee-high boots are just adorable. Think of the outfit possibilities. Being stuck in a very cold air-conditioned office [it] may be acceptable. Being a celebrity with a dance number on a noontime show too. Other than that, I can’t think of any other reason to wear knee high boots." Next, she said, is comfort then "outfit mileage." "I don’t recommend you buy a pair of boots only [for them] to be worn once or twice."&lt;br /&gt;
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Ms. Gosingtian recommends choosing "ones that flatter the shape and length of your legs, as well as the size of your feet."&lt;br /&gt;
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A fan and frequent boot wearer, reporter Liz Diaz, noted that high cut boots, when worn with skinny jeans, give a nicer silhouette. "They draw focus away from [the] hips and give [the] appearance of longer legs.&lt;br /&gt;
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Both Ms. Gosingtian and Ms. Diaz swear by boots from Dr. Martens. "They’re the kind of boots I can wear everyday without hurting my feet," said Ms. Gosingtian. "I had my first pair of Doc Martens-ish boots when I was about nine or 10. We were going to Hong Kong on a December and I need something to keep my feet warm."&lt;br /&gt;
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A compromise between style and practicality comes by way of ankle bootie, suggested Ms. Nazareno, since it is "the lowest of the boot sisters." The "boot look and feel is achieved" yet, since it only encloses the foot to the ankle, it is wearable in our weather. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.bworldonline.com/weekender/content.php?id=46079"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3230343623967626069?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3230343623967626069/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/02/these-boots-are-not-just-for-walking.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3230343623967626069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3230343623967626069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/02/these-boots-are-not-just-for-walking.html' title='These boots are not just for walking'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1092144520327835214</id><published>2012-02-01T21:28:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-01T21:28:52.341-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Vanessa Hudgens e Dita Von Teese prestigiam evento brazuca na Big Apple</title><content type='html'>O charmoso bairro do Soho, em Nova York, vai ter um festão para receber a filial da Galeria Melissa, no dia 8. A loja terá a mesma concepção da sede paulista, na Oscar Freire, praticamente uma galeria a céu aberto, mas com uma diferença: como o prédio é tombado, as intervenções artísticas serão feitas na parte interna.&lt;br /&gt;
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O primeiro artista convidado para assinar uma exposição no espaço será Eli Sudbrack, brasileiro radicado em NY conhecido por seu trabalho criativo e irreverente. “A loja de Nova York terá um grande impacto com instalações e projeções, com malha de paetês nas paredes. Uma estrela de neon enfeita a vitrine enquanto um vídeo-arte é projetado no subsolo”, adianta Eli.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://colunas.revistaepoca.globo.com/brunoastuto/2012/02/01/vanessa-hudgens-e-dita-von-teese-prestigiam-evento-brazuca-na-big-apple/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1092144520327835214?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1092144520327835214/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/02/vanessa-hudgens-e-dita-von-teese.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1092144520327835214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1092144520327835214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/02/vanessa-hudgens-e-dita-von-teese.html' title='Vanessa Hudgens e Dita Von Teese prestigiam evento brazuca na Big Apple'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8306372483114582233</id><published>2012-01-30T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T08:00:08.543-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Pasta de dente ecologicamente correta</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e0a0RN3yZ9E/TyWzFtiIkbI/AAAAAAAAPb4/ly_gLEgqyDU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2012-01-26%2Bat%2B10.56.38%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="337" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e0a0RN3yZ9E/TyWzFtiIkbI/AAAAAAAAPb4/ly_gLEgqyDU/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2012-01-26%2Bat%2B10.56.38%2BAM.png" width="352" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.lush.com/"&gt;Lush&lt;/a&gt; is known for creating pungent bath products, but their latest venture is a little bit different: they're making toothpaste. Well, more like anti-toothpaste. The environmentally friendly brand is into recyclable materials and minimal packaging, and they think we're wasting plastic by putting toothpaste in tubes. Their solution? Toothy Tabs. You're supposed to pop one of the Altoid-like tabs into your mouth, chew a little, let the stuff foam, then use your dry toothbrush to start a-brushing.&lt;br /&gt;
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No so sure about the foaming at the mouth thing? You might be enticed by the six flavors, which include Sparkle (lemon, grapefruit, black pepper and sea salt) and Ultrablast (reen pea powder, wasabi, dried mint and sea salt) [&lt;i&gt;pasta de dente com gosto de wasabi? eu passo!]&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fontes: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MelissaShoes/status/162992069319720961"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://racked.com/archives/2012/01/26/lush-is-getting-into-the-toothpaste-business.php"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-8306372483114582233?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/8306372483114582233/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/pasta-de-dente-ecologicamente-correta.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8306372483114582233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8306372483114582233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/pasta-de-dente-ecologicamente-correta.html' title='Pasta de dente ecologicamente correta'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e0a0RN3yZ9E/TyWzFtiIkbI/AAAAAAAAPb4/ly_gLEgqyDU/s72-c/Screen%2BShot%2B2012-01-26%2Bat%2B10.56.38%2BAM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3774077976837220750</id><published>2012-01-29T14:54:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-29T14:54:15.518-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Band-aids</title><content type='html'>A criatura vem me pedir um band-aid. Eu falo que só tenho decorado, da Sininho e das Meninas Super Poderosas (porque band-aid cor da pele é super sem graça), vai querer? Ela fala que sim (fazendo aquela cara de "não tenho outra opção"), escolhe um, põe no dedo e sai gritando para o departamento inteiro que se sente com 5 anos de idade de novo. O band-aid foi o comentário do dia, mas todo mundo olhando de canto de olho em meio a risinhos: o band-aid que é de Sandra que usa band-aid de criança. Eu fiz cara de ¬¬ e fiquei com raiva de ter desperdiçado um band-aid lindo e fofo naquela criatura. MEU band-aid, MEU precioso, MEU. Devolve já!&lt;br /&gt;
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Continuei como sempre serelepe e saltitante usando meus band-aids de criança. Pra quem pergunta, sim, é um band-aid decorado, algum problema? Azar o seu. Gente que se retrai e se proíbe de fazer/usar o que gosta com medo do que os outros vão falar. Tsc, tsc, tsc... Tadinhos!&lt;br /&gt;
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Essa semana a mesma criatura volta a me importunar. Pra quê? Pra pedir o-u-t-r-o band-aid. Ainda com cara de ¬¬ e pensando por que ela não vai na enfermaria onde com certeza encontraria band-aids sem graça, eu falo que dessa vez tenho da Dora The Explorer e das Princesas da Disney. Não vai querer, não é? Ótimo, tchau, passe bem. Hã? Como é? Vai querer OS DOIS?&lt;br /&gt;
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PS: Esse negócio de só ter band-aid decorado não dá muito certo quando é o marido que se machuca. Catei na minha coleção inteira (sim, eu tenho uma coleção) mas não tinha escapatória, ele saiu com um band-aid de cupcakes. Mas eram cupcakes azuis, vejam bem!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3774077976837220750?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3774077976837220750/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/band-aids.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3774077976837220750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3774077976837220750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/band-aids.html' title='Band-aids'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-800113566087365371</id><published>2012-01-22T11:35:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-22T11:35:31.391-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Sobre a loja da Melissa em Nova York</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HXypZtD1Xqo/TxxIfTbt2VI/AAAAAAAAPbs/gvvQwwuFs0I/s1600/20120120_melissa_store_600w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="211" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HXypZtD1Xqo/TxxIfTbt2VI/AAAAAAAAPbs/gvvQwwuFs0I/s400/20120120_melissa_store_600w.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The future's so bright: A rendering of the forthcoming Melissa Shoes New York store&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Style-minded attendees of Sao Paolo Fashion Week make it a mission to stop by the Melissa flagship store—a gallery-inspired space with eye-popping, ever-changing exhibitions.&lt;br /&gt;
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But if Brazil's a bit too far away, you're in luck: The footwear brand is setting up shop in New York City.&lt;br /&gt;
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The purveyor of plastic shoes, which has collaborated with such sartorial and art heavy hitters as Jason Wu, Vivienne Westwood, Zaha Hadid and Gaetano Pesce, will open its first U.S. store on February 8 at 102 Greene Street in Soho.&lt;br /&gt;
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The shop will reportedly have the same gallery vibe as the Brazilian boutique, with artist Eli Sudbrack providing the opening exhibition. (Sudbrack most recently partnered with Barneys New York on the impressive and over-the-top &lt;a href="http://fashionetc.com/fashion/celebrity-style/3854-lady-gagas-workshop-barneys-open-photos"&gt;Gaga’s Workshop&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://fashionetc.com/news/retail/4360-melissa-shoes-store-new-york-city"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-800113566087365371?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/800113566087365371/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/sobre-loja-da-melissa-em-nova-york.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/800113566087365371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/800113566087365371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/sobre-loja-da-melissa-em-nova-york.html' title='Sobre a loja da Melissa em Nova York'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HXypZtD1Xqo/TxxIfTbt2VI/AAAAAAAAPbs/gvvQwwuFs0I/s72-c/20120120_melissa_store_600w.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-158145498124644588</id><published>2012-01-19T19:38:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T19:38:32.220-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Sapato novo, fia?</title><content type='html'>A colega aparece na sua sala, assim sem mais nem menos, pra dizer qualquer coisa. Você nota o sapato novo, sem nem precisar olhar, porque, né, é um par de botas que vai até o joelho.&lt;br /&gt;
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Só de maldade você não fala nada. Nem comenta sobre a jaqueta de pelinho, que também deve ser nova. Você finge que nem viu porque você tá atolada de trabalho e não tem tempo de ficar de papinho.&lt;br /&gt;
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A fia sai da sua sala, você continua com seus afazeres. Algumas horas depois ela volta, e você de novo se finge de morta. Mas dessa vez ela não deixa por menos e &lt;i&gt;balança&lt;/i&gt; o pé na sua cara. Tipo assim: "olha meu sapato novooo!"&lt;br /&gt;
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Diante de tamanha sutileza você não tem como escapar, então comenta que linda que é a bota (e é mesmo), que máximo, show de bola. Já posso voltar a trabalhar?&lt;br /&gt;
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É, tem dias que eu tô bem chata. E tem dias que eu tô também.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-158145498124644588?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/158145498124644588/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/sapato-novo-fia.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/158145498124644588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/158145498124644588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/sapato-novo-fia.html' title='Sapato novo, fia?'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5363289406824637812</id><published>2012-01-18T21:45:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T21:45:43.741-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Milan Who? Brazil Taking Over Fashion World</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/slideshow/latino/lifestyle/2012/01/11/brazil-kicks-off-winter-fashion-week/#slide=1"&gt;Will Brazil Become the Next Milan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Move over New York. And Milan? So last year.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brazil, long known as the country of skimpy bikinis and rubber flip flops, is taking over the fashion world – thanks to a robust economy and scores of newly minted millionaires.&lt;br /&gt;
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It may not be at the very top of the fashion map – just yet at least – but the South American giant is the fashion and luxury industry's newest darling.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fashion insiders from Brazil and beyond descended on Rio de Janeiro for the city's five-day-long winter 2012 displays, which were wrapping up this past weekend.&lt;br /&gt;
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Prada and Bottega Veneta opened boutiques here over the past months, and a host of other top-tier labels are expected to open shop throughout the year. Consumption of luxury goods by Brazil's booming middle and wealthier classes is growing, despite an economic crisis that weighs on demand in Europe and the United States.&lt;br /&gt;
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But for luxury labels scrambling to get a foothold here, there are major hurdles hiding behind the dollar signs.&lt;br /&gt;
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"People think 'Brazil: football, the beach, caipiriñas, that it's all super relaxed here,'" said Abraao Ferreira, a Brazilian-born fashion industry consultant. "Next thing you know, their product is stuck in customs for three months. Then they start to realize that not everything in Brazil is as laid back as it might appear."&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/slideshow/latino/lifestyle/2011/11/10/latinas-dominate-victorias-secret-2011-fashion-show/#slide=1"&gt;Brazilians Dominate Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Brazil's red tape is legendary, as other industries find when they try to move into Brazil. In the latest "ease of doing business" ranking by the World Bank, Brazil came in at No. 126, despite being forecast to overtake Britain as the globe's sixth largest economy.&lt;br /&gt;
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Just getting goods through customs in Brazil is a Herculean feat, and situations like the one Ferreira described happen with sobering frequency.&lt;br /&gt;
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"When you want to import things into Brazil, you have to do everything absolutely by the book," said Bruno Astuto, a fashion editor for Brazilian newsweekly Epoca and columnist with Vogue. "The problem is that the book keeps changing and they keep adding pages or chapters, so a lot of times merchandise doesn't get to the shops until months later, if at all."&lt;br /&gt;
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And that's just the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brazil's stiff tariffs on all imports push the already-steep prices of luxury goods into the stratosphere.&lt;br /&gt;
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"It's a really difficult market," said Astuto. "Because of the duties on imported goods, luxury products here can end up costing from two to four times the price outside Brazil."&lt;br /&gt;
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At multi-brand stores, price inflation can reach epic proportions, Astuto added. Once you factor in the sales taxes and the retailer's margin on top of the import duties, ticket prices can reach up to 18 times the product's wholesale price, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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At a mall in Rio's exclusive Leblon neighborhood, a pair of women's flats by Salvatore Ferragamo — sold at the Italian shoemaker's own store — cost 1500 reais, or $842 at the current exchange rate. Online in the United States, they retail for $395. At the Burberry store in Sao Paulo, a trench coat that retails on for $915 on its U.K. website was selling for 3695 reais, or $2075.&lt;br /&gt;
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Another challenge for international brands arriving here is the strength of the country's domestic clothing industry.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brazil is the world's fifth-largest textile producer, according to industry statistics, and Vogue Brazil and other fashion magazines here don't just feature top-tier international labels like Chanel, Dior and Lanvin. They're also chock-a-block with domestic brands that have virtually no name recognition outside the country.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ever hear of Osklen? Maria Bonita? Alexandre Herchcovitch? In Brazil, these homegrown labels are household names with a devoted fan base among the wealthy elite as well as the country's growing middle class.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the country's two fashion weeks, one in the economic hub of Sao Paulo and the other in Rio, these and dozens of other local brands field their Southern Hemisphere season-appropriate wares. That there are no real seasons in this tropical country, where it's perpetually spring-summer, also makes things more complicated for international labels.&lt;br /&gt;
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And though Brazilian brands are rarely available outside the country, here they provide real competition for foreign luxury labels.&lt;br /&gt;
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"Brazilian brands know how to treat their customers," said Jorge Grimberg, a marketing director with trend forecaster Stylesight. "You have to pamper them, make them feel special, treat them like friends."&lt;br /&gt;
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The kinds of sales tactics that work in other developing countries don't work in Brazil, where sales staff knit tight friendships with their customers. This is true across industries, whether it's cars, kitchen supplies or banking services.&lt;br /&gt;
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"Brazilian consumers are extremely loyal if you know how to treat them right," said consultant Ferreira. "This can eventually work in foreign labels' favor, once they crack the code and figure out how to spoil customers here."&lt;br /&gt;
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The rewards can be huge for labels that get it right.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brazil has always had a superrich elite with extravagant tastes. But booming commodity prices fueled by Chinese demand, along with some of the world's biggest offshore oil discoveries, have created an expanding, new class of wealthy Brazilians.&lt;br /&gt;
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The number of millionaire households in South America's biggest nation is forecast to more than triple by 2020, and economic reforms have lifted millions out of poverty and into the burgeoning middle class over the past decade, creating a deep new well of potential consumers.&lt;br /&gt;
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Luxury goods sales in Brazil in 2010 hit $8.9 billion, an increase of 28 percent over 2009, according to a study by GfK Custom Research Brasil and the luxury goods consulting firm MCF Consultoria. Figures for 2011 are not yet available.&lt;br /&gt;
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The ranks of the new rich, and luxury goods sales, are also growing in other developing countries as well, especially the so-called BRIC group of Brazil, Russia, India and China.&lt;br /&gt;
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The number of millionaire households in Brazil, a nation of 190 million, will have increased 230 percent to more than 1 million by 2020, according to a May report by the U.S.-based consulting firm Deloitte. China's figure will rise to 2.5 million, Russia's to 1.2 million, and India's to 694,600.&lt;br /&gt;
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But fashion industry insiders here contend that despite Brazil's daunting barriers for foreign businesses, the country has a distinct edge over its BRIC counterparts.&lt;br /&gt;
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"The advantage we have is that Brazil is not a dictatorship like China and it doesn't have the kind of grinding poverty you find in India," said Epoca's Astuto. "Brazil is the best developing country: It's peaceful, it's fun and it's true that we do have really good beaches."&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Based on reporting by The Associated Press.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Fontes: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MelissaShoes/status/159319130435100672"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2012/01/16/milan-who-brazil-taking-over-fashion-world/"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5363289406824637812?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5363289406824637812/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/milan-who-brazil-taking-over-fashion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5363289406824637812'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5363289406824637812'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/milan-who-brazil-taking-over-fashion.html' title='Milan Who? Brazil Taking Over Fashion World'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2907573445945000699</id><published>2012-01-18T21:25:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T21:25:37.111-06:00</updated><title type='text'>How to make a pair of too-big shoes fit you</title><content type='html'>This week, Jess sent in a problem for the Shoewawa team to solve. This one involves a pair of fabulous Alexander McQueen shoes (pictured &lt;a href="http://www.shoewawa.com/assets_c/2012/01/how-to-make-too-big-shoes-fit-you-147419.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), so we're feeling a heavy burden of responsibility to find the right solution! Her question was:&lt;br /&gt;
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I bought a gorgeous pair of McQueen courts, but they're too big for me. Is there anything I can do to make them fit?&lt;br /&gt;
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Jess has unfortunately fallen foul of a problem that's increasingly common with the rise of internet shopping. It's almost impossible to know if a pair of shoes will fit comfortably without trying them out, and in this case she was unlucky in that the shoes ran a little large for her usual size.&lt;br /&gt;
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When buying designer from legitimate retailers, there is almost always the option of sending the shoes back if you're unhappy with the fit. In this case, Jess felt that a smaller size would be too much the other way, but loved the shoes and wanted to keep hold of them if at all possible. Here's our best advice for making shoes that are too big fit.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Gel insoles can work wonders. There are adhesive pads in all shapes and sizes, so your first step should be to find the ones that will fill out whichever part of the shoe feels the most 'gappy'. It will often be the back of the heel, or sometimes around the toe.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Try out as many gel pads as it takes to get the shoes fitting snugly. Once you have the perfect fit, a more permanent solution is using superglue to fix them in place. This may feel drastic on your super expensive shoes, but we haven't had a failure with this method yet.&lt;br /&gt;
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- If the main 'gapping' occurs in the space above the foot but your toes reach the bottom, you can try using arch support technology. Arch supports can be bought for around £10-15 and effectively pull up your feet, comfortably, inside the shoe.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Emergency measures include stuffing the shoe with cotton wool or tissue paper, or wearing thicker socks or tights with the shoes. But we wouldn't recommend either as long-term solutions, especially with evening shoes that demand sheer hosiery!&lt;br /&gt;
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We hope that these tips will be helpful to Jess, and that we'll be seeing the fabulous McQueen heels in action in the office very soon! &lt;br /&gt;
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Fontes: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MelissaShoes/status/159334187520901120"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://www.shoewawa.com/2012/01/shoe_qa_how_to_1.html"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2907573445945000699?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2907573445945000699/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-pair-of-too-big-shoes-fit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2907573445945000699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2907573445945000699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-pair-of-too-big-shoes-fit.html' title='How to make a pair of too-big shoes fit you'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4130333780971560490</id><published>2012-01-16T20:11:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T20:11:10.670-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissas sem saquinho nunca mais</title><content type='html'>É um absurdo que as Melissas assinadas - mais caras - muitas vezes não venham com saquinho. Para proteger as mais delicadas, como por exemplo a Sky flocada, eu costumava tirar o saquinho de outras Melissas. Agora não preciso mais fazer isso, pois comprei saquinhos avulsos em quantidade suficiente para todas as Melissas que vieram sem. Não são os saquinhos originais (até porque se a Melissa vendesse ia cobrar uma fortuna), são saquinhos de organza lindos e baratos.&lt;br /&gt;
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À princípio minha busca foi focada em sacos para sapatos, mas esses eram mais caros e eu não achei uma loja que vendesse em grande quantidade. Então comecei a procurar sacos para presente e encontrei em uma grande variedade de tecidos, tamanhos e modelos, com preços bem acessíveis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Decidi pela loja &lt;a href="http://www.papermart.com/"&gt;Paper Mart&lt;/a&gt;, que possui muitas opções e nos mais variados materiais. Escolhi o modelo mais simples e mais em conta: &lt;a href="http://www.papermart.com/Product%20Pages/Product.aspx?GroupID=3162&amp;amp;SubGroupID=3163&amp;amp;ParentGroupID=18971#3163"&gt;o saco de organza transparente&lt;/a&gt;. Há nada menos do que 40 cores disponíveis, mas eu preferi o &lt;a href="http://www.papermart.com/Images/Item/jpg_fabric/09-8702-10.jpg"&gt;clássico branco&lt;/a&gt;. Comprei no tamanho 12" x 14" (30,5cm x 35,6cm) que custa 0,71 centavos de dólar a unidade, mais frete. Essa medida é de fora a fora, mas o saco tem uma fita para fechamento, então a dimensão útil é de 12" x 10,5" (30,5cm x 26,7cm), que dá com folga para uma Melissa de salto alto como a Sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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PS: Usando o cupom &lt;a href="http://www.retailmenot.com/view/papermart.com"&gt;STAR12&lt;/a&gt; até 01/03/12 dá para conseguir 10% de desconto. Para pedidos totalizando 200 dólares ou mais, a loja dá 15% de desconto, sem necessidade de cupom.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4130333780971560490?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4130333780971560490/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/melissas-sem-saquinho-nunca-mais.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4130333780971560490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4130333780971560490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/melissas-sem-saquinho-nunca-mais.html' title='Melissas sem saquinho nunca mais'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4111468181562247827</id><published>2012-01-09T20:22:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T20:22:39.852-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa do pato é coisa do passado</title><content type='html'>A moda agora é cisne e tucano:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rh1c42zrDfA/TwudYsEgjlI/AAAAAAAAPa8/tD8GqDLwqb8/s1600/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="356" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rh1c42zrDfA/TwudYsEgjlI/AAAAAAAAPa8/tD8GqDLwqb8/s400/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-6.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkfvcbo7vUk/TwudYa1yFJI/AAAAAAAAPak/B1Md2n7rLBI/s1600/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkfvcbo7vUk/TwudYa1yFJI/AAAAAAAAPak/B1Md2n7rLBI/s400/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-4.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XoDKLxgqncI/TwudYkA9PoI/AAAAAAAAPas/JkY6_gQJJ5g/s1600/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XoDKLxgqncI/TwudYkA9PoI/AAAAAAAAPas/JkY6_gQJJ5g/s400/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-5.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-illqDir1mCE/TwudXsFfrBI/AAAAAAAAPaM/HKIMO4x7aJw/s1600/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-illqDir1mCE/TwudXsFfrBI/AAAAAAAAPaM/HKIMO4x7aJw/s400/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-10.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FD7RRkon6jA/TwudXxwTDLI/AAAAAAAAPaY/z9aOgiV-jtw/s1600/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="340" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FD7RRkon6jA/TwudXxwTDLI/AAAAAAAAPaY/z9aOgiV-jtw/s400/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-11.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Mas pra quem prefere pato mesmo, tem também:&lt;br /&gt;
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Esses sapatos fazem parte da coleção Bird do designer &lt;a href="http://kobilevidesign.blogspot.com/"&gt;Kobi Levi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2012/01/03/more-shoes-by-kobi-levi/"&gt;Bird Series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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While standing in line to enter a museum in Holland, Kobi noticed a bird flying. This sight inspired him to incorporate the fascinating shapes and colors of bird into shoe design.&lt;br /&gt;
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The research in this area proved so fruitful that Kobi was reluctant to choose only one bird, and decided to make a series of 3 designs.&lt;br /&gt;
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The basic shape of the bird, which shows the upper as a body/wings and the heel as a beak, can be implemented to numerous birds, each with her own “styling”.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Mallard duck, Toucan and Swan were chosen due to their unique color combinations and typical, recognizable shapes.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4111468181562247827?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4111468181562247827/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/melissa-do-pato-e-coisa-do-passado.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4111468181562247827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4111468181562247827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/melissa-do-pato-e-coisa-do-passado.html' title='Melissa do pato é coisa do passado'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rh1c42zrDfA/TwudYsEgjlI/AAAAAAAAPa8/tD8GqDLwqb8/s72-c/dezeen_Bird-Series-by-Kobi-Levi-6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2902667365450970044</id><published>2012-01-09T07:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T07:00:01.982-06:00</updated><title type='text'>O laço da Loop estragou ou quebrou?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YdLw9HryMRA/TwpgttC4C5I/AAAAAAAAPaA/tJ2A0W4FQuY/s1600/photo%255B1%255D+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YdLw9HryMRA/TwpgttC4C5I/AAAAAAAAPaA/tJ2A0W4FQuY/s320/photo%255B1%255D+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Before&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kp3W6OBiNiM/Twpgsj0A26I/AAAAAAAAPZ4/PtsBmdaWS2k/s1600/photo%255B1%255D+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kp3W6OBiNiM/Twpgsj0A26I/AAAAAAAAPZ4/PtsBmdaWS2k/s320/photo%255B1%255D+%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Nuded up&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Now, I didn't do this for fun, or to be different. I've had these shoes for a couple of years and they have served me well. I have danced, partied and worked in these babies... Often a little too enthusiastically, resulting in plastic bows that may at first look to be entire, but are actually in many, many pieces and are being precariously held together with hope, superglue and blutack. So I'm being proactive and replacing the bows before they start looking like a disgrace. I did email Melissa Australia to get replacement bows and I was told they SELL the shoes, not MAKE them, hence don't have "spare parts" - how odd is that? &lt;i&gt;[nem a fábrica no Brasil faz o "favor" de vender os acessórios, que dirá a revenda...]&lt;/i&gt; So I bought some grossgrain ribbon from Spotlight today and got to it with a needle and thread, and a bit of fabric glue. I'm super happy with the results.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://misstallulahporkchop.blogspot.com/2012/01/customising-my-melissa-shoes.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2902667365450970044?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2902667365450970044/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/o-laco-da-loop-estragou-ou-quebrou.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2902667365450970044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2902667365450970044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/o-laco-da-loop-estragou-ou-quebrou.html' title='O laço da Loop estragou ou quebrou?'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YdLw9HryMRA/TwpgttC4C5I/AAAAAAAAPaA/tJ2A0W4FQuY/s72-c/photo%255B1%255D+%25282%2529.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4298299151613801954</id><published>2012-01-08T18:27:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-08T18:27:49.263-06:00</updated><title type='text'>No sofá, às compras no primeiro shopping virtual</title><content type='html'>Não apanhámos trânsito, nem gastámos gasolina. Bem-vindo ao primeiro shopping virtual do mundo. E é português.&lt;br /&gt;
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Se gosta muito de fazer compras, este texto é para si. Mas se odeia centros comerciais, também vai gostar de saber que já não precisa de lá ir para fazer todas as compras de que precisa. Comece 2012 com novos hábitos e passe a ir ao centro comercial sem sair do sofá. Sim, isso já é possível desde que o Brandsbreeze, o primeiro shopping virtual do mundo abriu, em finais de Novembro. "Este é um espaço online, onde as marcas estão presentes de forma permanente e mantendo a sua identidade e valores, visto serem replicadas para o online em 3D, baseando-se num loja física", explica Miguel Diniz, um dos responsáveis por este projecto, integralmente português.&lt;br /&gt;
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Na prática, basta aceder ao site (&lt;a href="http://www.brandsbreeze.com/"&gt;www.brandsbreeze.com&lt;/a&gt;) e entrar nas lojas que quiser, sem o mínimo esforço. No limite, três dias depois entregam-lhe as compras em casa. Mas isso já se pode fazer nos sites das próprias marcas, dirão os mais cépticos. "Sim, mas numa loja monomarca estamos limitados somente ao tipo de produto que a marca vende e aos produtos dessa marca, quando vamos para um espaço comercial com uma oferta vasta, podemos comprar, por exemplo, o chamado ‘look' total, desde o chapéu, passando pelo têxtil aos sapatos e aos acessórios e ainda encontramos produtos e serviços como óptica, relojoaria, arte, decoração, cosmética, perfumaria", explica Miguel Diniz. Ou seja, é igual aos centros comerciais físicos: num único espaço encontra toda a oferta que procura.&lt;br /&gt;
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Para já, "estão a funcionar para o mercado ibérico 12 lojas, e estão previstas abrir durante este mês mais oito lojas", garante Miguel Diniz. E entre as lojas que vão abrir este mês estão a Parfois, Boticário, Companhia das Quintas (Vinhos) e Everything is New (bilheteira). "O objectivo até final da estação é completar os dois primeiros pisos do shopping, ou seja 24 lojas", diz o responsável, que continua: "e começar a próxima estação, Primavera-Verão 2012, com três pisos completos ou seja 36 lojas. Aliás, temos cerca de 15 lojas adjudicadas para a próxima estação e várias marcas que estão a ser fechadas em termos de proposta."&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Algumas destas propostas são de marcas como Ipanema, Melissa, Lanidor, Quebramar, Globe, LA Kids, Casa Batalha ou Nike, que vão estar disponíveis já a partir da próxima estação.&lt;/b&gt; Mas, a ideia é também entrar em segmentos que não moda, como a electrónica, livros e supermercado. A ideia é que seja possível fazer todas as compras (mesmo todas!) sem ter de sair de casa.&lt;br /&gt;
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E sem ter de se preocupar a logística para tudo isto funcionar na perfeição. Afinal, os gestores que estão à frente do projecto Brandsbreeze são os mesmos que estão responsáveis pelo tão afamado Clube Fashion, ‘website' de oportunidades ‘lifestyle', que é já o maior sítio de ‘e-commerce' português com mais de 1,5 milhões de membros inscritos. Na sequência do Clube Fashion e da sua relação de seis anos com muitas das principais marcas de moda, e à medida que a procura aumentou, surgiu a ideia de desenvolver "um portal onde fosse possível inserir essas marcas, para que o investimento em IT e marketing online fosse compensatório e permitisse uma rentabilidade elevada", explica Miguel Diniz.&lt;br /&gt;
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Desengane-se quem pensa que o Brandsbreeze é só uma extensão do Clube Fashion. Ao contrário do Clube Fashion, um site de oportunidades - produtos que as marcas escoam para venda online com descontos atractivos -, no Brandsbreeze tudo funciona como nas lojas físicas: as lojas gerem os seus ‘stocks' de uma forma centralizada. Assim que integrarem o Brandsbreeze na sua cadeia de retalho, os produtos que se encontram são os mesmos que existem nas lojas. E por isso tem acesso à ultima colecção da marca e a toda a colecção, já que o produto que encontra no Brandsbreeze é o mesmo que está nas lojas físicas. Caso a marca tenha várias colecções durante a estação, então terá que ir alternando essas colecções também no Brandsbreeze", garante Miguel Diniz, que deixa uma promessa: "no Brandsbreeze, o cliente pode contar com novidades e promoções semanais e com campanhas globais do shopping". Significa que pode também contar com a tradicional época de saldos neste centro comercial virtual.&lt;br /&gt;
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A Brandsbreeze só abriu a meio de Novembro. É por isso difícil fazer um balanço das compras feitas no shopping virtual. Os responsáveis preferem falar nos números certos, como os 10 mil utilizadores registados. Mas a avaliar pelos 100 euros por hora que o Clubefashion chega a vender - só na época natalícia -, não se espera outra coisa deste novo shoping online: que rapidamente ganhe mais clientes e faça dinheiro.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/no-sofa-as-compras-no-primeiro-shopping-virtual_135360.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4298299151613801954?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4298299151613801954/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/no-sofa-as-compras-no-primeiro-shopping.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4298299151613801954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4298299151613801954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/no-sofa-as-compras-no-primeiro-shopping.html' title='No sofá, às compras no primeiro shopping virtual'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2500018877853148543</id><published>2012-01-03T17:32:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T17:32:05.303-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Remake de mocassim é tendência absoluta da estação</title><content type='html'>A moda adora adaptar artigos do armário masculino para o feminino. Foi assim com a calça boyfriend, blazers oversized e até gravatas e camisas. Não é à toa que os mocassins fizeram de vez a cabeça da mulherada no inverno 2011 e continuam com força total no verão. Pra quem achava brega, antigo, masculino e sem graça, pode tirar essa ideia da cabeça. Agora eles vêm nas mais diferentes cores, materiais, estampas e são peças-chave no look.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Os mocassins vieram para quebrar a sequência de sapatilhas e para revolucionar a sessão de sapatos baixos”, explica a consultora de estilo Julianna Soletti. &lt;b&gt;Um bom exemplo é a marca Melissa, conhecida principalmente pelas sapatilhas baixinhas, que lançou no segundo semestre de 2011 a Melissa Moon, o mocassim da marca.&lt;/b&gt; Para firmar a tendência cada vez mais, as cores queridinhas são rosa, vermelho e azul – todas muito vivas.&lt;br /&gt;
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Originalmente usado no inverno, o mocassim ganhou cores e estampas com a cara do verão, conforme Julianna. “As marcas estão cada vez mais criativas e aplicando cores como coral, verde-água, turquesa e nude”. Segundo a consultora de estilo, o colorido veio para dar leveza ao look e permitir peças e acessórios femininos, contrastando com o modelo masculinizado do sapato.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Não se pode negar que o mocassim tinha a cara do inverno. Hoje não dá mais para dizer isso, ele não tem cara de nenhuma estação” explica Julianna. Segundo a consultora, o mocassim, tanto o tradicional, quanto o colorido e estampado pode ser usado com calça skinny, vestidos, saias e até meia-calça.&lt;br /&gt;
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Para quem tem estilo ou gosta de ousar, uma corzinha no sapato não chega a ser grande coisa. Por isso que marcas como a Santa Lolla estão apostando no mocassim com estampas de zebra, onça e píton (a média de preço é de R$ 150). A Mr. Cat investiu até no modelo dourado.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mas se engana quem pensa que por causa das cores e modelos, a releitura do mocassim é difícil de combinar. Julianna explica que o segredo é apostar no contraste masculino x feminino para deixar o look leve.&lt;br /&gt;
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As mulheres mais clássicas não precisam se preocupar, o mocassim tradicional também pode ser encontrado em grande parte das lojas nas cores caramelo, bege e preto. “É possível ser clássica e feminina com mocassim. Fugir do couro, apostar na camurça e outros materiais, além de detalhes como uma pedras, fivelas, laços e strass, faz toda a diferença” finaliza.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.reporterdiario.com.br/Noticia/325963/remake-de-mocassim-e-tendencia-absoluta-da-estacao/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2500018877853148543?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2500018877853148543/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/remake-de-mocassim-e-tendencia-absoluta.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2500018877853148543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2500018877853148543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/remake-de-mocassim-e-tendencia-absoluta.html' title='Remake de mocassim é tendência absoluta da estação'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4529751305358623556</id><published>2012-01-02T11:36:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-02T11:36:46.652-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Na loja de departamentos</title><content type='html'>Se tem uma coisa que eu não entendo são essas lojas de departamentos enoooormes, com mais de um andar, que não disponibilizam carrinhos. Acho que é pra manter o ar de chique e tal, mas numa loja gigante que faz promoção de 80% ou mais, não tem como ser phyna. Você sai pegando uma coisa aqui e outra ali e daqui a pouco tá com os braços cheios de roupas, cabides e etiquetas pendurados por todos os lados. Cansa andar o resto da loja carregando aquele monte de coisa, nem dá vontade de olhar mais nada, a gente quer é pagar e ir embora logo.&lt;br /&gt;
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Aí tô eu, sufocada com o peso da pilha de roupas, e vem uma atendende toda profissional:&lt;br /&gt;
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- Can I help you?&lt;br /&gt;
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- Yes, I wanna pay for these.&lt;br /&gt;
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- What?&lt;br /&gt;
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- I want to pay for these.&lt;br /&gt;
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- What?&lt;br /&gt;
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- P-A-Y (com esforço consigo livrar uma das mãos e faço o gesto de dinheiro com o polegar e o indicador).&lt;br /&gt;
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- What?&lt;br /&gt;
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- (grito histericamente, jogo tudo que estou carregando na cara da atendente e saio da loja aos berros balançando os braços pra cima #not) Where's the cashier?&lt;br /&gt;
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- What?&lt;br /&gt;
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- T-H-E &amp;nbsp; C-A-S-H-I-E-RRRRR!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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- Ohhhh, you're ready to &lt;i&gt;pay&lt;/i&gt; for these. Right this way.&lt;br /&gt;
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- (really?????????)&lt;br /&gt;
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Caso real. Juro.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4529751305358623556?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4529751305358623556/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/na-loja-de-departamentos.html#comment-form' title='3 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4529751305358623556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4529751305358623556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2012/01/na-loja-de-departamentos.html' title='Na loja de departamentos'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6743173619922318580</id><published>2011-12-28T18:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-28T18:49:48.259-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Voltei pipou</title><content type='html'>Voltei aqui pro interior depois de passar um Natal revigorante em Nova York, onde tomamos um banho de civilização, comemos bem, vimos uma diversidade cultural enorme, apreciamos gente bem vestida e escutamos muito português.&lt;br /&gt;
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A cidade estava apinhada por causa do feriado, o trânsito uma loucura, muita bagunça de camelôs e o cheiro nauseante do comeu-morreu nas calçadas da Times Square. Tudo isso se misturava aos letreiros ofuscantes, às belas vitrines muito bem decoradas e à vida que pulsa intensamente naquela cidade que nunca dorme.&lt;br /&gt;
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Não deu tempo de fazer muita coisa, afinal foram só 3 dias e no domingo dia 25 estava praticamente tudo fechado. Mesmo assim fizemos um tour de norte a sul da cidade, fizemos o passeio de barco, vimos a famosa árvore de Natal, visitamos dois museus e vimos uma peça na Broadway, &lt;a href="http://www.broadway.com/shows/the-lion-king/"&gt;The Lion King&lt;/a&gt;, que é um espetáculo simplesmente mágico.&lt;br /&gt;
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E o Natal de vocês, como foi?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6743173619922318580?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6743173619922318580/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/voltei-pipou.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6743173619922318580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6743173619922318580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/voltei-pipou.html' title='Voltei pipou'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3959922314833141544</id><published>2011-12-28T17:26:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-28T17:26:37.622-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa põe o pé na bota para o inverno</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Marca da Grendene prepara coleção com 50 modelos para a Rio Fashion e a SPFW, com assinatura dos estilistas Jason Wu e Vivienne Westwood.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A Fashion Rio e a São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), programadas para acontecer em janeiro, serão o palco da coleção de inverno de Melissa, um dos grandes ativos da Grendene, para 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
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Criada há 32 anos, a marca que conseguiu transformar o plástico em um ícone vai apresentar uma coleção com 50 modelos ao mercado nas próximas semanas.&lt;br /&gt;
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Pelo que indica Paulo Pedó, gerente da divisão Melissa, as botas serão a grande aposta da marca. De cano curto, longo, coloridas e com inovações que ele não revela antes da hora.&lt;br /&gt;
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"Nesta nova coleção nós vamos trabalhar o Brasil de forma mais ampla. Teremos produtos mais abertos para o inverno tropical e outros mais fechados e adequados para o inverno mais rígido", explica Pedó.&lt;br /&gt;
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Para atrair as consumidoras, a Melissa vai manter sua aposta em parcerias como já vem fazendo ao longo dos anos. No próximo inverno, Pedó promete calçados com assinatura de estilistas como o americano-taiwanês Jason Wu, a britânica Vivienne Westwood e até mesmo os Irmãos Campana, conhecidos pelo design-arte que produzem.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Economia em 2012&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Apesar das incertezas em relação à economia brasileira no próximo ano, Pedó diz estar confiante em relação a 2012 e explica que inovação é a estratégia para a marca se diferenciar e atrair as consumidoras. "Do ponto de vista de perspectiva econômica, sabemos que 2012 será um ano difícil pelo que mostra o cenário, principalmente por conta da crise europeia."&lt;br /&gt;
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Contudo, ele defende o uso da inovação para superar os momentos mais difíceis. Uma dessas apostas é a marca M:Zero, conhecida pelo público como "Melissa Masculina". Lançada há dois anos e ainda em fase piloto, hoje M:Zero ainda é encontrada em um número restrito de lojas - por volta de 200.&lt;br /&gt;
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Os números de vendas Pedó não revela, mas diz que o desempenho tem sido bom e que está de acordo com a expectativa da Grendene. A ideia é aumentar a presença da marca, embora não exista uma meta definida.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hoje, M:Zero é visto pela Grendene como um laboratório em torno de um sapato masculino de plástico que passa a imagem de despojado. Com dois modelos batizados de 1 e 2, a ideia é apresentar uma nova cartela de cores para M:Zero no inverno 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.brasileconomico.com.br/noticias/melissa-poe-o-pe-na-bota-para-o-inverno_111105.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3959922314833141544?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3959922314833141544/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissa-poe-o-pe-na-bota-para-o-inverno.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3959922314833141544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3959922314833141544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissa-poe-o-pe-na-bota-para-o-inverno.html' title='Melissa põe o pé na bota para o inverno'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4808907135520185285</id><published>2011-12-20T22:16:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T22:16:30.039-06:00</updated><title type='text'>A cidade grande sob os olhos da cidade pequena</title><content type='html'>Eu vou pra Nova York no Natal e tenho recebido as mais variadas dicas do povo que já passou por lá. Confiram as pérolas:&lt;br /&gt;
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"Você não precisa dirigir pois lá tem metrô, táxi e ônibus de turismo que lhe levam para todos os cantos da cidade."&lt;br /&gt;
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"É um lugar impressionante, com prédios tão altos que vão até o céu."&lt;br /&gt;
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"Cuidado ao atravessar a rua pois os carros não param para os pedestres."&lt;br /&gt;
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"O trânsito é terrível, demora muito para ir de um lugar para outro e as pessoas dirigem feito loucas."&lt;br /&gt;
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"Tem bastante gente na rua, se empurrando, se acotovelando, você não consegue ver para onde está indo."&lt;br /&gt;
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"Há bairros perigosos, não caminhe por aquelas bandas."&lt;br /&gt;
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"Não olhe os indigentes nos olhos pois eles vão pra cima de você querendo dinheiro."&lt;br /&gt;
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"Veja uma peça na Broadway. Eu vi Mamma Mia, cujas músicas são do Abba, não sei se você conhece."&lt;br /&gt;
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"A vida noturna da cidade é intensa, acredito que as pessoas dormem durante o dia para poderem sair à noite."&lt;br /&gt;
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Não é um amor???&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4808907135520185285?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4808907135520185285/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/cidade-grande-sob-os-olhos-da-cidade.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4808907135520185285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4808907135520185285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/cidade-grande-sob-os-olhos-da-cidade.html' title='A cidade grande sob os olhos da cidade pequena'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7973282201401504226</id><published>2011-12-18T14:40:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-18T14:40:19.222-06:00</updated><title type='text'>To Do List de hoje</title><content type='html'>- Lavar 3 cargas de roupa: check&lt;br /&gt;
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- Limpar o quintal: check&lt;br /&gt;
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- Armar a árvore (sem luzes porque esqueci que o pisca era 220V): check&lt;br /&gt;
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- Passar o aspirador: check&lt;br /&gt;
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- Dar banho nos cachorros: pending&lt;br /&gt;
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- Organizar os sapatos: pending&lt;br /&gt;
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- Lavar a louça: pending&lt;br /&gt;
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Vai ser um loooongo domingo...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7973282201401504226?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7973282201401504226/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/to-do-list-de-hoje.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7973282201401504226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7973282201401504226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/to-do-list-de-hoje.html' title='To Do List de hoje'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6233369433430246906</id><published>2011-12-17T18:15:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T18:15:50.539-06:00</updated><title type='text'>"Happening" by Melissa Shoes</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote&gt;It was fortunate timing when I checked my email one Sunday afternoon and received notice letting me know of some pairs of Melissa Shoes on sale. I hurriedly went to the site and voila! A pair of oxfords named "Happening" were up for grabs for only AUD$39.99! Found that my size were still available so I immediately bought it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
"Happening"??? Modelo novo na área??? Hummmmm... Not really. O &lt;a href="http://awifescharmedlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/fashion-fridays-happening-by-melissa.html"&gt;modelo em questão&lt;/a&gt; é a Enjoying e eu pensei que poderia ser um erro no site da Melissa Austrália mas não era, &lt;a href="http://www.melissaaustralia.com.au/index.php/retail_store/all/enjoying.html"&gt;lá tá certinho&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6233369433430246906?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6233369433430246906/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/happening-by-melissa-shoes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6233369433430246906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6233369433430246906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/happening-by-melissa-shoes.html' title='&quot;Happening&quot; by Melissa Shoes'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7524542560040740300</id><published>2011-12-14T08:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T08:00:11.265-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Vivienne Westwood Shoes Exhibit 1973-2012 steps into Tokyo</title><content type='html'>Don’t forget to head to the basement of Omotesando Hills for the Vivienne Westwood Shoes 1973-2012 exhibit. It’s been traveling the world and has now planted itself in Tokyo until Jan 9th. It’s the perfect time to check it out over the holiday break!&lt;br /&gt;
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There are an astounding 200 pairs on display, and I heard rumor a lot of the samples were from Vivienne’s own closet, in her own size. I feel like Vivienne Westwood has made more of a fashion revolution through her shoes than any other piece of clothing (not to shame the saturn ashtray necklace or anything). The buckled pirate boot, the hammerhead toe, the rockinghorse shoes (made famous by Japanese goth-loli’s back in the day. I think this is how I came to learn about Vivienne Westwood myself)... And although they were mostly inspired by historical items themselves, in the world of pret a porter, they will forever be known as Westwood shoes.&lt;br /&gt;
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I think a lot of fans will love the goodies on sale just for the exhibit. The mini bags are splendid (reminds me of the mini Armadillo shoes that went on sale at the McQueen exhibit. Why do I have the urge to want all the miniscule things?). Lots of other goodies as well. Don’t miss it!&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, did you know there is a Vivienne Westwood documentary? It was just  released here on Nov 30th, it’s called &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%83%89-DO-YOURSELF-DVD-Letmiya-Sztalryd/dp/B005N7A6WM/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1323709603&amp;amp;sr=1-2"&gt;“Do It Yourself!”&lt;/a&gt; A roving look  at the past, present and future of Vivienne Westwood, with Eng. and  Japanese subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Tickets to the Shoes exhibit cost 1,000 yen for adults with discounts for students.&lt;br /&gt;
At Omotesando Hills Basement “Space O”&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.tokyofashiondiaries.com/archives/9122"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7524542560040740300?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7524542560040740300/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/vivienne-westwood-shoes-exhibit-1973.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7524542560040740300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7524542560040740300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/vivienne-westwood-shoes-exhibit-1973.html' title='Vivienne Westwood Shoes Exhibit 1973-2012 steps into Tokyo'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qn3FuhRcDp8/Tuf3K656QdI/AAAAAAAAPX4/4h5yDtvWJm0/s72-c/vivienne10-700x378.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8056273988142698027</id><published>2011-12-13T20:27:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T20:27:27.673-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Skyscraper Power of Love</title><content type='html'>Pode não ser novidade pra ninguém, mas foi uma grande surpresa pra mim. E uma surpresa muito ruim. A segunda geração da Skyscraper veio com o flocado fino, aquele "de algodão" que tem 1/3 da espessura do flocado comum, 1/3 da qualidade e deve custar 1/3 do preço. A minha Sky azul novinha já veio da loja careca, cheia de falhas grandes e feias. Esse flocado fino é um LIXO e se eu soubesse que era assim não teria comprado. Aliás, se a Melissa continuar com esse flocado, na minha coleção só entrarão modelos lisos. Melhor pra mim que gasto menos.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-8056273988142698027?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/8056273988142698027/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/skyscraper-power-of-love.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8056273988142698027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8056273988142698027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/skyscraper-power-of-love.html' title='Skyscraper Power of Love'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8515804832856708707</id><published>2011-12-12T00:13:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T00:13:31.009-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa Shoes: Showroom &amp; Marketing Intern</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Alguém aí disposta a trabalhar de graça pra Melissa no escritório de Nova York???&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Melissa Shoes&lt;br /&gt;
Showroom &amp;amp; Marketing Intern&lt;br /&gt;
Part-time, non-paid&lt;br /&gt;
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Established Brazilian-based shoe company is looking for motivated interns for their New York office.&lt;br /&gt;
We are seeking to bring in an intern to assist with administrative office functions as well as share in the responsibility for our core activities. Candidates will collaborate with the marketing team in carrying out research and development, and the execution of marketing plans.&lt;br /&gt;
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Responsibilities:&lt;br /&gt;
- Assist management in developing sales and marketing events – all aspects from idea generation, planning and marketing&lt;br /&gt;
- Support management during sales and marketing events&lt;br /&gt;
- Assisting with preparation for trade shows as well as offering support during New York trade shows&lt;br /&gt;
- Review potential marketing opportunities and developing recommendations (publications/social media campaign’s etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
- ***Managing and creating email marketing***&lt;br /&gt;
- ***Assist in the development of e-commerce***&lt;br /&gt;
- Write effective copy, excelling in correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar&lt;br /&gt;
- Edit and proof other team members work and provide constructive feedback&lt;br /&gt;
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Requirements:&lt;br /&gt;
- Possess skills at initiating innovative ideas, unifying team members, and judging correctly what will appeal to target audiences&lt;br /&gt;
- Prefer challenges that involve communication, are people-oriented, promote networking and socializing, and include roles that call for imagination&lt;br /&gt;
- Willingness to work hard and help out in all aspects of the business&lt;br /&gt;
- Have the knowledge and passion for the fashion industry&lt;br /&gt;
- Strong attention to detail&lt;br /&gt;
- Organizational skills&lt;br /&gt;
- Solid written communication skills&lt;br /&gt;
- Ability to multitask&lt;br /&gt;
- Ability to learn quickly&lt;br /&gt;
- Social Media and E-commerce knowledge&lt;br /&gt;
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Required skills include:&lt;br /&gt;
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 2003/2007 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)&lt;br /&gt;
- Capable of strategic Internet research&lt;br /&gt;
- Must be currently enrolled in a 4 year college or university pursuing a degree in Fashion, Public Relations, Business Communications or Marketing&lt;br /&gt;
- Previous experience in the industry is a plus!&lt;br /&gt;
- Adobe Photoshop abilities a plus!&lt;br /&gt;
- SEO and e-marketing knowledge a plus!&lt;br /&gt;
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Contact:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:intern@ilhabelainc.com"&gt;intern@ilhabelainc.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.underqc.com/home/2011/12/09/melissa-shoes-showroom-marketing-intern/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=melissa-shoes-showroom-marketing-intern"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-8515804832856708707?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/8515804832856708707/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissa-shoes-showroom-marketing-intern.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8515804832856708707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8515804832856708707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissa-shoes-showroom-marketing-intern.html' title='Melissa Shoes: Showroom &amp; Marketing Intern'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6719063503871355247</id><published>2011-12-09T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-08T18:37:47.378-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa terá primeira loja exclusiva na Itália</title><content type='html'>A icônica marca brasileira de calçados Melissa, da Grendene, afivela nova investida no mercado externo.&lt;br /&gt;
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Na próxima semana, a grife de sandálias de plástico ganha sua primeira loja exclusiva na Itália - em Milão, capital da moda do país da Bota.&lt;br /&gt;
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A flagship store, na Via Tortona, será aberta em parceria com a Olang, uma empresa italiana com sede em Volpago Montello (Treviso). E faz parte da estratégia de consolidar uma rede direta de vendas da marca, com a disseminação de lojas monomarca.&lt;br /&gt;
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Criada em 1971 &lt;i&gt;[oi?]&lt;/i&gt;, a Melissa já vendeu 60 milhões de pares de calçados. Destes, 20 milhões foram para o mercado externo.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.brasileconomico.com.br/noticias/melissa-tera-primeira-loja-exclusiva-na-italia_110095.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;UPDATE 08/01/12:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Internacionalização da Melissa? Não, só mais um ponto que revende produtos da marca fora do Brasil.&lt;br /&gt;
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No mês de novembro a Melissa ganhou destaque na mídia internacional com a abertura de sua primeira loja própria fora do Brasil. Mas será? Por que a notícia não chegou por aqui?&lt;br /&gt;
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De acordo com a assessoria da marca, a história publicada em &lt;a href="http://www.vogue.it/en/shopping/opening/2011/12/melissa-opening-in-milan"&gt;artigo no site da Vogue Itália&lt;/a&gt; - e reproduzido por aqui - não era bem assim... Internacionalização? Não: apenas mais um ponto que revende os calçados de plástico, mesmo formato aplicado com a francesa Colette e a londrina Layers.&lt;br /&gt;
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A loja, que será inaugurada no dia 14 de dezembro, é um empreendimento da Olang, empresa italiana que já revendia as sandálias de plástico na região. O espaço conta com 80m2 assinados pela designer Virginia Fabri, inspirada no padrão de design da loja paulistana, em material plástico. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://chic.ig.com.br/moda/noticia/internacionalizacao-da-melissa-nao-so-mais-um-ponto-que-revende-produtos-da-marca-fora-do-brasil"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6719063503871355247?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6719063503871355247/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissa-tera-primeira-loja-exclusiva-na.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6719063503871355247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6719063503871355247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissa-tera-primeira-loja-exclusiva-na.html' title='Melissa terá primeira loja exclusiva na Itália'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-361786432757079651</id><published>2011-12-08T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T08:00:10.843-06:00</updated><title type='text'>PAN Communications Selected as U.S. AOR For The Brazilian Footwear Industry Association</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.pancommunications.com/"&gt;PAN Communications&lt;/a&gt;, one of the nation's leading innovative public relations and digital media agencies, with deep expertise in the technology, consumer engagement, healthcare &amp;amp; life sciences and professional services sectors, today &lt;i&gt;[06/12/11]&lt;/i&gt; announced that it has been selected as U.S. agency of record for &lt;a href="http://www.abicalcados.com.br/index2.html"&gt;Abicalçados&lt;/a&gt;, the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association, to advance the interests of Brazilian shoe manufacturers in the U.S.&lt;br /&gt;
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The footwear manufacturers represented by Abicalçados are responsible for an annual production of approximately 890 million pairs of shoes and 143 million pairs of those are distributed globally to more than 140 different countries and generate an inward flow of US $1.5 billion in revenues. Working with established Brazilian footwear brands including Melissa, Luiza Barcelos, Ipanema and Morenatom as well as up and coming brands like Pampili, Stéphanie Classic and Cecconello Divas, PAN will oversee development and execution of digital strategy, media relations and trade show support for Abicalçados.&lt;br /&gt;
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“The PAN Communications team will be an integral partner for the association and its brands as we look for new ways to elevate our presence in the U.S. market,” said Cris Kopschina, International Marketing Director, Abicalçados. “The PR team at PAN has identified a digital media strategy that we are now duplicating across our country as well as in France and Italy. And, in February 2012, we will be hosting reporters from key trade and consumer lifestyle publications here in Rio de Janeiro for Carnival. We want the U.S. media to experience the intangible qualities Brazil has to offer as well as enjoy our unique and stylish shoes.”&lt;br /&gt;
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From a consumer engagement perspective, PAN is focused on showcasing Brazil as a hot-spot for fashion and high-quality goods while introducing consumers to the numerous Brazilian brands selling in the U.S. PAN will also raise industry awareness for brands who would like to enter, or have recently entered, the U.S. market.&lt;br /&gt;
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“As the world's third largest producer of footwear, Brazil leads the shoe industry with its unique style and international flair,” said Jane Carpenter, vice president of consumer engagement at PAN. “We are thrilled to represent the Brazilian Footwear Industry in the U.S. and look forward to educating U.S. buyers and consumers on the quality and appeal of Brazilian footwear.”&lt;br /&gt;
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PAN has a long-standing track record of success in the fashion world representing such well-respected international brands as David Yurman, Cole Haan and Tiffany &amp;amp; Co.&lt;br /&gt;
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About PAN Communications&lt;br /&gt;
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Communications initiatives cross more marketing channels than ever before – traditional and digital media all play a role in successful campaigns. With an expertise in content creation, PAN Communications is an award-winning public relations agency that utilizes all media and disciplines to increase awareness and opportunities that impact our clients' bottom line. As an integrated communications partner to companies that lead their industries or those that aspire to, PAN delivers strategic, high-impact public relations across technology, consumer engagement, healthcare &amp;amp; life sciences and professional services brands. For more information visit our website at &lt;a href="http://www.pancommunications.com/"&gt;www.pancommunications.com&lt;/a&gt; or call 617 502 4300.&lt;br /&gt;
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PAN Communications&lt;br /&gt;
Ani Jigarjian, 617-502-4329&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/12/b2180670/pan-communications-selected-as-u-s-aor-for-the-brazilian-footwear-indus"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-361786432757079651?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/361786432757079651/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/pan-communications-selected-as-us-aor.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/361786432757079651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/361786432757079651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/pan-communications-selected-as-us-aor.html' title='PAN Communications Selected as U.S. AOR For The Brazilian Footwear Industry Association'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4957434735795595279</id><published>2011-12-07T19:43:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T19:43:42.746-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissas antigas na Yoox</title><content type='html'>Tem LD de laço tartaruga &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/VIVIENNE+WESTWOOD+ANGLOMANIA+%2b+MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44357955ET/sts/sr_women80"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/VIVIENNE+WESTWOOD+ANGLOMANIA+%2b+MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44363287EG/sts/sr_women80"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt;, Ultra do Oswald &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/VIVIENNE+WESTWOOD+ANGLOMANIA+%2b+MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44360027VR/sts/sr_women80"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44358983EP/sts/sr_women80"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44358929BV/sts/sr_women80"&gt;Spice&lt;/a&gt; e até um &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/VIVIENNE+WESTWOOD+ANGLOMANIA+%2b+MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44357959TU/sts/sr_women80"&gt;modelo inédito&lt;/a&gt; nunca antes visto na história desse país.&lt;br /&gt;
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Tá, foi mal, o modelo inédito é pegadinha. O site errou e informou que é uma Melissa Vivienne Westwood, quando o sapato nem é Melissa e nem é de Vivienne Westwood, e sim um modelo da marca &lt;a href="http://www.rogervivier.com/en/#/index"&gt;Roger Vivier&lt;/a&gt;. O mesmo sapato pode ser visto &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/ROGER+VIVIER/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44357840CU/sts/sr_women80"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt; por 482 dólares.&lt;br /&gt;
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Outros modelos de Melissa à venda na Yoox: &lt;a href="http://www.yoox.com/searchresult.asp/tskay/3FD17CD7/dept/women/type/1/textsearch/melissa/toll/OFF/ipp/200/gender/D"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4957434735795595279?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4957434735795595279/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissas-antigas-na-yoox.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4957434735795595279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4957434735795595279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/melissas-antigas-na-yoox.html' title='Melissas antigas na Yoox'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6609027784746187134</id><published>2011-12-07T18:35:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T18:35:57.182-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Testado: Magic Eraser Extra Power</title><content type='html'>Como prometido &lt;a href="http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/como-tirar-arranhoes-das-melissas.html"&gt;nesse post&lt;/a&gt;, comprei e testei a versão mais forte do Magic Eraser. Infelizmente não funciona porcaria nenhuma pra tirar os arranhões das Melissas. O Extra Power parece ser um pouco mais denso do que o Original e além disso tem uma leve textura em um dos lados, mas continua sendo uma espuminha de travesseiro na minha opinião.&lt;br /&gt;
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Testei o produto também para a finalidade para a qual ele foi criado (limpar a cozinha e o banheiro) e o resultado foi o mesmo: não funciona. Ao todo joguei cerca de 8 dólares no lixo. Pode não ser muito dinheiro, mas pra um produto que não serve pra nada é muita coisa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6609027784746187134?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6609027784746187134/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/testado-magic-eraser-extra-power.html#comment-form' title='4 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6609027784746187134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6609027784746187134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/testado-magic-eraser-extra-power.html' title='Testado: Magic Eraser Extra Power'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2206659171499992901</id><published>2011-12-02T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-02T08:00:10.691-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Five Must-Have Shoes</title><content type='html'>Believe it or not, you will often be defined by the shoes you wear. Your shoes are a critical element in making or breaking the whole look of your outfit. We’re living in these economically hard times. It would be impractical to buy shoes we would only wear once or worse, never. Unless you have a serious addiction to shoes like Carrie Bradshaw or Imelda Marcos &lt;i&gt;[ou seja melisseira doente]&lt;/i&gt;, there are just 5 pairs you actually need &lt;i&gt;[alguém diz isso pros meus pés, por favor?]&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Evening Shoes&lt;br /&gt;
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If you’re a partyphile or just attending a soiree or an office party, it’s always good to have a nice pair of sexy, evening shoes. Find something that’s as classy as black stilettos but with a bit more character, like a pair of nude shoes. Nude shoes not only add sexiness to your outfit, but they also elongates your legs &lt;i&gt;[galera fala mundos e fundos do sapato nude mas eu continuo achando sem sal #prontofalei]&lt;/i&gt;. To get this effect, make sure you choose a pair that’s closest to your skin tone &lt;i&gt;[nunca achei nem meia-calça no meu tom de pele]&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Boots&lt;br /&gt;
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When the temperature starts to drop down, wear a comfy, stylish pair of boots. Boots in black or brown look fantastic when worn with almost anything. If you’re job involves long walks, get riding boots. If you like them with heels, buy tall boots &lt;i&gt;[alguém diz pros fabricantes de botas que nem toda perna cabe numa bota de 15" de diâmetro?]&lt;/i&gt;. Look sexy with tall boots, skinny jeans and a loose top.&lt;br /&gt;
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Comfy Flats&lt;br /&gt;
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Flats are great for days when you want to give your feet a break from wearing heels. With all the flats out there, it can be difficult to find THE one. Remember that the reason why you’re wearing flats is because you want comfort. So, choose flats that not only look cute but feel nice as well. &lt;b&gt;As for me, I’ve already found my go-to flats and they’re a pair of gold Melissa flats. Melissa is a popular Brazilian brand that’s known for its colorful and artistic jelly flats and shoes. The brand also collaborates with famous designers such as Karim Rashid and Vivienne Westwood to further offer fresh and stylish footwear.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Black Pumps&lt;br /&gt;
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Black pumps are as important as the little black dress in your wardrobe. It’s a great lifesaver when you’re confused as to what shoes would complement your outfit. When in doubt, wear black pumps! Black pumps can be paired with almost anything, so invest in a good quality, long-lasting pair.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sneakers&lt;br /&gt;
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If you’re going for a casual look, slip into a pair of sneakers. And I don’t mean the ones you wear to the gym. I particularly like Keds and Converse classic sneakers. I have a pair of white Converse sneakers and I wear them a lot, especially when I travel.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://stressreliefsteps.com/8286/five-must-have-shoes/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2206659171499992901?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2206659171499992901/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/five-must-have-shoes.html#comment-form' title='6 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2206659171499992901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2206659171499992901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/five-must-have-shoes.html' title='Five Must-Have Shoes'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1581633986130647338</id><published>2011-12-01T08:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T08:00:08.370-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Passion for fashion</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;A notícia é da África do Sul.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Brenda Nxumalo has always had an eye for style. Her mother, Agnes Mbanjwa, was a machinist who created beautiful lingerie and, as a child, Brenda soon learned what gorgeous clothing was all about.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now her passion for fashion has become a reality with the establishment of her classy boutique Jempi, in Windermere Road.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brenda, a B Com graduate, wife, and mother of two sons, owns a recruitment and transport company, and Jempi provides a creative outlet for her love of fashion.&lt;br /&gt;
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“The shop is named after my mother-in-law Jempi Nxumalo, who loves fashion and who has taught me a lot in the 20 years I have known her,” says Brenda.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jempi works in the shop and is always ready to give customers advice on what suits them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Coffee or juice is at the ready too and Jempi is only too happy to chat about customers’ needs, whether they be shopping for an outfit for a wedding, racing event or high tea. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The boutique features a selection of South African designers like Michelle Ludek, Nanine Finewear, Sibu Msimang, Just Jade, Take Care Clothing, Anthea Mooney, and Melissa shoes. It also features top notch labels like Vivienne Westwood, Miss Selfridge and handbags by Dillon and Jada.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Brenda loves vintage clothing and snaps up stylish pieces at vintage stores in whichever city she is in.&lt;br /&gt;
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“The vintage section of the store is very popular as customers see how good you can look in something old and classical,” she says.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brenda believes nobody should be a slave to fashion but that women should dress according to what flatters and suits their figures, their personalities and what they feel comfortable in.&lt;br /&gt;
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Accessories make an outfit, she says. “A plain dress can get a whole new look with a beautiful belt.”&lt;br /&gt;
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*Jempi can be reached at 031 303 1570. See also the Facebook page Jempi Ladies Boutique. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/lifestyle/fashion/passion-for-fashion-1.1186008"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1581633986130647338?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1581633986130647338/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/passion-for-fashion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1581633986130647338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1581633986130647338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/12/passion-for-fashion.html' title='Passion for fashion'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94Qxr5TnwZw/TtRG6W1Sl4I/AAAAAAAAPXk/ovHrOKJbT4g/s72-c/567009156.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4205977203258355257</id><published>2011-11-30T20:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T20:00:04.500-06:00</updated><title type='text'>New click on the block</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;A notícia é de Mumbai, na Índia.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A website that sells just shoes and customises your footwear; another that sells eye-wear; and another that deals solely in financial products to help you put every penny to use. These are a few niche e-commerce portals that have sprung up and promise an expertise that offline retail cannot.&lt;br /&gt;
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India boasts of 100 million active internet users of which 37 per cent live in small towns. And with another 10 per cent of Indians expected to start using the internet soon, it's a largely untapped market.&lt;br /&gt;
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“This provides a huge opportunity to organisations that use the internet as an effective medium of marketing and client-sourcing. So if an organisation can execute a transaction well, it is bound to do well,” explains Ashish Jeph, co-founder &amp;amp; director, GNBIndia.com, a group buying portal for discounted loans and financial products.&lt;br /&gt;
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GNBIndia.com is a portal that claims to demystify jargon for consumers and offer deals on loans, insurance and investment schemes. The site has been founded by three former bankers, who during 16 years of their service in the banking sector took notice of the “lack of professionalism” among intermediaries present in the retail lending segment.&lt;br /&gt;
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“A company can only make certain investments and bets at a time. So, we aim to be leaders in a particular retail category unlike those who offer a little of everything,” tells Peyush Bansal, founder and CEO, Lenskart.com.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bansal started Lenskart.com and offers a range of products like branded contact lenses and sunglasses, all ready to be custom built as per customer’s eye power. “We chose eyewear because we thought it is a need-based product and there is a big gap in demand and availability. One-third of India’s population has vision correction problem today and only one-fourth out of that use any kind of vision correction. With the internet we can reach remotest of areas with full range of products,” hopes Bansal.&lt;br /&gt;
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These websites claim huge potential in being a one-stop destination. However, leaving a mark with just one particular product or a service is a task. "We chose shirts as after looking at options in the Indian market, we discovered that there aren't too many distinctive products. Our idea was to give consumers not an affordable but a quality product at an affordable price - Rs 899," reveals Kabir Hingorani, founder, Stiff Collar.&lt;br /&gt;
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A website that proclaims itself as selling “snooty English shirts” at decidedly “non snooty” prices, thestiffcollar.com, retails English shirts online. Hingorani admits that lack of awareness about English shirts is a challenge the website is currently trying to overcome. He says, “The Indian consumer might not readily fish out Rs. 899 for a cotton shirt being sold through a relatively new medium such as a website.”&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Educating users is not something that bothers Shailen Amin, co-founder and CEO of Bestylish.com. “People are passionate about shoes — cherishing and loving them,” says Amin. The website offers branded footwear ranging from Melissa, DKNY, Rockport and Woodland.&lt;/b&gt; To address niche customer needs in a creative manner, bestylish offers special footwear accessories like “The Heel Condom”, specialised shoes for diabetics.&lt;br /&gt;
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But how receptive are consumers when it comes to purchasing shoes online? Amin explains, “We see a wide variety of customers who frequent our site, but if we had to average it out, our customer would be a 16-30 year old internet savvy shoe-lover.”&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/new-clickthe-block/456849/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4205977203258355257?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4205977203258355257/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-click-on-block.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4205977203258355257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4205977203258355257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-click-on-block.html' title='New click on the block'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6609344362344674218</id><published>2011-11-29T12:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-29T12:00:01.435-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Occupy Christmas</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://ok-ok.com.au/?page_id=12"&gt;OK OK&lt;/a&gt; é uma loja em Brunswick na Austrália.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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So now it's December in 5 minutes which means that Christmas is precisely seven &amp;amp; a half minutes away! Are you prepared? Don't stress, no one who has a life is. But maybe you should be thinking about getting your stuff together... Yes? Well, we're here to help you. Don't fret. &lt;br /&gt;
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My compadres and I in humble Sparta Place are having a lil' VIP shopping event next Friday the 2nd of December from 5-8pm. The deal is, with our world in chaos &amp;amp; it's economy in the pooper, there's never been a better time to get local. So we thought if we help you knock over your Xmas shopping in one night by being super helpful, giving you some Champers to help you along and a discount of 10% off in thanks, you in turn can help to support us to stay around to fight another year. Sounds like not a bad plan right?&lt;br /&gt;
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How about I give you my top 10 tips for Chrissy presents at OK OK this year to tantalize you with the prospect a little more?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;1: OK OK Socks and Hosiery//Made in Brunswick&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Carla and I have been putting together neat little pack combinations of socks and tights. Great as stocking fillers, K.K and even a stand alone gift:&lt;br /&gt;
UNISEX SOCKS: 4 PACK assorted colours and patterns $30&lt;br /&gt;
WOMEN'S SOCKS: A 4 PACK assortment from the Bamboo, cotton rib &amp;amp; cotton Geometry ankle socks or cotton rib knee hi's $40&lt;br /&gt;
TIGHTS: A 4 PACK of/ Stripes $60/ Bamboo $70/ Nylon Opaques $50. A 4 PACK mixing up any 4 pairs $60!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;2:OK OK 3 PACK of Sweatshop Free Cotton T.Shirts for Men&amp;amp; Women... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You know about these, they're a winner! Works out to be 1 free T.shirt. $100&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;3: O Clock: New Watches!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$54 and you can swap the bands and the face or buy a spare face for $32 or a spare band $22! Silicon, Italian, bands are sized, customizable. There's also a Fluoro 80's range, same price. Of course there is.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;4: Tie Ups!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Awesome belts made in Italy - totally Cruelty free and customizable! You can mix'n'match the buckles and the belts and cut it to size to wear on the hip or on the waist. There's a Slim-cut and a standard width. They're unisex (which we LOVE). BEST colour range and the packaging is awesome. $55, Italian made &amp;amp; extra buckles can be bought separately for $15.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;5: BAGGU&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The range is large! We have heaps of colours and our new favourites are the crazy neon nylon foldable backpacks for $39. Such a good gift - tre practical!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;6: Ann Brennan Prints&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You saw them at the launch... Or maybe you didn't? Well they're hanging beautifully about the shop and would make a unique gift with editions of only 30. Large prints are $210 Framed, $100 unframed. Small prints are $145 framed and $65 unframed. Stunning!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;7: Melissa Shoes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Having taken over our little shop - we're now housing them in the Mezzanine, it's like our own Melissa Pop up! We're not JUST a shoe shop after all... The range is actually their best EVER. We're offering 10% off the first pair of shoes on the night but when you buy a second pair, that pair (of lesser value) will get 20% off. We're just good that way. Heels for the parties, sandals for the day? WIN!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;8: MAN Jewellery&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We sold out of the 1st lot (we knew you'd love 'em!). Have re-order more stock. New styles even crazier than before. Still limited stock though so maybe you need to tell someone that all you want for christmas is...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;9: CLOTHES!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
New Qoo Qoo, OK OK basics, Jamie Fame, Satu - it's all going to be 10% off - even if it's already on sale. Ya dig?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;10: GIFT VOUCHER&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
So you came along and drank too much champagne and now you're too light headed to decide. But you know your girlfriend would have no trouble picking something out herself (as if you'd get it right anyway... Am I right?) DON'T stress - we will make you up a shit-hot OK OK Gift Voucher to whatever denomination you want... Told you we were here to help.  &lt;br /&gt;
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So you're planning to knock over all your gifts in the one night because you want to actually enjoy your December? You CAN! Between us at OK OK, Melody Nelson, Ruby Patootee, Arbor &amp;amp; Love &amp;amp; Lust you can't lose and hey, while you're at it get your pamper on at Corrine's hair Lounge &amp;amp; Jet nails. It's all about the whole experience you see. We'll even have a DJ playing some music outside to add to the atmosphere. &lt;br /&gt;
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Good! You're sold! Well I guess I will see you there then won't I?? &lt;br /&gt;
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Gushy Silly season lovin' from the crew at OK OK to our Beloved Customers. Thanks for the Support. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://im-ok-youre-ok.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-christmas.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6609344362344674218?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6609344362344674218/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-christmas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6609344362344674218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6609344362344674218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-christmas.html' title='Occupy Christmas'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4443745440018422188</id><published>2011-11-28T20:20:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T20:20:23.547-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Gareth Pugh hits Milan</title><content type='html'>If you thought the Gareth Pugh for Melissa mania had died down you’d be wrong!&lt;br /&gt;
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Friday marked the official launch of the Melissa + Gareth Pugh collaboration in Milan, and it was a party to remember! Held at the world renowned &lt;a href="http://www.10corsocomo.com/"&gt;Corso Como&lt;/a&gt;, it was the must have ticket in town!&lt;br /&gt;
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Corso Como was turned into a club for the evening with &lt;a href="http://www.ponystep.com/"&gt;Ponystep&lt;/a&gt; Magazine DJing and the man of the moment Gareth Pugh in attendance.&lt;br /&gt;
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We’re not going to lie, us Melissa UK girls are a little jealous we missed out!&lt;br /&gt;
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Moda Teen especial de dez anos do Buchicho traz as marcas que não saem da nossa cabeça.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sabe aquela blusa que você sempre quis ter? E aquele sapato? Todo mundo tem um dia de consumidor compulsivo, deseja ter um produto e quer tê-lo a qualquer custo. E que isso tem de ruim? Exatamente nada! Dentro das medidas certas, o que tem de mais de vez em quando se dar um presentinho? Fechando as comemorações dos dez anos de Buchicho, a Moda Teen traz as dez marcas mais pedidas entre os jovens antenados da Terra do Sol e do mundo inteirinho! &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Melissa&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Desde o finalzinho dos anos 1970, a Melissa faz a cabeça de qualquer moça antenada. Do clássico modelo ‘Aranha’ aos mais fashionistas assinados por estilistas internacionais consagrados como Vivienne Westwood e Jean Paul Gaultier, são um luxo só!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Piorski&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A marca cearense, que mês passado fez nove anos, é tudo no quesito roupas fofinhas. Super feminina, traz em suas coleções estampas super kitsch em modelitos super atuais. Pra quem curte, é só dar uma passada na loja da marca no shopping Del Paseo.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Farm&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A marca que invoca o way of life carioca, aquele jetinho livre, leve e solto, com um pouco mais de uma década de sua abertura, desponta há alguns verões na preferência de quase todas as garotas. Quem não faz de tudo pra ter uma blusinha ou um vestidinho da Farm? Atire a primeira pedra quem nunca ficou babando nas araras da loja.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Abercrombie e Fitch&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Antes de se tornar febre entre os jovens, a Abercrombie &amp;amp; Fitch já tinha uma história. Centenária, a marca que vestia a elite americana num jogo de marketing revolucionou sua linha de roupas instalando um estilo mais descontraído e jovem em sua linha de produção. O retorno não foi outro: todo mundo quer ter uma t-shirt, uma pólo, uma bolsa de tecido ou até mesmo um chinelo que estampe a marca.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Converse All Star&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Fabricados no início do século XX pela Converse e feitos para operários, os tênis de cano alto All Star não tinham muito glamour. De lona, em cores básicas como marrom e preto, eram utilizados por serem feitos de um material resistente a baixo custo. Na década de 1950, com a revolta dos jovens, virou símbolo de gente moderna e cool e, até hoje, permanece com este status.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Hollister Co.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Um desdobramento da Abercrombie e Fitch, a marca também voltada ao público jovem traz t-shirts cheias de aplicações e silks com números. Virou febre principalmente entre os meninos de estilo mais arrumadinho.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Apple&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Do lendário Steve Jobs, a Apple tem os produtos eletrônicos mais badalados dos últimos tempos. Quem não quer andar por aí com um Ipod colorido? Ou com um Ipad cheio de fotos bacanas? O primeiro passo para conseguir ter algo da marca é fazer um cofrinho e quebrar o porquinho apenas quando ele estiver cheio!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Swatch&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A marca Suiça de relógios sempre teve coleções lindas, que mais parecem braceletes do que relógios propriamente ditos. Coloridos, em cores neutras, de aço ou plástico, são a cara de qualquer jovem que seja antenado e pontual!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Full Vinyl&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A loja que já nasceu com cara de bazar tem sua sede no coração da Aldeota. Com as t-shirts mais transadas da cidade, tem também acessórios super bacanas. Tudo é inspirado nos fofíssimos Toy Arts super coloridos. Quem tiver curiosidade, é só dar uma passadinha por lá! Leonardo Mota com Dom Luís.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Kipling&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A marca de bolsas super despojadas é febre entre adultos e adolescentes desde sempre. Com cores diferentes e estampas geométricas maravilhosas, tem linhas que vão de estilos mais despojados aos mais clássicos.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3323287229782878067?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3323287229782878067/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/10-marcas-mais-desejadas-pela-galera.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3323287229782878067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3323287229782878067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/10-marcas-mais-desejadas-pela-galera.html' title='10 marcas mais desejadas pela galera!'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1620778251255494313</id><published>2011-11-27T14:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-27T14:00:04.123-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa shoes website</title><content type='html'>Olhaí a opinião de um &lt;a href="http://agirlinhongkong.blogspot.com/2011/11/melissa-shoes-plastic-dreams.html"&gt;blog gringo&lt;/a&gt; sobre o &lt;a href="http://melissa.com.br/"&gt;site da Melissa&lt;/a&gt;. E eu assino embaixo!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;The website of the brand is quite confusing: blogs, magazine, academy, microsites and no history of the brand really...&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Eu detestei o "novo" conceito do site, achei realmente confuso e difícil de navegar! É super modernoso e tal, mas é visualmente poluído DEMAIS!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1620778251255494313?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1620778251255494313/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/melissa-shoes-website.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1620778251255494313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1620778251255494313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/melissa-shoes-website.html' title='Melissa shoes website'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5988630741366427753</id><published>2011-11-26T10:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T10:00:06.576-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Como tirar arranhões das Melissas?</title><content type='html'>Segundo &lt;a href="http://ideefixemon.blogspot.com/2011/11/melissa-sample-sale.html"&gt;esse site&lt;/a&gt; a dica a seguir foi dada pelo próprio pessoal da Melissa EUA, em Nova York:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;Here's a Melissa tip I was given by the great folks there: to get rid of scuffs and get back the shine on your gorgeous Melissa shoes; use the &lt;a href="http://www.mrclean.com/en_US/magic-eraser.do"&gt;Mr. Clean Magic Eraser&lt;/a&gt;! There are of course other brands out there, but this specific one was suggested. I can't wait to get my shoes scuff free and shiny again!&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Eu comprei e testei o Magic Eraser Original. Esse produto é uma esponja super macia, que lembra uma espuma de travesseiro. Como dá pra imaginar, serviu apenas para limpar a Melissa (como qualquer flanela com água faria), não para tirar os arranhões.&lt;br /&gt;
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Existe outra versão do Magic Eraser, o Extra Power, que promete ser 50% mais potente do que o Original. Não estou colocando muita fé, mas vou lembrar de procurar esse produto na próxima vez que for no supermercado.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5988630741366427753?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5988630741366427753/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/como-tirar-arranhoes-das-melissas.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5988630741366427753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5988630741366427753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/como-tirar-arranhoes-das-melissas.html' title='Como tirar arranhões das Melissas?'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6276822543472925571</id><published>2011-11-25T12:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T12:00:04.085-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Shoes for Show Exhibiton</title><content type='html'>Melissa HQ &lt;i&gt;[in UK]&lt;/i&gt; is lucky enough to be situated in the heart of London, which means we are always only a stones throw away from amazing exhibitions, like &lt;a href="http://www.timeout.com/london/shopping/event/243615/javari-presents-shoes-for-show-the-sculptural-art-of-high-heels"&gt;Shoes for Show: The Sculptural Art of High Heel&lt;/a&gt; that is currently being held just off Brick Lane.&lt;br /&gt;
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This exhibition is a must see for all shoe lovers! It is a display of the most exquisite shoes ever made and demonstrate the artistic skills of their makers, like Christian Louboutin, Alexander McQueen, Manolo Blahnik and our very own Melissa collaborators Vivienne Westwood and Gareth Pugh.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shoes for Show: The Sculptural Art of High Heel&lt;/a&gt; is definitely a Melissa LOVE! x&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.melissashoe.com/2011/11/09/shoes-for-show-exhibiton/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6276822543472925571?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6276822543472925571/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/shoes-for-show-exhibiton.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6276822543472925571'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6276822543472925571'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/shoes-for-show-exhibiton.html' title='Shoes for Show Exhibiton'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mFyZ9v2yXCo/TsxtuNeavDI/AAAAAAAAPV8/SBA7Skt0AxQ/s72-c/IMG_7410.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2571831177888945508</id><published>2011-11-24T23:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T23:50:12.617-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Selfridges launches £18,000 miniature shoe advent calendar</title><content type='html'>This Christmas Selfridges department store are offering up a shoe lover's dream (or possibly nightmare*) thanks to their unique advent calendar - a bespoke Hendzel &amp;amp; Hunt wooden cabinet packed with miniature replicas of designer footwear costing an eye-watering £18,000.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZO9OATJqok/Ts8rWC1e_FI/AAAAAAAAPXI/ma1ZnkyTXNk/s1600/shoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZO9OATJqok/Ts8rWC1e_FI/AAAAAAAAPXI/ma1ZnkyTXNk/s400/shoes.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;(Clockwise from left) Dries Van Noten's tortoise minis, Charlotte Olympia mini and full size, the Hendzel &amp;amp; Hunt cabinet.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The teeny tiny designs include work from Fendi, Rupert Sanderson, Maison Martin Margiela and Dries Van Noten and have been crafted using the same or similar techniques as the full-size versions (also available in Selfridges). You can get a sense of scale with the picture we tweeted on @MyDailyUK of one of the miniatures next to the full size version!&lt;br /&gt;
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A selection of other exclusive miniatures from the likes of Charlotte Olympia (available in six different colour-ways at £295 per pair) and Vivienne Westwood (a rather tempting £5 for her Melissa replicas) are available to buy separately but owning the complete collection is only possible if you're the lucky recipient of the cabinet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Take a look through the &lt;a href="http://www.mydaily.co.uk/2011/11/24/selfridges-18-000-pounds-miniature-shoes-you-can-never-wear/"&gt;gallery&lt;/a&gt; to see which designers have given their footwear the downsizing treatment...&lt;br /&gt;
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*We're saying nightmare because you'd end up with a cupboard full of beautiful shoes you couldn't even cram your toes into!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.mydaily.co.uk/2011/11/24/selfridges-18-000-pounds-miniature-shoes-you-can-never-wear/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2571831177888945508?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2571831177888945508/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/selfridges-launches-18000-miniature.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2571831177888945508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2571831177888945508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/selfridges-launches-18000-miniature.html' title='Selfridges launches £18,000 miniature shoe advent calendar'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZO9OATJqok/Ts8rWC1e_FI/AAAAAAAAPXI/ma1ZnkyTXNk/s72-c/shoes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5336063114282417134</id><published>2011-11-24T15:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T15:00:00.499-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Pra você, Sharpie fan</title><content type='html'>Esse post é pra você, fã de canetas permanentes, que não sabe viver sem essas maravilhas de mil e uma utilidades. E é especialmente pra você que tem preferência pela marca Sharpie.&lt;br /&gt;
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Esse post é pra você que já pintou tudo no mundo com Sharpie: o piso que arranhou quando você mudou o fogão de lugar, a camisa que desbotou com água sanitária, a calça jeans que desfiou bem no joelho, a pulseira do relógio que era branca e você queria preta, a bolsa que é velhinha mas você adora, &lt;a href="http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2010/01/recuperacao-do-flocado-desbotado-das.html"&gt;a Melissa flocada que começou a ficar careca&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Esse post é pra você que tem uma gaveta cheia de Sharpies de todas as cores do arco-íris, "just in case".&lt;br /&gt;
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Esse post é pra você que fica com ódio quando vai procurar na gaveta e não acha um Sharpie naquele exato tom laranja-pêssego que você precisa.&lt;br /&gt;
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A Sharpie lançou em edição limitada uma coleção de canetas permanentes chamada 80's Glam. São lindas cores em tons pastéis, perfeitas para aqueles casos onde as cores básicas são fortes demais e você precisa de um tom mais suave.&lt;br /&gt;
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Eu que não sou boba nem nada, já garanti a minha cartela!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5336063114282417134?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5336063114282417134/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/pra-voce-sharpie-fan.html#comment-form' title='4 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5336063114282417134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5336063114282417134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/pra-voce-sharpie-fan.html' title='Pra você, Sharpie fan'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vQppfyvJSVg/Tslzd1ySZII/AAAAAAAAPV0/qYlqM00GE-Q/s72-c/p93777z.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5403280050451421790</id><published>2011-11-23T10:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-23T10:00:04.195-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa Shoes Warehouse &amp; Online Sale</title><content type='html'>Up to 70% off!&lt;br /&gt;
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Well it's finally here, Melissa Australia is having a WAREHOUSE SALE (in Melbourne) this weekend &amp;amp; ONLINE SALE (for everyone) next Monday &amp;amp; Tuesday!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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WAREHOUSE SALE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Come and be overwhelmed by the colours, the variety and of course that bubble gum smell. There will be some rare treasures to be found along with newer styles from the more recent collections and designer collaborations, including:&lt;br /&gt;
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Vivienne Westwood&lt;br /&gt;
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Jean Paul Gaultier&lt;br /&gt;
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Alexandre Herchcovitch &lt;br /&gt;
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A multitude of Melissa Bargains to be found just in time to ensure your wardrobe is fully stocked for the upcoming festivities! A selection of summer styles from other brands will also be available.&lt;br /&gt;
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We do not want our non-Melbournian Melissa fans to feel left out so on Monday 28th &amp;amp; Tuesday 29th November we will be having a sale online as well. Details are on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/MelissaAustralia"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; under the link 'Online Sale Information' (on the left side of the page where 'Wall' is listed).&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Warehouse Sale:&lt;/b&gt; SAT 26th &amp;amp; SUN 27th November (11am-3pm both days)&lt;br /&gt;
Where: 289 Geelong Road, Kingsville VIC&lt;br /&gt;
(No returns on sale items)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Online Sale:&lt;/b&gt; Mon 28th &amp;amp; Tues 29th November (Mon 11am - Tues 5pm) &lt;br /&gt;
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Fontes: &lt;a href="http://www.missyconfidential.com.au/cms/content/Melbourne-designer-sales/Melissa-Shoes-Warehouse-Sale-other-shoe-brandsGeorgie20111118-012719_7873.php"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=7lek5jhab&amp;amp;v=001fTAmhMmZbVL5AqOm6mDmdnYAqTH8bfVoSZLf_9VWcP70dhZlw-qyEPrZiFM63h-dfo1EKGe6JxTt-w1iQOzWPevJGebOmkjOJHrjGsp81v4khfqzhtu00y_7K3NLEwFhHUe-Vs_qvIQuCN30Jazh4wCS4ZFK_4OqiSWtXPNHpCaPOwVca4VrV1n_1Gr97rfYQDT3TN6aFX-5aRFvo30tb6lIoco39Tm5kJvW1wvJSipCoLt1XqdaigHeNpyEcqNgJtgRLmy9AQLlYCMjkLGgyCPC3CRTIoaxItX-rwQ9-jk%3D"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5403280050451421790?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5403280050451421790/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/melissa-shoes-warehouse-online-sale.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5403280050451421790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5403280050451421790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/melissa-shoes-warehouse-online-sale.html' title='Melissa Shoes Warehouse &amp; Online Sale'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5222626552748777441</id><published>2011-11-22T22:36:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T22:36:00.765-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Sample Hunters Designer Sample Sale, London, 24-27th of November 2011</title><content type='html'>Sample Hunters will be holding a pre-Christmas sample sale at the Old Truman Brewery in Bricklane, London, between the 24th of November until the 27th of November. The sale includes both women and men’s clothing, shoes and accessories.&lt;br /&gt;
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The brands on show and selling at sweet prices will include: See by Chloe, Vivienne Westwood, Burberry, Lanvin, Missoni or Moncler to name a few (our favourites!).&lt;br /&gt;
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We hear that A/W 20011 See by Chloe will go at 50% off RRP, and our favourite Vivienne Westwood/Melissa shoes will be discounted from £150 to £79! Ready, steady, go!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The sale dates and opening times:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday 24th November, from 1pm to 8pm&lt;br /&gt;
Friday 25th November, from 12 (noon) to 8pm&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday 26th November, from 12 (noon) to 7pm&lt;br /&gt;
Sunday 27th November 2011, from 12 (noon) to 6.30pm&lt;br /&gt;
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The Old Truman Brewery,&lt;br /&gt;
Shop 14&lt;br /&gt;
15 Hanbury Street&lt;br /&gt;
London E1 6QR&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.antimonide.com/2011/11/10/sample-hunters-designer-sample-sale-london-24-27th-of-november-2011/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5222626552748777441?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5222626552748777441/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/sample-hunters-designer-sample-sale.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5222626552748777441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5222626552748777441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/sample-hunters-designer-sample-sale.html' title='Sample Hunters Designer Sample Sale, London, 24-27th of November 2011'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4376739511857555704</id><published>2011-11-22T12:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T12:00:03.627-06:00</updated><title type='text'>New Barbie smell</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Eu já vi o cheirinho de Melissa ser descrito de várias formas diferentes: cheiro de tutti-frutti, de chiclete e até de incenso. Mas é a primeira vez que vejo alguém descrever como "cheiro de Barbie nova"!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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These remind me of classic Barbie shoes. They are made of plastic so they are super easy to clean and are comfortable as well. Plus they have that new Barbie smell... The whole car smelled like them on our 8 hour drive home... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://keepwarm-daniellabella.blogspot.com/2011/11/sunday-shoes-melissa-wedges.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4376739511857555704?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4376739511857555704/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-barbie-smell.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4376739511857555704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4376739511857555704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-barbie-smell.html' title='New Barbie smell'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E4uwBxYK4tI/Tslpo3ahTFI/AAAAAAAAPVs/BMeHqEPbUKk/s72-c/IMG_1354.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2089605940496784773</id><published>2011-11-21T14:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T14:00:01.118-06:00</updated><title type='text'>A Marc Jacobs Collection Goes Missing</title><content type='html'>It has been described as a heist, the fashion crime of the season: the announcement, Thursday afternoon, that the &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/style/fashionweek/runway.html?ref=fashion#/spring_2012_jacobs_marc/slide_show/"&gt;Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2012 collection&lt;/a&gt; had been stolen on the way from Paris to London, where it was to be paraded in front of the press.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reports in the British and American news media immediately conjectured that counterfeiters, seeking a head start, might have mounted &lt;a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2062850/Marc-Jacobs-entire-collection-stolen-en-route-London-Paris-suspected-counterfeiters.html#ixzz1dzBZT7Xl"&gt;“a daring raid”&lt;/a&gt; as the 46-look collection, which is not yet in stores, zipped between France and Britain by train.&lt;br /&gt;
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The truth, according to the British police and a person familiar with their investigation, is slightly less “Mission: Impossible.” Scotland Yard confirmed Thursday that it was investigating the theft of “a quantity of clothing, bags and shoes” valued at almost $65,000. The collection was stolen, it said, at 8 a.m. on a sunlit Wednesday morning on Mount Street, in the heart of the upscale Mayfair neighborhood in London, home to a large Marc Jacobs store.&lt;br /&gt;
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A person familiar with the situation, who did not want to be named discussing a continuing investigation, said late Wednesday that the collection that was stolen consisted of “duplicate samples, in Europe for press days.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“The collection as shown in New York is safe, and the red carpets won’t be missing Marc Jacobs this season.”&lt;br /&gt;
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The person declined to discuss the nature of the robbery, but said no one had been hurt. There was speculation that the collection had been lifted from a courier van delivering it to the store.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is not the first time that a large quantity of designer clothing has gone missing. Seventy-five dresses from Victoria Beckham’s spring-summer 2010 collection were taken from a delivery van on its way to Neiman Marcus in New York in 2009. In 2007, the London designer Christopher Kane’s studio was broken into and 23 pieces from that year’s spring-summer collection were stolen.&lt;br /&gt;
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Keen-eyed fashion detectives should be on the lookout for thieves dressed, according to Suzy Menkes’s &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/fashion/19iht-rus19.html"&gt;description of the collection&lt;/a&gt; in The International Herald Tribune, in a manner that gives a “sense of the Deep South, dance hall spirit,” including “see-through cellophane draped as cocktail dresses; or gingham printed on translucent plastic.” &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MelissaShoes/status/137565781897646081"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2089605940496784773?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2089605940496784773/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/marc-jacobs-collection-goes-missing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2089605940496784773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2089605940496784773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/marc-jacobs-collection-goes-missing.html' title='A Marc Jacobs Collection Goes Missing'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7927544338880409177</id><published>2011-11-21T01:10:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T01:10:22.965-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Um dia bem ble</title><content type='html'>Vou te contar, domingo eh um tedio. E tem alguns domingos que sao piores do que outros domingos. Hoje, por exemplo. Alias, ontem, porque ja passou da meia-noite.&lt;br /&gt;
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Em dias tipo esse eu me sinto meio orfan (ficou terrivel assim, eu sei, mas "orfa" eh ainda pior e nao eh nada pratico usar os acentos no iPad). Olho pra um lado e pra outro e nada parece atrativo.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quero sair de casa, fazer alguma coisa, mas nao me sinto disposta a trocar de roupa, me encapotar com 4 camadas, cachecol, chapeu, luvas. E ir pra onde? Fazer o que? Cinema? De novidade so ta passando Happy Feet, eu nao gostei do primeiro e nao estou louca de vontade de ver o segundo.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ir num restaurante? Olho a hora, passa das duas, o Dusters ja fechou. So resta a Applebee's e o Skeeter Barnes. O Skeeter Barnes eh ruim, a Apple eu nao aguento mais, vou toda semana la. Prefiro comer em casa mesmo.&lt;br /&gt;
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Olho pro micro, tenho emails pra responder, falta coragem de comecar. Olho pro iPad, nada interessante no Reader, nada interessante no Twitter. Vejo o icone de um dos meus jogos preferidos, falta inspiracao pra jogar.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vou la fora tomar sol. Apesar do tempo aberto, o clima ta frio, nao aguento ficar muito tempo. Volto pra dentro de casa. Tedio, monotonia. Ouco vozes pelo autofalante e as vozes por si so me irritam. O tom, o compasso das palavras. Vou pro basement, me afastar o maximo possivel daqueles sons tao insuportaveis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ligo o DVD player. Harry Potter 7.2 esta na minha mao, um filme que amei de uma serie que amei. Nao tenho animo pra comecar a ver, vai demorar muito, nao sei se consigo passar tanto tempo olhando pra tela. Melhor tentar um seriado, que eh mais curto. Monk esta ao alcance na prateleira. O episodio seguinte eh um que ja vi na TV. E o proximo e o que vem depois desse.&lt;br /&gt;
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Subo pro piso principal. O iPad esta em cima da mesinha, penso em escrever alguma coisa legal, pra tentar criar animo. So sai isso que voces estao lendo, porque hoje foi um dia bem ble.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7927544338880409177?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7927544338880409177/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/um-dia-bem-ble.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7927544338880409177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7927544338880409177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/um-dia-bem-ble.html' title='Um dia bem ble'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4360783064553701604</id><published>2011-11-20T16:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T16:33:25.460-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Domingando</title><content type='html'>Nem pude curtir a minha preguica por muito tempo. Passados alguns minutos, o frio comecou a ficar incomodo e eu tive de levantar do sofa pra colocar uma roupa mais quente, aumentar um grau no termostato e abrir as cortinas pro sol entrar e ajudar a aquecer a casa.&lt;br /&gt;
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Aih fui preparar um cafe pra me esquentar. O cafe puro tava muito sem graca, entao fui fazer umas torradas pra acompanhar e terminei tomando um cafe-da-manha tardio.&lt;br /&gt;
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Resolvi arrumar a gaveta dos acessorios de frio, porque essas coisas ocupam muito volume, ja tava uma bagunca enorme e nao cabia mais nada. Fiz uma nota mental pra lembrar de comprar outro gaveteiro.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fui guardar as roupas que estavam arejando fora do closet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Percebi que perdi a tira da pulseira do meu relogio novo, procurei mas nao achei.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lembrei que precisava preparar a caixa pra devolver a encomenda da Ideeli.&lt;br /&gt;
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E nessa brincadeira de fazer uma coisinha aqui e outra ali, ja passa das 4 e meia da tarde, acabou o domingo e eu estou com a sensacao de que nao aproveitei meu dia.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4360783064553701604?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4360783064553701604/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/domingando.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4360783064553701604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4360783064553701604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/domingando.html' title='Domingando'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7360785733993222094</id><published>2011-11-20T10:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T10:58:15.328-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Preguicando.com</title><content type='html'>As vezes eu to com vontade de escrever alguma coisa mas to morrendo de preguica de ir pro micro. Eh que, ao contrario de muitas pessoas, eu odeio laptop, entao tenho um desktop e um iPad pra horas como essa.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hoje eh domingo, pe de cachimbo, e eu to aqui preguicando no sofa. Ta um sol bonito la fora, mas eu to com preguica de colocar roupa de frio pra sair. Sim, ta sol mas ta frio pra burro... Na verdade, so de falar em frio ja me deu frio, mas eu to com preguica de levantar do sofa pra ir abrir as cortinas pro sol entrar.&lt;br /&gt;
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Abrir as cortinas significa abrir a casa pras pessoas na rua e nas casas vizinhas. O que significa trocar de roupa e sentar toda bonitinha no sofa. Nao, deixa eu ficar toda malamanhada assim mesmo. Hoje eh domingo e eu to com preguica.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7360785733993222094?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7360785733993222094/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/preguicandocom.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7360785733993222094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7360785733993222094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/preguicandocom.html' title='Preguicando.com'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-75403550767294493</id><published>2011-11-18T10:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T10:00:04.864-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Guide to Spotting Fake Vivienne Westwood &amp; Melissa Lady Dragon Shoes</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Estou devendo um post sobre esse assunto faz tempo. Eu não tenho nenhuma Melissa fake, então ficaria difícil comparar os detalhes, mas achei um post que fala de um dos modelos mais copiados da Melissa.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Sorry We Missed You, Come Pick Up Your Package&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I got a funny feeling when I opened my mailbox that day and saw a slip the lettercarrier had left for me. "Your item will be available for pickup after 4 pm today. Package origin: China.". When I got back up to my house I checked the computer. Yes, they did say that they were located in Australia. No, I didn't misread it. Australia and China are impossible to mix up one would assume.&lt;br /&gt;
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The next day, with the little slip folded up in my wallet, I headed over to the post office, prepared to show my ID. "China, eh?" The man working the counter said, studying the slip. "Supposed to be from Australia, not quite sure how that went wrong there." I answered, shuffling uncomfortably, trying not to think about all the people standing behind me and the thoughts that popped up in their mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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I hadn't had much experience with fake designer things until that day, besides wondering if I had ever seen a real Louis Vuitton purse back in my highschool days. I had seen real Coach, and real Dooney and Bourke, but may the Dear Lord strike me down right where I stand if one of those Louis Vuittons were actually real.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Here's Your Package, Have a Nice Day!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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"Sign here, and here, and put your street address here. Thank you!" He handed me a recipt, as we both stared down at the sad little mashed package. I could think of hundreds of things that had fallen down on my poor little package but I don't want to offend. &lt;i&gt;[Os correios também me odeiam, não é só com você não, fia!]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Out in the car it took me nearly 5 minutes to get off the poly wrapping and packing tape with my keys, and opened the lid to the box. The box I was expecting to have to slide open. &lt;i&gt;[As caixas antigas das Melissas VW abriam como uma gaveta]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Oh My God, It's a Monster! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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An odd smell filled my car, not anything like the smell of my other Melissa/Vivienne Westwood shoes. Kind of sweet, but more sickly than sweet. I lifted up one shoe, and looked at the holes in the strap, wondering if it was normal for there to be dark staining around them. Surely they wouldn't produce shoes with metal hardware that will react with the plastic, would they? &lt;i&gt;[Hummmm....]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I looked inside the shoe, and all around it. My best guess is that someone was lazy and after sweeping dropped the dust pan debris into the plastic. Little bits of dirt and whatnot were embedded throughout the shoes. The mold seams were jagged. No one had even bothered to try and cut away the excess. An ugly glue-trail stuck out from under one of the hearts. &lt;i&gt;[Errrrr.... Pode pular esse parágrafo todo?]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I put my foot in one. Wow. Wow. These are definitely not size 7's. These are 8's, or maybe even larger than that. Melissa is said to run a half size large but my other shoes this size fit me perfectly.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The Bare Bones: Fake vs. Real&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Real Lady Dragons will come in a box that slides out, not the sort that you take a lid off of. &lt;i&gt;[NOT TRUE! As caixas mais novas têm tampa!]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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2. The strap hardware is non-removable on authentic ones. Also, the studs are not shaped like semi-flattened cones. &lt;i&gt;[Eu não consideraria isso um fator decisivo. Os pinos da Magic original, por exemplo, são removíveis. Eu nunca tentei tirar os pinos da LD, mas também não posso garantir que eles não são removíveis]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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3. Three sizes will be printed on the arches of the real Lady Dragons. The USA, EUR, and BRA (Brazil, where Melissa is based) sizes. Mine only had two sizes, printed on the tread of the sole. Wrong place! &lt;i&gt;[Alguns modelos da Melissa vêm com a numeração do Japão - JPN - também]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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4. The insole logo is placed differently in the fake ones. In the real ones, part of the orb-sphere intersects with the edge of the insole and is obscured. In the replica Vivienne Westwood Lady Dragons, the sphere is completely visible. If the top of the orb sphere is completely filled in with color (black or gold), it is fake. &lt;i&gt;[A logo na palmilha é realmente um ótimo fator de referência]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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5. On the edge of the sole (next to the tread) should read "Made in Brazil Hecho en Brazil". If that is not present, the shoes are fake. &lt;i&gt;[Outra boa referência]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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6. Black with red hearts? Nope. No Lady Dragon shoes out there with that color combination. &lt;i&gt;[Saber quais combinações de cores foram lançadas para um determinado modelo é um ótimo começo, mas no caso da LD já foram tantas reedições que fica difícil lembrar todas]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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7. Legit color combos: Peach/salmon with black hearts, powder blue and red hearts, pastel yellow and black hearts, metallic gold paired with red hearts, pastel purplish-blue with black hearts, ivory with red hearts, magenta with red hearts, light gray with navy blue hearts, transparent purple or pink with red hearts. Mine ended up being a miserable light pink with black hearts, definitely not the orange salmon color as pictured and described. &lt;i&gt;[NOT TRUE! Esse post é de 27/07/10, outras combinações já foram lançadas depois disso]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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8. Quality. The real ones will not have debris melted in the plastic, ugly stains on the plastic, messy mold-seams, or awful smells. &lt;i&gt;[Concordo com a ausência de cheio ruim...]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Action is Taken&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A day after I filed a case with eBay the seller was "no longer a registered user", so the dispute was then taken to Paypal. I was then sent the message telling me that I needed, "A note from an unbiased third-party" that was a dealer or somehow otherwise qualified to identify my shoes as fake (...).&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Who Will Help Me?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a town, or even in perhaps the entire state, where no one knows what a "Vivienne Westwood" is, I had to look online for someone to help me. Out of the 15 places I emailed, roughly 75% emailed me back saying they couldn't help, 2% asked for more details and didn't respond after I sent them more, and the remainder probably didn't want to touch my email with a ten-foot pole.&lt;br /&gt;
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The day before the deadline I opened my mailbox, and almost cried. Someone had responded. With a letterhead. With everything I needed. I will not specify which particular company it was, because I don't want anyone getting in trouble since there seems to be some sort of buearoucracy about this.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Where to Buy The Real Deal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Hervia is an excellent source of the latest Vivienne Westwood getup. Also, Vivienne Westwood's site is another good place to look. &lt;i&gt;[Talvez a questão mais importante seja de onde NÃO comprar. Não se deve confiar em sites como o eBay, o Alibaba, o iOffer e afins. Existem toneladas de fakes nesses sites que os vendedores JURAM que são 100% originais. Outra questão é o preço. Tá muito barato? Desconfie!]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5596822/guide_to_spotting_fake_vivienne_westwood.html?cat=46"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 27/07/10&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-75403550767294493?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/75403550767294493/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/guide-to-spotting-fake-vivienne.html#comment-form' title='4 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/75403550767294493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/75403550767294493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/guide-to-spotting-fake-vivienne.html' title='Guide to Spotting Fake Vivienne Westwood &amp; Melissa Lady Dragon Shoes'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wk9Szsj8SKk/TsMurrO1YCI/AAAAAAAAPVU/UmRa05FPUuA/s72-c/470_1196780.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7340359662129581749</id><published>2011-11-18T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T08:00:13.057-06:00</updated><title type='text'>High-style, sustainable and sexy: 4 drool-worthy sets of heels</title><content type='html'>These are meant for dance parties and date nights — because sometimes shoes just gotta have fun. &lt;br /&gt;
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Stilettos and heels aren't for everyone — and that's cool (...). But for those of us who just don't feel dressed up unless we're at least three inches taller than normal &lt;i&gt;[euuuuuu!!!!]&lt;/i&gt;, I bring you a selection of vegan dress-up shoes that are not only animal-free, they're all easy on the earth, too. After all, just because something is vegan doesn't mean it's made with nontoxic plastics or glues — unfortunately. Check out the shoes below, and if you don't think they're pretty stunning and fashion-forward, &lt;a href="http://www.mnn.com/users/svartan"&gt;let me know&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
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Cri de Coeur's &lt;a href="http://cridecoeur.myshopify.com/products/luster-peep-toe-platform-pump-plum"&gt;Luster Peep-Toe Platform Pump&lt;/a&gt; is practically sex in shoe form. But they're definitely safe sex, since not only are they animal-free and made in an ethical, sweatshop-free factory in China, they have a bit of a platform, which will ease the height of the heel a bit. The fun pattern that up-close reads as faux pony hair is actually poly velvet, which would pair well with a short-and-slinky dress or patterned leggings, as shown here. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.minkshoes.com/"&gt;Mink vegan heels&lt;/a&gt; are like foot candy that's somehow sugarless and still tasty. Made to the highest ethical standards, each cute/hot pair is named after an animal; these are &lt;a href="http://www.minkshoes.com/col_bull.html"&gt;the Bulls&lt;/a&gt;, perhaps for their hard-charging attitude but still-sleek good looks? Mink's designer, Rebecca Mink, is a dedicated animal advocate and makes sure that her shoes are not only creature-free but also comfy enough to really dance in. &lt;i&gt;[achei esse muito feio, cá pra nós]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.melissa.com/"&gt;Melissa&lt;/a&gt; specializes in plastic shoes, which at first blush would not seem to be very eco-friendly. But look a bit closer at the company's story and you'll see that all their shoes, including the &lt;a href="http://www.melissa.com.br/en/produtos/detalhe/147/melissa-amazonista-iii/#"&gt;The Amazonista III&lt;/a&gt; (shown here in purple), are made in a Brazilian factory with a closed-loop system, meaning that no toxic wastewater is dumped into rivers or waterways. Not to mention that these shoes are waterproof and last for years, meaning that you won't be adding these to the waste stream any time soon. (And bonus: they'd be perfect paired with your favorite jeans.)&lt;br /&gt;
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The &lt;a href="https://www.olsenhaus.com/details2.php?pid=443&amp;amp;cat=8&amp;amp;subcatid=20&amp;amp;id=collection"&gt;wonder-croco from Olsen Haus&lt;/a&gt; really does look like the the skin of the much-maligned reptile, but instead, it's coated linen with "croco embossed" on the fabric, and complimented with some faux leather trim. These heels are subtly sexy, all covered up save for a peep toe and a sensuous dip in the front, and would look killer with a short black skirt and opaque black tights as the weather turns chillier. They would work equally well for a night out with the girls paired with skinny jeans in bright colors that are all the rage this fall. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/natural-beauty-fashion/stories/high-style-sustainable-and-sexy-4-drool-worthy-sets-of-heel#"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 29/09/11&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7340359662129581749?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7340359662129581749/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/high-style-sustainable-and-sexy-4-drool.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7340359662129581749'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7340359662129581749'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/high-style-sustainable-and-sexy-4-drool.html' title='High-style, sustainable and sexy: 4 drool-worthy sets of heels'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NehpqsgqSys/TsMpwqkweEI/AAAAAAAAPVM/cUKbEKEqCIE/s72-c/cri+de+coeurs.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-883522335186942345</id><published>2011-11-17T10:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-17T10:00:03.406-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Take a shine to plastic</title><content type='html'>Fashion has always been synonymous with contemporary, avant-garde, creative research in styles, and colours. Yet, the ultimate challenge for every accessory stylist of the new century lies in experimenting with new materials and manufacturing techniques. From this point of view, the final frontier of creativity is certainly plastic.&lt;br /&gt;
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The last fashion shows in Europe prove that the attention, for the almost infinite creative possibilities, offered by plastic has never been higher.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Have a look at Melissa shoes, a world success coming from Brazil. From ultra-flat colourful sandals to dizzy wedge shoes, everything is in pure glossy plastic. Her recent collaborations with Paco Rabanne &lt;i&gt;[???????????]&lt;/i&gt;, Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier (2010) announce that plastic shoes are an absolute “must-have”.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;In all the colours of the sun &lt;i&gt;[quantas cores tem o sol??????]&lt;/i&gt;, decorated with impressive gold buckles, exotically printed or pierced to simulate an embroidered pattern, they can be juicy and playful as well as luxurious and elegant. Their real secret, however, is that apart from being chic, Melissa shoes are always comfortable &lt;i&gt;[*sono*]&lt;/i&gt;, to make you feel perfect on any occasion: from an informal work lunch to a hype night party.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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But plastic also fits perfectly on bags, sunglasses, watches, belts, badges and hair accessories. Made of PVC, perspex or acrylic sheet, they’re all very popular, as Karen Walker has shown, creating fun plastic necklaces and wide perspex-like coloured cuff bracelets.&lt;br /&gt;
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At DSquared, shoes, bags and rain bonnets were toughened up with studs. Marni too, has followed this trend with the last Plastic 2011 Collection: summer is fizzy thanks to Marni shopping bags, all in hi-tech plastic, printed with optical and spot patterns, pierced or enriched with leather handles, to coordinate with Marninaïve and chic T-shirts.&lt;br /&gt;
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The jewellery option? Clear bangles, as seen at Burberry, Michael Kors and DSquared. Plastic might not be as refined as leather, but fashion’s innovators have managed to turn it into appealing and sophisticated style items, an example being the jewellery collection conceived and produced by a hundred per cent handmade process by Fish Design, Gaetano Pesce’s Italian design house.&lt;br /&gt;
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This design house offers an entire world of plastic accessories and unique home décor items, such as the multicolour, chameleon-like, ever-changing Euruption (“European Eruption”), Ri-bbon, and Spaghetti rings and bracelets. With Pesce’s experimental and expressive vocation, his resin rings and bracelets are much closer to sculpted art masterpieces.&lt;br /&gt;
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Plastic believes in the transformative powers of pop music. And this season’s foray into the psychedelic ‘60s has the same palliative impact. This accessories trend is one of the easiest to copy and master especially if you are a great fan of colourful and cheerful designs.&lt;br /&gt;
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Plastic might not be as refined as leather or suede, but fashion’s pioneers have managed to turn it into haute couture.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/fashion/take-shine-plastic-352"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 13/10/11&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-883522335186942345?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/883522335186942345/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/take-shine-to-plastic.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/883522335186942345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/883522335186942345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/take-shine-to-plastic.html' title='Take a shine to plastic'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5667255487932166623</id><published>2011-11-17T08:00:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-17T08:00:09.431-06:00</updated><title type='text'>A La Mode: Rain won’t go away? Bring out the boots</title><content type='html'>This fall has brought an ample amount of rain to the Forest, and more than a few girls and guys have been battling it out in flats, flip-flops and even Uggs.&lt;br /&gt;
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We can hardly blame you. The rain doesn’t exactly make it easy to dress appropriately. Luckily, we’ve got you covered with a few tips on shoes to wear when the weather is, well, soggy.&lt;br /&gt;
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Tired of the uniform, knee-grazing silhouette of most rain boots? Try a lower profile.&lt;br /&gt;
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Plenty of fashion retailers, from Zappos to Bloomingdale’s, sell calf-and-ankle-length rain boots. &lt;b&gt;Vivienne Westwood’s got a fab pair of gold glitter fleck ankle-booties created through a sustainable, fair-trade, vegan shoe company called Melissa ($150, edgeofurge.com).&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For those upscale girls, Burberry makes an immaculate pair of buckle-detailed Wellington boots that I’ve had my eye on for awhile.&lt;br /&gt;
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For $250 (net-a-porter.com), they’re about as reasonable as that $299 pair of Uggs you probably whip out whenever the weather’s got you down. Yet, these boots are so chic and simple you may be tempted to wear them even when the weather doesn’t warrant an umbrella.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you’re not a fan of rain boots at all, try swapping them out for combat boots.&lt;br /&gt;
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I highly recommend Dr. Martens. These boots—colloquially called “Docs”—are characterized by turf-tearing rubber soles and a nearly impenetrable leather shaft. They come in almost every color, from basic black to pink patent leather; there are varying shaft-heights and styles equipped with heels—they also have a collection for men.&lt;br /&gt;
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It’s usually advised not to wear leather in the rain, but Docs are virtually waterproof. Plus, the website (drmartens.com) offers a small selection of “For Life” products—a collection of boots guaranteed to stay put-together forever.&lt;br /&gt;
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Combat boots not your style? Opt for a classic pair of ankle boots—but make sure they’re leather. I love the look of Jeffrey Campbell’s Doc Holiday Zip Booties ($100, shopbop.com). If you’re a fan of a larger heel, try Zara’s High Heel Ankle Boot with Zip ($99, zara.com).&lt;br /&gt;
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Worried about the price? Leather boots don’t come cheap—that’s for sure. But if you’re willing to make the investment, you won’t regret it. Any good pair of leather boots, like the ones I mentioned, will—without a doubt—last you a lifetime if you treat them with care.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now, I know I just said wearing leather in the rain is usually a no-no, unless you want your boots to look as warped as that dead tree that had been stricken by lightning near Tipple Pond during the hurricane.&lt;br /&gt;
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To avoid such a catastrophe, buy a tube of waterproof leather sealant—you can find that just about anywhere, from Payless to Stop and Shop to amazon.com – for dirt cheap. Apply the sealant to your leather goods, and you’ll be set!&lt;br /&gt;
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If trekking in your boots from the mucky campus grounds into class just isn’t your style, do as New Yorkers are classically known for doing: carry a pair of flats or heels in your purse, and change into them when you get to class. The trick is to carry a pair of shoes that are lightweight, so as not to weigh down your purse.&lt;br /&gt;
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Just as a general rule of thumb, don’t brave the rain in ballet flats. Your feet will get wet, and after one or two wears, your shoes will be finished. Take it from me.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://drewacorn.com/?p=12599"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 28/10/11&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5667255487932166623?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5667255487932166623/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-mode-rain-wont-go-away-bring-out.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5667255487932166623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5667255487932166623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-mode-rain-wont-go-away-bring-out.html' title='A La Mode: Rain won’t go away? Bring out the boots'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5679079012495140615</id><published>2011-11-16T10:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T10:00:00.038-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Fab plastic makes rainy days a shoe-in</title><content type='html'>Today's &lt;i&gt;[01/11/11]&lt;/i&gt; expected early showers will have fashion gamblers scratching suede heels from their ensembles in favour of sturdier sandals and stilettos.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cult following of Brazilian shoe brand Melissa can ignore ominous clouds. The PVC shoes are waterproof and slightly more stylish than a pair of forest-green gumboots.&lt;br /&gt;
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"A good friend of mine wore a pair of Melissa shoes to the races and they looked cute and were waterproof," Sydney designer Gary Bigeni says.&lt;br /&gt;
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For Susannah Kerr, the brand's Australian importer, Melissa's appeal goes beyond ploughing through puddles. Since bringing the plastic heels to this country in 2004, sales have grown to the point where a pop-up store was opened at Melbourne Central in August to support the growing online store.&lt;br /&gt;
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"It's great that people can see they're perfect for an event like the races," Kerr says. "But their appeal is not just to do with their being waterproof. They're also champagne-proof, beer-proof and you can stand in them for hours. They're essentially race-proof."&lt;br /&gt;
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Melissa has been operating for more than 30 years out of Spain &lt;i&gt;[??????????????????]&lt;/i&gt; but came to the attention of the fashion public by enlisting high-profile designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Gareth Pugh for collaborations.&lt;br /&gt;
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"They're popular overseas but it has been a big education process for the public," Kerr says. "A lot of adults just don't like the idea of plastic shoes and won't budge, but then there are people who really get it. The shoes are as much about design as fashion. People are intrigued by how a single piece of plastic can be used to make such a shoe."&lt;br /&gt;
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To reinforce the design emphasis, Melissa also has collaborated with architectural giants Zaha Hadid and Gaetano Pesce. These models are stocked in Space Furniture and Top 3.&lt;br /&gt;
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The brand's design reputation was enhanced when the flagship store in São Paulo was covered with more than 350,000 Post-It notes to launch the 2012 Love collection in July. Stop-motion animators shifted the notes over five months to create a message of love.&lt;br /&gt;
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"That's the sort of humour that comes right through the collection," Kerr says. "They are incredibly practical but they're also fun."&lt;br /&gt;
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The humour stretches to the nose. Melissa shoes are infused with a bubble gum scent that lasts for months of wearing.&lt;br /&gt;
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"When you first walk into the stockroom it can be pretty overpowering but I'm immune to it by now," Kerr says.&lt;br /&gt;
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More Melissa stores are planned for Australia and the brand recently has expanded into children's shoes with Mini Melissa and a small men's range featuring lace-ups and a loafer.&lt;br /&gt;
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"I don't think you'll see a lot of them at the races," Kerr says. "But the people wearing them will be happy. Dry and happy."&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/fab-plastic-makes-rainy-days-a-shoe-in/story-e6frg8k6-1226181892502"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 01/11/11&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5679079012495140615?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5679079012495140615/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/fab-plastic-makes-rainy-days-shoe-in.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5679079012495140615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5679079012495140615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/fab-plastic-makes-rainy-days-shoe-in.html' title='Fab plastic makes rainy days a shoe-in'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uEiU3lWYx5Q/TsHr1fXA94I/AAAAAAAAPUs/p11K8W3imzo/s72-c/134177-111101.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1103792953818775680</id><published>2011-11-16T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T08:00:17.826-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Gareth Pugh unveils shoe line for Melissa</title><content type='html'>After months of anticipation, Gareth Pugh has debuted his capsule shoe collection for Melissa. The designer has branched out further from his MAC collaboration with a new shoe line for the brand. Melissa are best known for their plastic shoes, which Pugh admits is what drew him to partnering with the brand.&lt;br /&gt;
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"Of course the whole plastic thing is very up my street," Pugh told Vogue UK. "Melissa is a company that I have known for many years - they supported me with shoe sponsorship for my second show at London Fashion Week - spring/summer 2006. We have talked about doing something together ever since - I just don't think it was ever the right time to do it before."&lt;br /&gt;
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The collection features two styles - a flat peep-toe in Pugh's signature zig-zag print and a gladiator sandal which is available in variations of black, white and silver. This style was adapted from his Spring/Summer 2009 show.&lt;br /&gt;
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"The Melissa style has quite an amour-like quality to them which I love," added Pugh.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/2011/11/gareth_pugh_unv.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 08/11/11&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1103792953818775680?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1103792953818775680/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/gareth-pugh-unveils-shoe-line-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1103792953818775680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1103792953818775680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/gareth-pugh-unveils-shoe-line-for.html' title='Gareth Pugh unveils shoe line for Melissa'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2145031453583673936</id><published>2011-11-15T17:57:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T17:57:33.146-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Agendamento de posts</title><content type='html'>Se vocês repararem nos horários dos dois últimos posts, lá no finalzinho, passando o mouse por cima da data, vão perceber que eles foram ao ar em pleno horário de expediente (aqui não é feriado hoje, pipou) e totalmente fora do meu horário padrão de postagem.&lt;br /&gt;
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O motivo disso é que eu vi a luz e finalmente resolvi usar a técnica já velha conhecida dos blogs chiques com milhares de acessos diários: agendamento de posts.&lt;br /&gt;
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Portanto, enquanto eu tiver material "estocado" vou continuar agendando, pelo menos assim consigo manter o blog ativo por alguns dias consecutivos...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2145031453583673936?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2145031453583673936/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/agendamento-de-posts.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2145031453583673936'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2145031453583673936'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/agendamento-de-posts.html' title='Agendamento de posts'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5886095901035465751</id><published>2011-11-15T10:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T18:39:03.037-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Exactly How Hot Is Brazil?</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;O post é longo, mas achei tão informativo que tive pena de editar. A matéria é do New York Times e está muito bem escrita.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JmVzlXpdRoM/TsHkh9wRs_I/AAAAAAAAPUk/md9pkGamdlA/s1600/10iht-rhot10-span-articleLarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JmVzlXpdRoM/TsHkh9wRs_I/AAAAAAAAPUk/md9pkGamdlA/s400/10iht-rhot10-span-articleLarge.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Oscar Freire street in the Jardins neighborhood of São Paulo. Most of Brazil's luxury shopping is done in malls, but this area has attracted many global brands as well as enthusiastic shoppers. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The stylish women with their trim figures walking down Oscar Freire street, &lt;b&gt;popping into Melissa for a pair of shoes&lt;/b&gt; or trying on the latest crystal-decorated Havaianas, look so sophisticated that this part of São Paulo could be any upscale city center — give or take the balmy climate and the flourishing green trees. &lt;br /&gt;
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Compared with the other so-called BRIC countries — Russia, with historic department stores rising from gray streets; India, with its chaotic New Delhi markets; or China, with its sprawling, often empty, shopping malls — São Paulo seems like a hive of glamorous commerce.&lt;br /&gt;
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Alongside the fashionable shoes and handbags, the companion of any smart woman lunching at the cool and inventive Maní restaurant seems to be not just the latest cellphone but also a shopping bag or two. And these have the labels of well-established homegrown brands, as well as the international names.&lt;br /&gt;
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How real is this feeling that Brazil has a tide of fashion sweeping over its beach culture? And that this irrepressible enthusiasm for style in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo is only the beginning of a wave of luxury consumerism lapping at the rest of Latin America?&lt;br /&gt;
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Compared with China, Brazil has had far less attention from the big brands, although their stores are present in São Paulo, lining the streets in the upscale Jardins area. And the clicking of high heels echoes through the Iguatemi mall as shoppers survey the plate-glass emporiums of globally famous brands.&lt;br /&gt;
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In spite of daunting barriers to getting the hot new designer look, including steep import taxes that can easily double the American or European purchase price, the luxury market here has been buoyant since the days when Daslu, an unapologetically elitist store in São Paulo, first captivated high-end Brazilian customers. By the 1990s, the store was an oasis of indulgence and a mecca for international brands, but subsequently it was investigated for tax irregularities and although still in existance, it is a shadow of its extravagant past.&lt;br /&gt;
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The specter of the privileged preening among poverty no longer seems to haunt a country with a fast-growing middle class, although the disparity between rich and poor is still evident.&lt;br /&gt;
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Carla Schmitzberger, president of Havaianas — makers of those famous flip-flop sandals — explains that São Paulo has a concentration of the wealthiest people in Brazil, and that you can see society reflected in her company’s key product.&lt;br /&gt;
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The rise of rubber sandals from utilitarian footwear to Hollywood glamour is expressed in the Havaianas still sold as low-cost footwear across Latin America — in Argentina, Bolivia or Colombia. Yet in the São Paulo store, as well as globally, the fancier versions are on offer at seven times the basic cost.&lt;br /&gt;
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Havaianas are certainly a gold mine. The parent company, São Paulo Alpargatas, credits sales of the flip-flops for a bit more than half of its 2010 net revenues of 2.2 billion Brazilian reais, or $1.25 billion.&lt;br /&gt;
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“There is a huge discrepancy in Brazil. Maybe because women in high social groups often don’t work, they don’t altogether connect value to money earned,” suggests Ms. Schmitzberger on the subject of the country’s sky-high high cost of luxury.&lt;br /&gt;
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“I don’t know what motivates them to buy Louboutins at three times the price, when they are able to travel,” she says. “It is the weight these brands carry — and a lot of weight put in Brazil on appearances.”&lt;br /&gt;
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Natalie Klein, who is behind the stylish multi brand NK stores in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, says that back in 1997, when she started, it was a new idea in Brazil to offer what she calls “cool luxury,” meaning nonostentatious fashion. Her store started a process of instruction, teaching clients about the modern fashion culture and encouraging them to try new experiences. And Ms. Klein focused on “citizens of the world, who travel and want more sophisticated clothes.”&lt;br /&gt;
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Like any retailer in Brazil, the NK store resonates with one key word: service. &lt;br /&gt;
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“This is the most important asset of the company: the service we provide,” Ms. Klein says. “We became a consultancy. The relationship with the client is close, personal; we learn about them, we direct them and they have confidence in our curatorial work.” &lt;br /&gt;
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The concept of service at a five-star level is the element most likely to challenge European and American brands with stores in Brazil.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Service has become a crucial factor in Brazil,” says Carlos Jereissati Filho, president and chief executive of the Iguatemi group, which operates 13 shopping centers across Brazil with annual sales in 2010 of almost $4 billion.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Big brands need to look around more. They tend to have one strategy fits all — but Brazil is very different from the Middle East and Asia,” says Mr. Jereissati. “Things are very expensive and that creates a difficult market. In order to sell, you need amazing service and that is what Brazil has to offer.”&lt;br /&gt;
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The success of Iguatemi, which is celebrating 45 years since its first mall was founded in 1966, is proof that shopping is part of culture in Brazil — and vice versa. Mr. Jereissati, who is a son of the founder, believes that the shopping experience needs to be more than just purchasing goods. That creates a sophisticated environment compared with malls in China or India.&lt;br /&gt;
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“I realize that more and more people want a mall to be a lifestyle, asking ‘Where is my bookstore? My cinema? My digital shop? My kid’s place?’ or ‘Where I can have my hair done?” ' says Mr. Jereissati, who adds to that roster beauty and health care, fine dining, sophisticated entertainment and art as extra components.&lt;br /&gt;
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“In São Paulo we are looking to be a cultural center with art exhibitions. People are not only consumers — they want to learn,” says the executive, although the Iguatemi mall has front and central global luxury brands like Burberry, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Missoni, Tiffany and Diane von Furstenberg, whose sales in Brazil are her brand’s highest.&lt;br /&gt;
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Because Brazil is the only BRIC country to have significant designers of its own, Gloria Coelho, Carlos Miele, Osklen and H. Stern are among the homegrown brands on sale.&lt;br /&gt;
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For Mr. Jereissati, who graduated from business school in the early 1990s, just as Brazil was opening up and retailers could start importing, his mission was to follow his father’s vision: “to create the best mall — not the largest.”&lt;br /&gt;
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Now another Iguatemi luxury mall, named JK (for the late President Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira) will open in April 2012 with brands new to the Brazilian market, including Dolce &amp;amp; Gabbana, Goyard, Lanvin — and Top Shop. Mr. Jereissati says the new mall will represent the “beautiful contradictions” of modern luxury, “where fast meets slow, art meets commerce and high meets low.”&lt;br /&gt;
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With the Brazilian economy showing 7.5 percent growth in 2010 and projections of good annual growth for the rest of the decade, Iguatemi is focusing on ways to differentiate itself from other malls, planning to focus on high-tech ways of speeding up the boring part of shopping. (Read: the payment.).&lt;br /&gt;
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Growth in Brazil is a different story. Iguatemi opened a 33,800-square-meter, or 363,820-square-foot, mall in Brasília last year, and Mr. Jereissati believes that the luxury market will spread to other cities, like Belo Horizonte, Campinas and Porto Alegre.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a wired and interlinked world, how different is shopping in Brazil compared with the neighboring United States?&lt;br /&gt;
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Emanuel Chirico is chairman and chief executive of Phillips-Van Heusen, in charge of Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and other heritage brands. He disputes the general view from Brazil that U.S. brands have spent more time looking east to China than south to countries on their doorstep. &lt;br /&gt;
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“With the exception of Brazil, South America has been much easier to develop than China, particularly because of South American travel to the U.S. and the long histories of the brands,” says Mr. Chirico, adding that Calvin Klein has been in Brazil for a decade under its Warnaco licensing agreement. &lt;br /&gt;
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Yet Calvin Klein’s global retail sales for 2010 do not suggest a surge in Latin America. Out of a $6.7 billion total, 53 percent of sales were in North America, 25 percent in Europe, 17 percent in Asia and just the remaining 5 percent in South America and elsewhere. The retail sales volume for Calvin Klein in the region was $300 million, mostly from Brazil and Mexico.&lt;br /&gt;
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Tommy Hilfiger’s American cool has found a stronger response in Central and South America, which provided 10 percent of its $4.6 billion sales last year, an exact match with the percentage from Asia.&lt;br /&gt;
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“In general, the Brazilian market has extremely high import duties and for that reason alone, it has been more difficult for international brands to build a material business there, relative to parts of Asia,” says Mr. Chirico. “But the Brazilian consumer is increasingly interested in global brands. We see this in our growth there, as well as in the United States, where Brazilian consumers are our No. 1 international shopper.”&lt;br /&gt;
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Marc Puig, chairman and chief executive of the Spanish-based fragrance company Puig, focused early on the company’s Latino connections. Brands like those from Carolina Herrera, the Venezuelan-born, New York-based designer; Paco Rabanne; Antonio Banderas; and the Colombian singer Shakira all had a resonance in Latin America — even more than Puig’s haute fashion fragrances from Prada, Nina Ricci and Valentino.&lt;br /&gt;
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“At Puig, we placed a high priority in South America long before many other companies for obvious reasons: There is a cultural affinity with the territory since we are a Spanish company,” says the executive. “Before the area became part of the emerging world, the territories were not a major focus of our competitors and that gave us an advantage. Today that is no longer the case. I can’t imagine a company whose board has not asked its management team what are the plans for the region, specifically for Brazil, since it became one of the BRICs.”&lt;br /&gt;
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The early start, allowing the brands to capitalize on recent growth, is evident in the sales ratios. Puig’s annual sales in Latin America are 19.9 percent, in contrast to just 7 percent in North America and the company increased its total net profit year on year by 57 percent, to €130 million, or $180 million, in 2010 from €83 million in 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mr. Puig describes Brazil as more like a continent, representing 50 percent of the economy of South America and operating under its own rules, as in the fragrance market, where 90 percent of sales are door-to-door. Behind this Latin American market leader come areas that, Mr. Puig says, all have different levels of market awareness: Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru.&lt;br /&gt;
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Global brands have to face up to the Latin American demographic fact that a third of the population is younger than 30. But it seems that big names do register with the millennial generation, as stores reach out to young clients.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cidade Jardim, a São Paulo mall of 45,000 square meters, landscaped with trees and greenery, opened in May 2008 with a focus on Brazilian brands. But it has developed into a 180-shop mall with luxury brands from Hermès and the Petrossian caviar house. By spring 2012, it will add Cartier, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Tod’s.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brands often build sales in emerging markets with accessories, but Maria Luisa Pucci, director of retail operations at Cidade Jardim, says that although accessories are the driving factor, customers are also focused on ready-to-wear. And Ms. Pucci says there is a high ratio of visits converted to sales through the week and on weekends, when traffic doubles. &lt;br /&gt;
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Like all high-end shopping spots throughout Brazil, this mall offers deferred payments over three or more installments. But it also aims to be more than just a shopping center, with lifestyle experiences including movies, bookstores, a gym – and an appeal to children with a Reebok sports club. Men are lured by a store selling those must-have toys: yachts, helicopters and jets. &lt;br /&gt;
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Although Cidade Jardim has visitors from across Brazil, luxury malls do not yet extend beyond the big three cities: São Paulo, Rio and Brasília.&lt;br /&gt;
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That leaves the field open for farfetch.com, a Web site that is an amalgamator, handling online sales for 80 stores worldwide and 25 in Brazil, including the NK stores.&lt;br /&gt;
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For José Neves, the company’s chief executive officer and a Portuguese native who formed his fashion experience in London, Brazil’s booming mining towns are obvious targets for his boutique-based e-tailing.&lt;br /&gt;
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“I founded Farfetch three years ago, and we have seen an incredible response from the public, as well as from independent boutiques and brands,” says Mr. Neves, explaining that the Brazil presence (farfetch.com.br) was introduced a year ago and offers a mix of 2,000 global labels and 50 high-end Brazilian designers. The executive talks about “an impeccable level of service to the Brazilian customer, with local payment systems and split payments; assisted, fast customs clearance with all taxes prepaid by us; and easy returns, not to mention a local V.I.P. and native language customer-service team.”&lt;br /&gt;
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But, above all, Mr. Neves finds in Brazil a distinctive market that he calls “sophisticated and impulsive.” He notes a fast-growing middle class starting to catch up with the affluent part of the population and a customer who “spends a lot.” Add to that a very low rate of savings — compared with China, for example — and Brazil as an individual entity far outweighs any putative growth in the rest of Latin America.&lt;br /&gt;
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Susanne Tide-Frater, the brand and strategy director of Farfetch, expresses what is perhaps the crucial factor to understanding the South American attitude to luxury.&lt;br /&gt;
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As a former creative director at Harrods and Selfridges department stores in London, she sees the Latin American customers as different in spirit from the world-weary attitude that hovers over shoppers in Western countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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“They are happy to pay 80 percent more, providing they receive up-to-date goods in real time,” Ms. Tide-Frater says. “Brazil is fantastic because it has a buzzy economy and a real fashion ‘will.”’ &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/fashion/brazil-and-the-fashionable-life.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 09/11/11&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;UPDATE 18/11/11:&lt;/b&gt; O blog da Melissa publicou uma matéria sobre a autora da reportagem acima, Suzy Menkes. Para ler a matéria, &lt;a href="http://www.melissa.com.br/blog/pt/arquivo/2011/11/presenca-ilustre-na-galeria-melissa"&gt;clique aqui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5886095901035465751?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5886095901035465751/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/exactly-how-hot-is-brazil.html#comment-form' title='4 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5886095901035465751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5886095901035465751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/exactly-how-hot-is-brazil.html' title='Exactly How Hot Is Brazil?'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JmVzlXpdRoM/TsHkh9wRs_I/AAAAAAAAPUk/md9pkGamdlA/s72-c/10iht-rhot10-span-articleLarge.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1736733208139553818</id><published>2011-11-15T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T08:00:18.853-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Lucro líquido da Grendene cai 20,3% no 3º trimestre</title><content type='html'>A Grendene - fabricante de calçados de plásticos e dona de marcas como Melissa e Ipanema - encerrou o terceiro trimestre com queda de 20,3% em seu lucro líquido que somou R$ 83,5 milhões. O resultado da última linha do balanço foi impactado por uma combinação de fatores como redução de 2,4% na venda dos calçados, queda no preço médio de 3,4% e aumento de 4,5% nas despesas operacionais.&lt;br /&gt;
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A receita líquida no período encerrado em 30 de setembro somou R$ 414,6 milhões, redução de 5% quando comparado ao mesmo período do ano passado. "Em 2010, houve uma euforia no varejo e as vendas foram boas. Com isso, a base de comparação fica comprometida. Somado a isso, o consumo este ano está menor", disse Francisco Schmitt, diretor de Relações com Investidores da Grendene. "Desde o começo do ano já prevíamos que 2011 seria difícil", complementou o executivo.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nos primeiro e segundo trimestres, a Grendene também registrou queda na receita e no lucro. "Temos a percepção que esse cenário de desaceleração vai se estender até meados de 2012", disse Schmitt. Apesar desse cenário, a Grendene manteve seu guindace para os próximos cinco anos (2011-2015) de crescer a receita bruta entre 8% e 12% e o lucro líquido, de 12% a 15%. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://economia.ig.com.br/empresas/lucro-liquido-da-grendene-cai-203-no-3-trimestre/n1597363835452.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt; 10/11/2011&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1736733208139553818?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1736733208139553818/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/lucro-liquido-da-grendene-cai-203-no-3.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1736733208139553818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1736733208139553818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/lucro-liquido-da-grendene-cai-203-no-3.html' title='Lucro líquido da Grendene cai 20,3% no 3º trimestre'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3368220087891811463</id><published>2011-11-14T21:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T21:23:32.911-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Cartoon bags!</title><content type='html'>O post de reinauguração do blog não é sobre Melissas, mas essas cartoon bags são tão absurdamente incríveis que mereciam um post só pra elas!&lt;br /&gt;
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Esssa bolsas são 3D mas dão um efeito 2D muito legal! Pena que são bem carinhas... Do site da loja:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Jump From Paper Bags&lt;br /&gt;
Designer: Chay Su and Rika Lin&lt;br /&gt;
Price: US$89.00&lt;br /&gt;
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This 2 dimensional looking bag plays a fun "trick on the eye" and it's a cool way to tote your stuff. Cartoon-like outlines and bright and cheerful colors add a brisk and funky flavor. Despite the slim appearance, each JumpFromPaper™ bag has a roomy interior to accommodate personal belongings and even a laptop.&lt;br /&gt;
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styles available:&lt;br /&gt;
Bowling Bag (red/tan/white/black)&lt;br /&gt;
Travel Bag (brown/pink/black)&lt;br /&gt;
Afternoon Tea (white/black/blue)&lt;br /&gt;
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Dimensions / Material:&lt;br /&gt;
Travel Bag: 18.9" x 19.7" x .8" / Canvas&lt;br /&gt;
Bowling Bag: 18.9" x 20" x .8" / Canvas&lt;br /&gt;
Afternoon Tea: 16.5" x 13" x .8" / Polyester&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Fontes: &lt;a href="http://www.incrediblethings.com/style-and-gear/pow-bam-zoink-check-out-my-handbag/"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://www.gnr8.biz/product_info.php?products_id=1354"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3368220087891811463?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3368220087891811463/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/cartoon-bags.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3368220087891811463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3368220087891811463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/cartoon-bags.html' title='Cartoon bags!'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2aZlO5pKSQk/TsHZ-62NvqI/AAAAAAAAPTI/LVjQ-4391FE/s72-c/travelbag_2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7538349040845509543</id><published>2011-11-14T21:01:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T21:01:30.629-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Eu voltei pras coisas que eu deixei, eu voltei...</title><content type='html'>Porque uma leitora fofa pediu pra eu voltar. Então eu voltei! S2&lt;br /&gt;
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Apesar de ter abandonado o blog por estar horrorizada com os preços das Melissas (principalmente em se comparando com os preços de sapatos aqui nos EUA), eu continuo buscando e salvando as notícias que são publicadas sobre a marca por aí.&lt;br /&gt;
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Então atendendo a pedidos (um pedido na verdade S2), vou voltar a atualizar esse cantinho aqui. Afinal, apesar de todos os pesares, as Melissas continuam sendo uma parte importante na minha vida sapatística.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7538349040845509543?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7538349040845509543/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/eu-voltei-pras-coisas-que-eu-deixei-eu.html#comment-form' title='5 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7538349040845509543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7538349040845509543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/11/eu-voltei-pras-coisas-que-eu-deixei-eu.html' title='Eu voltei pras coisas que eu deixei, eu voltei...'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5221567402528759580</id><published>2011-09-18T17:27:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-18T17:27:42.188-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Papéis de parede de Vivienne Westwood no Brasil</title><content type='html'>Uma das mais controversas e célebres estilistas britânicas, Vivienne Westwood foi quem deu início ao movimento punk na moda, nos anos 1970. Na ocasião, ela tinha uma loja em Londres que vendia peças inspiradas no rock’n roll e passou a desenhar o figurino de bandas de punk-rock como Sex Pistols. Ela ganhou fama e, nas décadas seguintes, passou a ser querida também pelo mainstream, mas sem nunca abrir mão da rebeldia como vestidos com volumes exagerados, plataformas altíssimas e peças rasgadas. &lt;br /&gt;
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Depois de lançar uma bem-sucedida coleção de sandálias em parceria com a brasileira Melissa, Vivienne decidiu investir também em decoração – tendência de lifestyle cada vez maior entre marcas e estilistas célebres, como Missoni, Ralph Lauren, Hermès, Fendi, Giorgio Armani e os brasileiros Alexandre Herchcovitch e Adriana Barra. &lt;br /&gt;
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Em parceria com a tradicional empresa britânica Cole &amp; Son, fundada em 1875, Vivienne lançou uma coleção ousada de papéis de parede, com estampas que não costumam figurar em lojas do tipo. Elas são gráficas e, por vezes, psicodélicas – algumas causam até ilusões de volume. Foram inspiradas em desenhos de suas coleções antigas.&lt;br /&gt;
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Voltada para um público mais ousado, com informação de moda, a coleção foi um sucesso na Inglaterra e, agora, chega ao Brasil. Os papéis estão à venda na Wallpaper, em São Paulo, mas podem ser entregues para outros estados.&lt;br /&gt;
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Serviço:&lt;br /&gt;
Wallpaper&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.wallpaper.com.br"&gt;www.wallpaper.com.br&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Tel.: (11) 3093-9811&lt;br /&gt;
A partir de R$ 794 (o rolo) &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI265533-17598,00-DECOR+ASSINADO+CHEGA+AO+BRASIL+LINHA+FASHION+DE+PAPEIS+DE+PAREDE+DA+ESTILIS.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5221567402528759580?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5221567402528759580/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/chegam-ao-brasil-os-papeis-de-parede-de.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5221567402528759580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5221567402528759580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/chegam-ao-brasil-os-papeis-de-parede-de.html' title='Papéis de parede de Vivienne Westwood no Brasil'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oK7xH3ep8-M/TnZvpIpMbTI/AAAAAAAAPS0/1uNSL2HTr2U/s72-c/0%252C%252C56575566%252C00.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6270745779118332739</id><published>2011-09-17T21:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-17T21:54:25.078-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lady Dragon + J. Maskrey em promoção</title><content type='html'>Na Ideeli o modelo está custando apenas &lt;a href="http://www.ideeli.com/events/61050/offers/2336030/latest_view/1115642"&gt;170 dólares&lt;/a&gt;, mas só tem no número 36 =/ Para se cadastrar no site, basta &lt;a href="www.ideeli.com/invite/sregia"&gt;clicar aqui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6270745779118332739?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6270745779118332739/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/lady-dragon-j-maskrey-em-promocao.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6270745779118332739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6270745779118332739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/lady-dragon-j-maskrey-em-promocao.html' title='Lady Dragon + J. Maskrey em promoção'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2336068418584060604</id><published>2011-09-15T20:34:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-15T20:38:51.144-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Rubber Soul: Galeria Melissa in Sao Paulo</title><content type='html'>Shopping is big in Sao Paulo. With a population of almost twenty million, it’s Brazil’s largest city. It is said when Paulistanos aren’t working they’re clubbing, and when they’re not clubbing they’re shopping at a samba-driven pace.&lt;br /&gt;
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And no wonder. My time spent shopping along Rua Oscar Freire in the chic Jardin’s neighborhood (it’s among the ten most luxurious streets in the world), was a heady experience. Not the least because my visit coincided with Sao Paulo’s Fashion Night Out and an appearance by super-supermodel, Gisele Bündchen. Brazilian bodaciousness aside (one of my purchases included a kiss from a beautiful sales assistant upon the success of my credit card approval) &lt;i&gt;[favor ver nota sobre isso no final do post]&lt;/i&gt;, sustainable fashion and beauty appear firmly entrenched in the consumer mindset here.&lt;br /&gt;
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I’ve discovered cool cutting-edge design aesthetics from Brazilian designer brand Osklen, jeweler Mana Bernardes, and the booming natural beauty brand, Natura – all renowned for their smart, eco-friendly stance.&lt;br /&gt;
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Leather goods are the typical recommendation for wares to bring back from Sao Paulo, but carting home dead animal skins doesn’t hold much appeal for me. What I am interested in packing in my suitcase home is a pair of the hip, brightly colored jelly shoes that can be found at the impressive Galeria Melissa.&lt;br /&gt;
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The flagship Melissa shoe store has the world’s largest selection of the high design footwear made from a recyclable and non-toxic type of plastic. The Brazilian shoemaker also practices fair trade and zero waste in production.&lt;br /&gt;
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There’s something universally appealing about the tactile, pop art-esque shoes that inspire passion from collectors and celebrities like Pamela Anderson, Leona Lewis and both Katies (Perry and Holmes). It’s unlikely that these shoes are ever thrown in the recycling bin (even though you could).&lt;br /&gt;
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Seeing the entire collection together at once is a true visual feast. A dizzying array of gladiator sandals, flats, platform and four inch heels adorned with plastic hearts, butterfly wings and feathers are on display alongside full lines from collaborations with acclaimed designers such as the Campana Brothers, Karim Rashid and Vivienne Westwood.&lt;br /&gt;
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The heart-quickening, near psychedelic shopping experience is aided &lt;i&gt;muito&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;[tá assim no post original]&lt;/i&gt; by the futuristic looking bubble-shaped stands and the rave-enhanced interior and atrium artwork, which is updated with new graphics from guest artists every three months. Not to mention being helped along by the overwhelmingly intoxicating aroma of tutti-frutti, which the shoes are known for.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chic, cruelty-free (and I can attest), incredibly comfortable shoes – what more can you ask for? &lt;i&gt;[Tanta coisa, fia! Que tal, pra começar, precinhos camaradas e mais qualidade nos produtos???]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VXoxU8yL-2M/TnKaeC9Z11I/AAAAAAAAPSs/u3gHs4j8d7U/s1600/MelShop4551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="293" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VXoxU8yL-2M/TnKaeC9Z11I/AAAAAAAAPSs/u3gHs4j8d7U/s400/MelShop4551.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The psychedelic retail experience is aided by futuristic looking bubble-shaped stands.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nota:&lt;/b&gt; Pois é, esse negócio do beijo. A autora do post nasceu em Londres mas mora nos EUA e aqui eles têm uma necessidade muito forte de garantir o seu próprio espaço pessoal. Eles consideram uma invasão de privacidade se você chegar muito perto, se entrar na bolha invisível na qual eles se colocam. E numa cidade pequena como a minha, a situação é ainda mais exacerbada. As pessoas muito mal se tocam e quando o fazem às vezes pedem permissão antes. O máximo de contato físico com um estranho é um aperto de mão e ainda assim bem de longe. E vocês sabem como brasileiro é, né? Brasileiro fala tocando, chega junto, dá dois beijinhos (ou um, ou três, dependendo do estado, hehe), brasileiro faz um melhor amigo em cada esquina. Você conhece uma vendedora legal numa loja, faz amizade rapidinho e no final é bem capaz de vocês se despedirem com dois beijinhos. Coisa absolutamente inimaginável aqui.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quando o pessoal da filial do Brasil vem visitar a empresa onde eu trabalho, eles usam o costume brasileiro de cumprimentar: para os homens, um aperto de mão caloroso; para as mulheres, dois beijinhos. Nossa, vocês não têm noção do tamanho do rebuliço que isso causa na empresa. É o comentário da semana: "Não-sei-quem do Brasil DEU UM BEIJO em Fulana!!!" Fica todo mundo chocado. Eu, já sabendo como o povo daqui é, fico me contendo o tempo todo. É horrível. Mas eu vou aos poucos explicando que a cultura brasileira é diferente, que a gente se toca muito, que isso não significa nada de mais, que é só a maneira como a gente se comunica e se cumprimenta. Aos poucos eles vão entendendo... Tanto que já em duas ocasiões especiais eu ganhei abraços dos meus colegas de trabalho! =D&lt;br /&gt;
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Interessante foi quando teve a visita de um argentino lá na empresa. Na reunião, como sempre acontece, alguém falou pro cara que eu era do Brasil. Quando o pessoal do trabalho me apresenta a alguém, eles falam assim: "Essa é Sandra, ela é do Brasil e tem uma coleção de sapatos". Invariavelmente a pessoa olha para os meus pés e nota com cara de espanto que eu estou com um sapato rosa ou azul ou amarelo... É engraçado! Mas enfim, voltando ao argentino. Na hora de se despedir, ele educadamente apertou a mão de todos os presentes, homens e mulheres. Quando chegou a minha vez, ele me deu dois beijinhos. Nossa, foi uma comoção geral, virou o comentário da semana: "Por que ele beijou só você e não a gente?" Vai entender? Quando ganham dois beijinhos elas reclamam, quando não ganham, reclamam também! Haha!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2336068418584060604?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2336068418584060604/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/rubber-soul-galeria-melissa-in-sao.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2336068418584060604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2336068418584060604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/rubber-soul-galeria-melissa-in-sao.html' title='Rubber Soul: Galeria Melissa in Sao Paulo'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbnVUwi0r1U/TnKZGJC01wI/AAAAAAAAPSU/OKBiHAPQ6P0/s72-c/MelissaEntrance455.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-54442970755900391</id><published>2011-09-15T13:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-15T13:11:09.882-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Brazilian Footwear Brands at Coterie</title><content type='html'>Brazilian Footwear, a program of the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association (Abicalcados) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investments Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), will showcase five brands at Coterie, a tradeshow that includes more than 1,300 high end collections to form an international who's who of retailers, including U.S. and International majors, boutiques and specialty stores.&lt;br /&gt;
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What: Brazilian footwear is known for its trend-setting style, exceptional quality and fair price, so it's accessible to a wide audience. The brands attending Coterie will highlight styles for men and women for occasions that vary from the office and weekend-wear to formal and fun. The following Brazilian Footwear brands will reveal their 2012 Spring/Summer lines:&lt;br /&gt;
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-- IPANEMA (Booth #8510) -- IPANEMA Beach is where Brazilian bikinis and the boutiques that shaped modern Brazilian fashion first appeared. The brand's trademark sandal incorporates IPANEMA's renowned mosaic boardwalk design as well as in the molded textures of the foot-beds and straps.&lt;br /&gt;
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-- Ira Salles (booth #8509) -- Ira Salles is a Parsons graduate and she is dedicated to creating shoes and bags with the finest quality. Each product is individually hand crafted, using unique materials and textures that give the brand an exclusive look.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;-- Melissa (Booth #3437) -- Melissa is an iconic global footwear brand that traces its origins to Brazil. Melissa's avant-garde designs are often considered pieces of art in and of themselves. Over the years, Melissa has partnered with the world's brightest design talents including fashion designers (e.g. Vivienne Westwood), architects (e.g. Karim Rashid and Zaha Hadid), and furniture designers (e.g. The Campana Brothers), among others.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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-- Morenatom (Booth #9004) -- Morenatom is the marriage of two shoe families, Cristina and Nelson Germann of Porto Alegre, Brazil and Michael and Amy Abrams of New York. The collections are inspired by the power of the earth and its exuberant beauty. The name Morenatom is the combination of two Brazilian icons -- "Morena," the sun kissed, dark haired beauty of Rio, and "Tom," the soul of the Samba.&lt;br /&gt;
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-- Schutz (Booth #8610) -- Director and Designer Alexandre Birman designs shoes for the modern woman to create a brand that symbolizes innovation, design, quality, fashion and freedom of expression.&lt;br /&gt;
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Each of these brands has a unique flair that is exhibited in their 2012 trends. Attendees can expect to see lots of bold styles and colors with ethnic influences like animal prints and exotic textures. Even the brands with the cleanest lines have extravagant cuts and unique patterns.&lt;br /&gt;
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When: September 18-20, 2011&lt;br /&gt;
Where: The Javits Center, NYC, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001&lt;br /&gt;
How: To register, visit &lt;a href="http://enkregistrations.com/registrationtype.aspx?sc=32"&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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About Brazilian Footwear&lt;br /&gt;
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Brazilian Footwear, a program of the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association (Abicalcados) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investments Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), operates as an advocate for the policies favored by the Brazilian shoe industry. The program watches over the industry's interests and acts directly on domestic and foreign issues pertaining to the industry's activities. The footwear manufacturers represented by Brazilian Footwear are responsible for an annual production of approximately 894 million pairs of shoes, distributed globally to more than 140 countries with the U.S. as the principal buyer. To learn more about Brazilian Footwear, visit: &lt;a href="http://www.brazilianfootwear.com.br/home"&gt;www.brazilianfootwear.com.br&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/BRFootwear"&gt;facebook.com/BRFootwear&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brazilian-footwear-brands-reveal-2012-spring-lines-at-coterie-2011-09-15"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-54442970755900391?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/54442970755900391/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/brazilian-footwear-brands-at-coterie.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/54442970755900391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/54442970755900391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/brazilian-footwear-brands-at-coterie.html' title='Brazilian Footwear Brands at Coterie'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4403411702679095738</id><published>2011-09-14T15:10:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-14T15:52:43.395-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa em Belém?</title><content type='html'>Existe uma empresa chamada "Plastic Shoes-Melissa" em Belém. Parece que eles não têm nada a ver com a Melissa da Grendene, mas com esse nome a intenção fica bem clara... Eles se definem &lt;a href="http://www.cuiket.com.br/empresa/plastic-shoes-melissa_1898789.html"&gt;assim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Na empresa Plastic Shoes-Melissa nosso objetivo é oferecer a melhor relação em preço/qualidade. Por isso sinta-se a vontade e venha nos fazer uma visita, em Belem.&lt;/blockquote&gt;E o &lt;a href="http://eguias.net/empresas/PA/belem/1697438-plastic-shoes-melissa.html"&gt;endereço&lt;/a&gt; é:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Av. Braz Aguiar, 942&lt;br /&gt;
Belém - PA&lt;br /&gt;
CEP: 66.035-000&lt;br /&gt;
Tel: (91) 3222-1251 &lt;/blockquote&gt;Atenção pessoal da Melissa da Grendene, vocês têm relação com essa empresa?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/b&gt; Recebi a confirmação da Melissa &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/LojaMelissa/status/114076533831901184"&gt;via twitter&lt;/a&gt; que essa empresa de Belém realmente não tem nada a ver com eles!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4403411702679095738?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4403411702679095738/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/melissa-em-belem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4403411702679095738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4403411702679095738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/melissa-em-belem.html' title='Melissa em Belém?'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7164969391290385399</id><published>2011-09-13T01:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-13T01:02:45.829-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Aileron de salto</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ilh8_L-NiFE/Tm7xEj4eTqI/AAAAAAAAPSI/ZtfEBQFFUZA/s1600/shoes051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ilh8_L-NiFE/Tm7xEj4eTqI/AAAAAAAAPSI/ZtfEBQFFUZA/s400/shoes051.jpg" width="393" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.luuux.com/design/paperplastic-shoes"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Na verdade não é, mas eu achei as duas tão parecidas...&lt;br /&gt;
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Será que a Melissa vai fazer esse modelo?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6359167902363158817?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6359167902363158817/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/skyscraper-pompom.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6359167902363158817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6359167902363158817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/skyscraper-pompom.html' title='Skyscraper Pompom'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JsIXd07JjyY/Tm7baDMFscI/AAAAAAAAPRQ/hf1let139cQ/s72-c/20110622173455844.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-958461635524295043</id><published>2011-09-11T18:20:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T18:21:12.382-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Louboutin Makes $1,095 Shoe From Recycled Trash</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mfFKN8C61t0/Tm1AqrVbJfI/AAAAAAAAPRI/BZWili8Eq4Q/s1600/christian-louboutin-ecotrash-pump-1-537x402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mfFKN8C61t0/Tm1AqrVbJfI/AAAAAAAAPRI/BZWili8Eq4Q/s400/christian-louboutin-ecotrash-pump-1-537x402.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Would you pay a grand for a shoe made of trash? Well, you might if it sports Christian Louboutin’s iconic red sole. Available at &lt;a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod128200008&amp;amp;parentId=cat16680744"&gt;Neiman Marcus&lt;/a&gt; for no less than $1,095, the luxury designer’s new “Ecotrash” slingback incorporates actual detritus from the atelier’s dumpster, including thread, postage stamps, leftover sequins, and fabric swatches from past seasons. Although the shoe gets a gold star for effort, we’re not completely “soled” on the toxic coat of PVC that makes up most of the pricey platform. And genuine python skin? Hardly sustainable. Nix those two and bring down the price tag a notch, CL, then we’ll talk.&lt;br /&gt;
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[...] "Ecotrash" isn't shy about being unique — each shoe will vary in detritus and no pair will look the same:&lt;br /&gt;
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- Clear PVC upper glossily coats a collage of unique fabric and paper scraps.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Equates to 4".&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.ecouterre.com/christian-louboutin-makes-1095-shoe-from-recycled-trash/"&gt;Fonte 1&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod128200008&amp;parentId=cat16680744"&gt;Fonte 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-958461635524295043?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/958461635524295043/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/louboutin-makes-1095-shoe-from-recycled.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/958461635524295043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/958461635524295043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/louboutin-makes-1095-shoe-from-recycled.html' title='Louboutin Makes $1,095 Shoe From Recycled Trash'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mfFKN8C61t0/Tm1AqrVbJfI/AAAAAAAAPRI/BZWili8Eq4Q/s72-c/christian-louboutin-ecotrash-pump-1-537x402.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6649547414043334815</id><published>2011-09-11T18:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T18:05:37.578-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Love shoes? Find a sole-mate, online!</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;A beStylish, um site da Índia, tem um bom acervo de Melissas, de fazer inveja a muita loja que eu conheço.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Small, big, sensitive, well-heeled or plain finicky – there are shoes for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;
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Picture this: you browse through 50,000 shoes to find that perfect pair, get the right size and colour, add it to your shopping cart and then eagerly wait for your shoes to arrive at your doorstep. And when it does, the joy of receiving a package, the anticipation of opening it though you already know what’s in it, the thrill of trying on shiny new shoes that you can’t wait to flaunt, and the "New shoes? Nice!" compliments thereafter. Priceless, isn’t it?&lt;br /&gt;
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That’s what India’s No.1 online shoe shore – beStylish does every day. Move over malls, online shoe shopping is here to stay. &lt;br /&gt;
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With the largest inventory of shoes available online for men, women and children, the portal stocks top brands like Adidas, DKNY, Puma, D&amp;amp;G, Nike, Rockport, Hush Puppies and Converse (to name a few) and introduces exciting promotions periodically, add to that fast and free delivery, a delightful 28-day return policy – beStylish is a shoeaholic’s delight.&lt;br /&gt;
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And if all this sounds commonplace to you, check out the newest lust-worthy entrants – scented, eco-friendly, neon beauties designed by Vivienne Westwood for Melissa, fashion-forward wedges from Vanilla Moon and the NASA-engineered Nike Lunar series. Some of these aren’t available anywhere else in India but beStylish.com!&lt;br /&gt;
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This love affair with shoes is just a beginning! beStylish aims at revolutionising style by breaking a mindset and changing the way people shop for shoes, with an easy, hassle-free online experience, exclusive brands, interesting innovations and of course adding a smile on people’s faces. Visit &lt;a href="http://www.bestylish.com/"&gt;www.bestylish.com&lt;/a&gt; and discover all things shoes!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/advertorial-love-shoes-find-a-solemate-online/176155-24.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6649547414043334815?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6649547414043334815/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/love-shoes-find-sole-mate-online.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6649547414043334815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6649547414043334815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/love-shoes-find-sole-mate-online.html' title='Love shoes? Find a sole-mate, online!'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7362805969224221965</id><published>2011-09-11T15:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T15:55:25.103-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Direto do túnel do tempo</title><content type='html'>Todo mundo já teve vontade de voltar no tempo. De se transportar para aquela época em que a única preocupação era não perder a hora para assistir ao programa infantil Balão Mágico, apresentado pelo Fofão. Ou de destinar preciosas horas do dia para tentar jogar as bolinhas no Aquaplay, último lançamento que ganhara de aniversário. E seu dia só tinha sentido se alcançasse esses objetivos.&lt;br /&gt;
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Para aqueles que vivenciaram esses e outros adventos da década de 1980, a viagem ao túnel do tempo poderá ser vivida agora em setembro na exposição De Volta aos Anos 1980, no Continental Shopping, em São Paulo. A visitação é gratuita e pode ser feita das 10h às 22h.&lt;br /&gt;
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A iniciativa foi idealizada, segundo a gerente de marketing do shopping, Bibiana Silveira, por conta das próximas coleções primavera-verão, que terão cores fortes, típicas da década. "Foi uma forma de explicar o que foi esta época, rica em moda e em muitos outros elementos", acrescenta.&lt;br /&gt;
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Eram os anos do chamado new wave (a nova onda) em que se cultivava o uso de roupas de ginástica no cotidiano, combinadas a peças excêntricas, de cores cítricas, estampas de animais e muito alegres. Chamar a atenção era palavra de ordem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quem percorrer o espaço, que ficará no primeiro piso do shopping, poderá rever tanto essas cores e excentricidades quanto o clássico tênis Bamba, vulgo ‘cabeção', o relógio Champion (relançado há pouco, que troca pulseiras), o masculino tênis Kichute &lt;b&gt;e as delicadas sandálias Melissa&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Móveis e brinquedos também foram lembrados: o acervo, cultivado por uma empresa especializada, disponibilizou petecas, o colorido jogo Genius, as simples Fofoletes, o Playmobil, o Pega Varetas, o inovador Pense Bem (quase um computador) e diversas bicicletas, como a Caloi Cross e a réplica da usada pelo extraterrestre no filme ET, paixão de crianças e adolescentes, lançado em 1982.&lt;br /&gt;
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Não são só as peças e brinquedos da década que chamarão a atenção. Por todo o espaço, LPs, cartazes e pôsteres de bandas e cantores famosos terão destaque, principalmente do pop rock nacional. Um dos exemplos é a guitarra autografada de Edgard Scandurra, que tocava no Ira!. "Também colocaremos clipes dessas bandas e de filmes inesquecíveis", garante Bibiana.&lt;br /&gt;
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No set list musical estão Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Pet Shop Boys, A-ha, Duran Duran e, do território nacional, Paralamas do Sucesso, Kid Abelha, RPM e Blitz.&lt;br /&gt;
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Os clipes de filmes clássicos também terão público cativo: Footloose - Ritmo Louco, La Bamba, Flashdance, Top Gun - Ases Indomáveis e Gremlins.&lt;br /&gt;
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O Continental Shopping fica na Av. Leão Machado, 100 (altura do 6.300 da Av. Corifeu de Azevedo Marques), em Jaguaré.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.dgabc.com.br/News/5909723/direto-do-tunel-do-tempo.aspx"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7362805969224221965?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7362805969224221965/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/direto-do-tunel-do-tempo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7362805969224221965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7362805969224221965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/direto-do-tunel-do-tempo.html' title='Direto do túnel do tempo'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5752366579049394908</id><published>2011-09-11T15:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T15:44:07.534-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Grendene abre vagas em programa de trainees</title><content type='html'>A Grendene, produtora de calçados, abriu 10 vagas de trainees nas áreas de marketing, pesquisa e desenvolvimento, comercial, engenharia de processos, industrial, recursos humanos e suprimentos.&lt;br /&gt;
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Para participar, o candidato deve ter a graduação concluída entre julho de 2008 e dezembro de 2011, em áreas como administração, computação, comunicação social, direito, engenharia, pedagogia, psicologia, química e relações internacionais. O candidato deve ter inglês intermediário e é desejável conhecimentos de espanhol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Os participantes irão visualizar os processos das diversas áreas através de job rotation e, posteriormente, serão direcionados para uma área de atuação onde farão um projeto de conclusão para definição da carreira na empresa. Os trainees terão contato com marcas como Melissa, Ipanema, Rider e Grendene Kids.&lt;br /&gt;
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Durante o programa, os trainees serão baseados em Farroupilha (RS), onde estão reunidas as áreas de design, pesquisa e desenvolvimento de produtos e marketing. Ao final do programa, poderão ser direcionados para qualquer uma das unidades de negócio da Grendene, localizadas na Bahia, Ceará e Rio Grande do Sul, onde irão assumir funções de liderança dentro da companhia.&lt;br /&gt;
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As inscrições podem ser feitas de 1º de setembro a 24 de outubro, exclusivamente através do site &lt;a href="www.traineegrendene.com.br"&gt;www.traineegrendene.com.br&lt;/a&gt;. O programa terá início em 2012. As informações são do G1. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.correio24horas.com.br/noticias/detalhes/detalhes-1/artigo/produtora-de-calcados-abre-vagas-em-programa-de-trainees/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5752366579049394908?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5752366579049394908/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/grendene-abre-vagas-em-programa-de.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5752366579049394908'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5752366579049394908'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/grendene-abre-vagas-em-programa-de.html' title='Grendene abre vagas em programa de trainees'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4550445521874948226</id><published>2011-09-11T15:37:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T15:38:09.867-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Grendene será indenizada pela pirataria da Zaxy</title><content type='html'>Microempresas são condenadas pela juíza da 2ª Vara Cível do Gama a indenizar a multinacional Grendene S/A por pirataria e comercialização do modelo da sandália "Melissa Zaxy". Em grau de recurso, a 1ª Turma Cível do TJDFT manteve a condenação e balizou a forma pela qual os prejuízos patrimoniais serão calculados e arcados pelas empresas. A condenação inclui indenização por danos morais, danos patrimoniais e determina às rés a proibição de fabricar, comercializar e distribuir calçados com as mesmas características do modelo criado e patenteado pela dona da marca.&lt;br /&gt;
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A ação foi ajuizada pela Grendene contra Seixas &amp; Mello Comércio de Calçados Ltda ME - Kitoca Calçados e Daniel Antônio de Faria - Indústria e Comércio de Calçados Mikelly Ltda. Segundo a autora, em março de 2009, ao protocolar pedido de registro do modelo "Melissa Zaxy" no INPI (Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Intelectual) tomou conhecimento que a microempresa Seixas &amp; Mello estava comercializando sapatilhas de fabricação da Calçados Mikelly que reproduziam as mesmas características da Melissa. E que a conduta ofende os princípios da lealdade comercial e concorrencial, bem como a proteção às criações industriais, tutelados na Constituição Federal e na Lei nº 9.279/96. Afirmou, ainda, que a pirataria além de lhe causar prejuízos financeiros, ofendeu direitos materiais e imateriais na medida em que seu produto passou a ser confundido com o produto, fruto de cópia, fabricado e comercializado pelas rés.&lt;br /&gt;
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Houve pedido de antecipação de tutela por parte da autora e a juíza de 1º Grau determinou a imediata suspensão da comercialização, distribuição, fabricação, exposição e anúncio de venda dos calçados pelas rés, sob pena de multa diária de R$ 10 mil, além da apreensão das sandálias piratas. No mérito, a magistrada confirmou a tutela antecipada e condenou as rés pela pirataria.&lt;br /&gt;
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Em recurso, as empresas negaram a prática de concorrência desleal e afirmaram que o desenho industrial do modelo não estava registrado junto ao INPI, havendo nos autos apenas cópia do comprovante do pedido de registro. A 1ª ré alegou, ainda, que foi vítima da segunda acusada, que tinha plena consciência de que estava produzindo e comercializando produto copiado. A 2ª ré, por sua vez, alegou a improcedência da ação diante da ausência do certificado do INPI comprovando a existência da suposta exclusividade alegada pela Grendene.&lt;br /&gt;
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No entanto, ao analisar o recurso, o relator afirmou em seu voto: "Os elementos constantes dos autos conduzem à inequívoca conclusão de que a autora detém a propriedade do desenho industrial do calçado individualizado na forma do disposto no art. 109 da Lei nº 9.279/2006."&lt;br /&gt;
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A Turma Cível manteve a condenação de 1º Grau, modificando apenas a forma como devem ser apurados os danos materiais sofridos pela Grendene. Segundo o colegiado, a apuração dos danos deve corresponder a um dos critérios especificados em Lei e não aos três, como havia determinado a juíza : a) ao lucro bruto sobre as vendas que as rés obtiveram com a fabricação e comercialização do produto contrafeito, ou, b) ao equivalente ao lucro bruto sobre as vendas que a autora teria auferido caso a violação não tivesse ocorrido e o equivalente à remuneração que as rés deveriam ter pagado à autora para explorar os calçados, ou, c) aos "royalties" que efetivamente deveriam ser pagos em decorrência da contratação. Apenas o critério mais vantajoso à prejudicada deve ser adotado.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nº do processo: 2009041004350-6&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.ambito-juridico.com.br/site/?n_link=visualiza_noticia&amp;id_caderno=20&amp;id_noticia=71586"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4550445521874948226?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4550445521874948226/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/grendene-sera-indenizada-pela-pirataria.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4550445521874948226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4550445521874948226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/grendene-sera-indenizada-pela-pirataria.html' title='Grendene será indenizada pela pirataria da Zaxy'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-9092861835631909131</id><published>2011-09-11T15:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T15:33:28.438-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa: le prime immagini della collezione P/E 2012</title><content type='html'>Ve lo avevamo anticipato, Melissa ha annunciato la sua nuova collaborazione con Jason Wu e le prime immagini della collezione iniziano a filtrare. Del resto come avrete notato anche voi passeggiando per vetrine – e magari facendo shopping compulsivo! – questa è stata l’estate delle scarpe in gomma, le abbiamo viste riprese e reinterpretate da tanti marchi, non solo da Melissa, anche se bisogna riconoscere che i modelli di Melissa Plastic Dreams sono stati tra i più belli e originali, sarà perché il marchio brasiliano è specializzato nel campo delle scarpe in gomma, saranno le collaborazioni di successo che il brand si è conquistato... insomma, pare proprio che anche in questo caso ci saranno belle sorprese per noi shoes-addicted!&lt;br /&gt;
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Del resto abbiamo già visto quanto possono essere interessanti e originali i modelli di Melissa, la collezione forse più bella è stata quella realizzata con Vivienne Westwood, ma anche più originali sono stati i risultati del lavoro con Gaetano Pesce, scarpe uniche nel loro genere.&lt;br /&gt;
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In molti si aspettano che questa nuova alleanza con uno stilista del calibro di Jason Wu porti risultati altrettanto spettacolari, per ora potete dare uno sguardo ai primi modelli della collezione nelle immagini della gallery.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sandali dal carattere mascolino sono proposti in nero e in forme particolarissime, quasi piccole opere d’arte, tornano le ballerine con piccoli oblò in punta e fantasia bicolor a stelle, ma soprattutto le dècolletès slingback con decorazione dorata a forma di fiocco sulla punta, proposte in nero, in rosso e in color cipria per le più romantiche.&lt;br /&gt;
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Non vediamo l’ora di mostrarvi le prossime novità!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://shoes.stylosophy.it/articolo/melissa-e-jason-wu-le-prime-immagini-della-collezione-p-e-2012-di-scarpe-in-gomma/18341/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-9092861835631909131?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/9092861835631909131/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/melissa-le-prime-immagini-della.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/9092861835631909131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/9092861835631909131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/melissa-le-prime-immagini-della.html' title='Melissa: le prime immagini della collezione P/E 2012'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEFbkg67IWw/Tm0aNWganaI/AAAAAAAAPQ8/fb0lo4T6Le8/s72-c/_4minimelissa-jason-wu-ballerine.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3998857274241445228</id><published>2011-09-11T15:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T15:20:57.672-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sweet Smelling Shoes? Yes Please!</title><content type='html'>Eating and shoes are two of our favourite things here at Grazia so edible shoes are right up our street. Well, they're not exactly edible but they do smell good enough to eat and they're pretty delicious to look at! Not only that, but Melissa shoes managed to get Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier to design ranges for them, as well as Barbie and Disney! Nice.&lt;br /&gt;
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For S/S'12 Melissa are collaborating with none other than Gareth Pugh and there's a bit of Jason Wu action going on too. Wu has even included a specially designed sock line that features a printed lace motif that make the shoes beautiful made inside and out.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jessie J, Katy Perry, Kate Moss, Dita Von Teese, Anne Hathaway and even Katie Holmes have been seen out and about wearing Melissa's which are good for the sole as well as the soul (geddit?). They're eco friendly and made from a recyclable, non-toxic type of plastic so you can be smug in the knowledge that you've helped the planet. On top of this, Melissa is known for fair trade practices and for zero production waste, which can only be a good thing right?&lt;br /&gt;
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So what's the deal with the smell in all the shoes? Well, apparently shoes are injected with the "bubblegum smell" during the moulding process because this smell conjures childhood memories for all Melissa wearers! Hmmmm, I guess it's better than potatoes or popcorn... What smell would you inject if you had a choice?!&lt;br /&gt;
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They're campaigns are heart-warming and &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znN4vKL8baA&amp;feature=player_embedded"&gt;the most recent&lt;/a&gt; sees the people of Brazil (from where the brand hails) building a moving collage made from Post-It's. Sweet!  &lt;br /&gt;
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While you can get Melissa shoes online and from lots of our favourite stores, if you're around Dublin over the next couple of weeks pop into BT2 where you can see their first ever Irish pop-up store.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2011/09/10/sweet-smelling-shoes-yes-please.htm"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3998857274241445228?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3998857274241445228/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/sweet-smelling-shoes-yes-please.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3998857274241445228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3998857274241445228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/sweet-smelling-shoes-yes-please.html' title='Sweet Smelling Shoes? Yes Please!'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3296266836673668430</id><published>2011-09-11T15:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T15:13:15.061-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion</title><content type='html'>September 17, 2011 - March 25, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
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Innovative architect Zaha Hadid, who in 2004 became the first female recipient of the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize, has advanced the vocabulary of contemporary architecture and design through the exploration of complex fluid geometries and the use of cutting-edge techniques and manufacturing technologies. For this exhibition — the first in the United States to feature her product designs — the Iraqi-born British architect has created a sculptural environment for a selection of furniture, decorative art, jewelry, and footwear that she has designed in recent years.&lt;br /&gt;
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This exhibition emphasizes the continuous nature of her work, reinventing the balance between objects and space in an interior landscape. Sleekly curving sofas, tables, and lounge chairs — made of materials ranging from wood, steel, aluminum, and polyurethane — inhabit the gallery, while biomorphic forms represent the new and unusual shapes Hadid has introduced into the language of design. Among the highlights are a collection of Swarovski crystal–encrusted necklaces and bracelets, spiraling, &lt;b&gt;strappy shoes made for Lacoste and Melissa&lt;/b&gt;, and the three-wheeled Z-car I, a prototype created of high-density foam that echoes several of her sculptural forms.&lt;br /&gt;
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On November 19, 2011, Collab, a group of design professionals and enthusiasts who support the Museum’s modern and contemporary design collection, will honor Hadid with the 2011 Design Excellence Award. Collab’s Student Design Competition (offered since 1993) challenges area college students studying architecture and industrial design to be inspired by themes closely associated with the Design Excellence Award winner and the corresponding exhibition.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sponsors:&lt;br /&gt;
This exhibition is made possible by Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer, with additional support provided by Collab—a group that supports the Museum’s modern and contemporary design collection and programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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Curator:&lt;br /&gt;
Kathryn Bloom Hiesinger, Curator of European Decorative Arts after 1700&lt;br /&gt;
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Exhibition Gallery, first floor, Perelman Building &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://jump.dexigner.com/news/23582"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3296266836673668430?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3296266836673668430/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/zaha-hadid-form-in-motion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3296266836673668430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3296266836673668430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/zaha-hadid-form-in-motion.html' title='Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zEDzK2-tAjo/Tm0VuFlswOI/AAAAAAAAPQ4/7J4T8x5lIDo/s72-c/23582.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4391360813211458823</id><published>2011-09-11T15:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T15:05:25.583-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lucro líquido da Grendene cai 3,1% no trimestre</title><content type='html'>A Grendene, uma das maiores fabricantes e exportadoras de calçados, sentiu o impacto do câmbio desfavorável no segundo trimestre. A empresa encerrou o segundo trimestre com receita líquida de R$ 244,4 milhões, o que representa uma queda de 20% sobre o mesmo período do ano passado.&lt;br /&gt;
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O Ebitda (sigla em inglês para lucro antes de juros, impostos, depreciação e amortização) teve uma queda ainda maior, de 23,1%, e ficou em R$ 11,4 milhões no exercício encerrado em junho de 2011. O lucro líquida da empresa, dona de marcas como Melissa e Ipanema, caiu 3,1%, atingindo R$ 36,9 milhões no período.&lt;br /&gt;
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"Subestimamos o impacto sobre a demanda de calçados das medidas macroeconômicas adotadas para conter a inflação e tivemos dificuldade de compensar no mercado interno a queda que esperávamos para o mercado externo', disse Francisco Schmitt, diretor de relações com investidores da Grendene, por meio de comunicado.&lt;br /&gt;
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A empresa informou ainda por meio de comunicado que "o câmbio continua extremamente desfavorável à exportação e seu impacto no 2T11 foi uma redução na receita bruta total em R$6,6 milhões sendo que a receita bruta do mercado externo caiu 16,7% antes de considerar a variação cambial e 25,8% após considerar este efeito. Este cenário, segundo nossas expectativas, deve continuar."&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://economia.ig.com.br/empresas/comercioservicos/lucro+liquido+da+grendene+cai+31+no+trimestre/n1597117623261.html"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4391360813211458823?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4391360813211458823/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/lucro-liquido-da-grendene-cai-31-no.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4391360813211458823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4391360813211458823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/lucro-liquido-da-grendene-cai-31-no.html' title='Lucro líquido da Grendene cai 3,1% no trimestre'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2082368349731663686</id><published>2011-09-08T21:07:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-08T22:28:18.334-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Arrumando a coleção</title><content type='html'>Melisseiras compulsivas como eu mais dia menos dia chegam ao terrível dilema da &lt;a href="http://twitpic.com/2yjgwt"&gt;falta de espaço&lt;/a&gt;. Eu guardo todas as minhas Melissas nas caixas e não tinha mais onde por minhas queridinhas de plástico. Tirar das caixas geraria um problema ainda maior, porque eu não teria como empilhar. Então eu otimizei o espaço da seguinte forma:&lt;br /&gt;
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- Melissas de salto menos volumosas, como a Lady Dragon e a Rock Princess, foram espremidas em caixas de Melissas rasteiras.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Melissas rasteiras foram guardadas aos pares em caixas de Melissas de salto, sempre dentro de saquinhos para que a cor de uma não manche a cor da outra.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Caixas fora de padrão ou difíceis de empilhar, como as caixas da Create Yourself e as caixas das Campanas, foram substituídas por caixas padrão.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Procurei na internet as fotos de divulgação fornecidas pela Melissa para todos os modelos que tenho, imprimi colorido em tamanho pequeno e fixei do lado de fora de cada caixa, usando a dica &lt;a href="http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/03/melisseira-organizada.html"&gt;desse post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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O resultado ficou bem legal e deu para economizar bastante espaço. E vocês, como guardam suas Melissas?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2082368349731663686?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2082368349731663686/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/arrumando-colecao.html#comment-form' title='4 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2082368349731663686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2082368349731663686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/09/arrumando-colecao.html' title='Arrumando a coleção'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6421856294468902520</id><published>2011-07-26T19:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-26T19:07:35.421-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Top Sales This Week in Chicago</title><content type='html'>The Heshima Kenya 2011 Fashion Challenge features creations by Chicago designers, each using one scarf from the Maisha Collective, on Tuesday, July 26, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Aérée Loft Room 1520 (1520 W. Fulton St.). Tickets, available at &lt;a href="http://www.heshimafashionchallenge.com/"&gt;heshimafashionchallenge.com&lt;/a&gt;, are $50 for drinks and appetizers, or &lt;b&gt;$120 for VIP seating, goodie bag, and a pair of Melissa Shoes&lt;/b&gt;. Event proceeds go to the Maisha Collective (&lt;a href="http://heshimakenya.org/"&gt;heshimakenya.org&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;
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Take 50 to 75 percent off clothing, shoes, jewelry, home décor, and more during the Highland Park Sidewalk Sale (847-432-0284, &lt;a href="http://chamberhp.com/"&gt;chamberhp.com&lt;/a&gt;) Thursday, July 28, through Saturday, July 30. Located on Central Avenue from Green Bay Road to Sheridan Road in Highland Park, shoppers can enter to win prizes from the neighborhood raffle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Sales-Check/July-2011/Femme-Focused-Boutique-in-Lincoln-Park/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6421856294468902520?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6421856294468902520/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-sales-this-week-in-chicago.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6421856294468902520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6421856294468902520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-sales-this-week-in-chicago.html' title='Top Sales This Week in Chicago'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1616919177890390986</id><published>2011-07-26T19:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-26T19:02:26.032-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Irmãos Campana - retrospectiva de 20 anos em Brasília</title><content type='html'>Cesta de bambu para loja de departamento, cadeira de corda fabricada na Itália ou sandálias de plástico. Concepções diferentes para públicos muito distintos, as peças pontuaram a trajetória dos irmãos Campana nas últimas duas décadas.&lt;br /&gt;
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"Vermelha", a tal cadeira, pode ter sido fundamental na projeção internacional dos irmãos - ou "fratelli", "brothers", "frères", segundo o idioma em que se fale deles. &lt;b&gt;Mas foi a sandália Melissa que fez a dupla popular. Algo como um "menudo" ou "Ricky Martin do design", no dizer de Fernando Campana.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Fernando, 50, falou à reportagem sobre a exposição "Anticorpos", que os irmãos inauguram hoje em Brasília, no CCBB (Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil), e que ele considera a mais "audaciosa e profunda" sobre a obra que faz com Humberto, 58.&lt;br /&gt;
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Depois de Brasília, a mostra "Anticorpos" rodará o país, acrescida de novos objetos quando chegar a São Paulo (em novembro, segundo a previsão do CCBB) e ao Rio de Janeiro (em fevereiro de 2012).&lt;br /&gt;
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A retrospectiva, nascida no museu alemão Vitra (...), abarca as principais peças produzidas entre 1989 e 2009, além de um ou outro trabalho posterior. Na mostra, estão a famosa "Vermelha" e a cadeira de onde foi originada, apelidada de "Três em Um", bem como a macia poltrona de pelúcias e a árida "Favela". Há ainda uma seção para a colorida coleção "Sushi".&lt;br /&gt;
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Na continuação da entrevista, Fernando Campana defende a manutenção das raízes culturais brasileiras. "Não sou nada contra a entrada [de marcas estrangeiras]", diz. Mas pondera: "A gente tem que se atualizar, mas também não pode deixar os valores".&lt;br /&gt;
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Ele fala também sobre a ausência dos Campana na mais alta representação política do país: o Palácio do Planalto.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Como o jeito de produzir hoje difere do dos anos 90?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Fernando Campana - É menos ansiedade, maior vocabulário de ideias, soluções e também conceituação de produto, sem tanta ansiedade de colocar três ideias numa cadeira só, como foi o que gerou a "Vermelha".&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;O que o atrai mais na mostra?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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O bacana é que ela não fala só do produto, do objeto pronto, mas também do percurso para chegar àquele objeto. E, às vezes, nem mostra o objeto pronto no final.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Fala-se muito que no seu trabalho a influência brasileira que aparece é a de um país em desenvolvimento que reaproveita materiais.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Exatamente. O Brasil ainda conserva aquela parcela frágil que não foi afetada pela globalização. Digo parcela social, estética e cultural. Tenho medo de que o Brasil vire Hong Kong.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Sempre se comenta o maior reconhecimento do design no exterior. É simbólico disso a exposição começar...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Fora do Brasil [risos]. O Tadeu Chiarelli fez uma super [mostra], mas não era sobre a nossa história, era o diálogo do design com a arte e a arte com o design, no MAM [São Paulo, 2000]. Houve outras, não tão audaciosas e profundas.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Já se discutiu ter mobiliário estrangeiro no Palácio do Planalto. O design brasileiro dos anos 60 e 70 prevaleceu. Priorizar peças contemporâneas do país não é a opção natural?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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É, acho engraçado. A cadeira "Favela" teve seu protótipo em 1990. Só em 2003 a [firma italiana] Edra quis produzir. Mas o diretor de arte queria que fosse o trono do Lula [risos]. Ele fez questão de que fosse feita no Brasil, numa favela. Na época, não havia programas comunitários.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Vocês não têm nada lá?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Não. É bom falar, vamos ver se já levam agora da exposição. Ficaria contente, Brasília foi superimportante na estética do que eu faço hoje.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Pensando no mercado brasileiro, que força tem a Melissa?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;É o que nos fez ser mais conhecidos pelo público jovem. É incrível, Melissa tem até fã-clube. Fazem altar, coleção na parede. Quando foi lançada [a sandália], falei: "Gente, eu me sinto um menudo! O Ricky Martin do design!".&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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ANTICORPOS - FERNANDO E HUMBERTO CAMPANA - 1989-2009&lt;br /&gt;
QUANDO abertura hoje, às 9h; de ter. a dom., das 9h às 21h; até 25 de setembro&lt;br /&gt;
ONDE CCBB de Brasília (Setor de Clubes Esportivos Sul, trecho 2, conjunto 22, tel. 0/xx/61/3108-7038)&lt;br /&gt;
QUANTO grátis&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.jornalfloripa.com.br/brasil/index1.php?pg=verjornalfloripa&amp;amp;id=11612"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1616919177890390986?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1616919177890390986/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/irmaos-campana-retrospectiva-de-20-anos.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1616919177890390986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1616919177890390986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/irmaos-campana-retrospectiva-de-20-anos.html' title='Irmãos Campana - retrospectiva de 20 anos em Brasília'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6501405637737360354</id><published>2011-07-24T19:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-24T19:57:38.794-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Como desgraçar uma Melissa</title><content type='html'>Pegue uma Fontessa novinha:&lt;br /&gt;
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Se inspire em criações bem sucedidas, no caso a customização LINDA feita pela &lt;a href="http://gtlook.com/2010/05/31/melissa-gaetano-pesce-action-shot/"&gt;Thaina do Get the Look&lt;/a&gt; e que agora é da &lt;a href="http://multiploseus.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/look-melissistico-fontessa-minha-exclusivissima-bolinha-de-sabao/"&gt;Ana do Múltiplos Eus&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVqKnoKIzdE/Tiy8-lvlO3I/AAAAAAAAPQw/LPjMOI-gFKQ/s1600/5969730282_cf1ffe2045_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVqKnoKIzdE/Tiy8-lvlO3I/AAAAAAAAPQw/LPjMOI-gFKQ/s400/5969730282_cf1ffe2045_b.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Separe um monte de material para craft, tesoura e cola e ponha a mão na massa:&lt;br /&gt;
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E por algum motivo desconhecido, transforme a Melissa nessa coisa disforme:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hDhmrQec0FI/Tiy8z1Qit9I/AAAAAAAAPQk/AuLgUV07Wrs/s1600/5969174771_30503e43cc_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hDhmrQec0FI/Tiy8z1Qit9I/AAAAAAAAPQk/AuLgUV07Wrs/s400/5969174771_30503e43cc_b.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gvxA2HCmArQ/Tiy83a1mNHI/AAAAAAAAPQo/Wfd--WqUwgE/s1600/5969175329_6e5357cf20_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gvxA2HCmArQ/Tiy83a1mNHI/AAAAAAAAPQo/Wfd--WqUwgE/s400/5969175329_6e5357cf20_b.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/benda/"&gt;Fonte das fotos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6501405637737360354?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6501405637737360354/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/como-desgracar-uma-melissa.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6501405637737360354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6501405637737360354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/como-desgracar-uma-melissa.html' title='Como desgraçar uma Melissa'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fwHMAFOmh_w/Tiy85_zRZiI/AAAAAAAAPQs/qleE8jhji-Q/s72-c/5969729712_8c9364a84f_b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7955192415731065986</id><published>2011-07-24T18:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-24T18:34:23.310-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sin + J. Maskrey e Zaha Hadid em promoção</title><content type='html'>Novamente a Yoox, sempre ela, vem alegrar os corações das Melisseiras. Pra quem gosta de modelos antigos com preços camaradas, essa loja é a escolha certa! Dessa vez temos:&lt;br /&gt;
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- &lt;a href="http://www1.yoox.com/item/YOOX/MELISSA+%2b+ZAHA+HADID/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44298990TK/sts/sr_women80"&gt;Zaha Hadid&lt;/a&gt; por 98 dólares&lt;br /&gt;
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- &lt;a href="http://www1.yoox.com/item/YOOX/MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44298984NO/sts/sr_women80"&gt;Sin + J. Maskrey&lt;/a&gt; por 49 dólares&lt;br /&gt;
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- &lt;a href="http://www1.yoox.com/item/YOOX/MELISSA/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/44260395EQ/sts/sr_women80"&gt;Night Galactic&lt;/a&gt; por 59 dólares&lt;br /&gt;
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E pra deixar as coisas ainda melhores, o cupom summertemptations@yoox dá 10% de desconto + frete grátis até amanhã, dia 25/07/11!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7955192415731065986?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7955192415731065986/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/sin-j-maskrey-e-zaha-hadid-em-promocao.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7955192415731065986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7955192415731065986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/sin-j-maskrey-e-zaha-hadid-em-promocao.html' title='Sin + J. Maskrey e Zaha Hadid em promoção'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8633633382952148049</id><published>2011-07-23T17:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-23T17:57:18.746-05:00</updated><title type='text'>M:Zero em novas cores</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;M:Zero com acabamento craquelado! Bapho!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Há um ano, a Melissa foi reinventada para os homens na marca M:Zero. Os sapatos de plástico masculinos que foram lançados em uma revolução de estilo, e foram parar nos &lt;a href="http://colunas.criativa.globo.com/temprahomem/2010/11/11/daniel-radcliffe-usa-sapatos-de-plastico-brasileiros/"&gt;pés de Harry Potter&lt;/a&gt;, ganham novas cores para o verão 2012: camelo, preto e off white com aspecto marmorizado.&lt;br /&gt;
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Os modelos custam R$120 e estão à venda no &lt;a href="http://www.mzeroshoes.com.br/"&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; da marca &lt;i&gt;[as cores novas ainda não estão disponíveis]&lt;/i&gt; e em diversos pontos, como Galeria Melissa, Surface to Air e Cartel Zero Onze, em São Paulo. Também no Rio de Janeiro, nas lojas da Reserva, na Convexo, em Porto Alegre, na JEF, em Fortaleza, e na Black Boots, em Belo Horizonte.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://colunas.criativa.globo.com/temprahomem/2011/07/22/mzero-lanca-novas-cores-para-o-verao/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-8633633382952148049?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/8633633382952148049/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/mzero-em-novas-cores.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8633633382952148049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8633633382952148049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/mzero-em-novas-cores.html' title='M:Zero em novas cores'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-newbzJN_K6s/TitQ3S4ohVI/AAAAAAAAPQc/QAKSPbHzTC0/s72-c/newmzero1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2377313373200928208</id><published>2011-07-20T19:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-20T19:33:51.121-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Power of Love: fotos reais e fotos no pé</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fumistore/"&gt;Fonte das fotos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2377313373200928208?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2377313373200928208/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/power-of-love-fotos-reais-e-fotos-no-pe.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2377313373200928208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2377313373200928208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/power-of-love-fotos-reais-e-fotos-no-pe.html' title='Power of Love: fotos reais e fotos no pé'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gE3C11KtL2A/TidtAbcviKI/AAAAAAAAPQY/odfaD64NTN8/s72-c/5957254417_1bf068d7b8_b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3782606606375509514</id><published>2011-07-17T18:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T18:13:36.476-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cores da Lady Dragon + Jason Wu</title><content type='html'>Fotos reais da LD, quem quer?&lt;br /&gt;
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Achei chique, linda, mas a cartela é tão fraquinha... =/&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/MelissaShoes/status/91976238788378624"&gt;Fonte da foto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3782606606375509514?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3782606606375509514/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/cores-da-lady-dragon-jason-wu.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3782606606375509514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3782606606375509514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/07/cores-da-lady-dragon-jason-wu.html' title='Cores da Lady Dragon + Jason Wu'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTq4y-dN594/TiNsWpxxfoI/AAAAAAAAPP4/AGKytxirGPk/s72-c/8dd2131906dc45769e37124555c9d064_7.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4586316619075648908</id><published>2011-07-09T18:59:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-10T12:55:53.458-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cores da Ultra + Jason Wu</title><content type='html'>Eu não sei vocês, mas eu achei a nova parceria da Melissa muito legal. Os dois modelos clássicos receberam detalhes fofos: a Ultra ficou uma graça com o lacinho e a coruja (FINALMENTE uma coruja sem aquela cara medonha de bicho do apocalipse) e a LD ficou muito charmosa com aquele laço metálico!&lt;br /&gt;
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Agora que tal ver fotos das outras cores da Ultra Jason Wu??? =)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;UPDATE 10/07/11:&lt;/b&gt; Sabiam que Jason Wu é o primeiro colaborador americano da Melissa?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Apparently One Can Look Good in the Amazon...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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If there’s one thing I learned (fashion-wise) from my various trips to Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and Mexico, it’s that looking cute in any sort of jungle-esque place is not easy... There’s a ton of humidity and stickiness which leads to an unattractive dewy look and major frizz in the hair department.&lt;br /&gt;
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However the latest editorial in Melissa Plastic Dreams (a special magazine out for the shoe brand Melissa) begs to differ. The models in “Melissa Amazonista” look fierce and amazingly fabulous in the Amazon with shots captured by Amber Gray. I can only imagine how Fashion Editor Rodney Hall came up with the shoot’s concept. I love the hair by Linh Nguyen and makeup by Victorija Bowers complement the shoes and the looks. Maybe you can still look good in the Amazon?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;APARENTEMENTE a criatura desinformada que escreveu esse texto precisa de umas férias durante a semana de moda no Brasil. O que acontece é que alguns americanos estão acostumados ao clima frio e seco e se sentem muito mal em climas quentes e úmidos. Eles suam bicas. Já eu de-tes-to clima frio e seco e fico muito mais confortável no clima quente e úmido (sou recifense), sem nunca perder a classe. Ou seja, cada organismo se adapta a viver na região em que mora e se vestir com beleza e elegância independe do clima. No calor usamos menos roupa, mas não por isso ficamos menos belas. Se a criatura aí de cima não consegue se vestir bem no calor é problema dela, mas querer generalizar isso para quem mora em terras tropicais é uma atitude no mínimo presunçosa. E sim, eu sou bairrista. Não me venham falar mal da minha terra na minha frente!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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With the recent rain storms, I thought it was time to stock up on Melissa’s fantastic plastic shoes. I wasn’t alone. The showroom on West 27th Street in the west end of Chelsea was packed yesterday. It was the first day of the sale and already many sizes have been depleted.&lt;br /&gt;
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As you walk in, you’ll find shoe boxes organized against the walls and in the middle of the room by style. Some of the shoes can also be found in big plastic bins separated by size. The sales people had a tough time trying to keep everything neat and organized as shoppers frantically grabbed boxes and tried on the footwear.&lt;br /&gt;
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As for what’s available, plenty of Vivienne Westwood Anglomania for $50. Styles include: the Lady Dragon slingbacks (in spring colors such as lilac, pink, green and more); Temptation pump (black); Ultragirl with bow (black, light grey, light pink, gold); Ballerina II (pink and black); the Wedge (black &amp;amp; beige); flip flops with a heart (black, gold, pink); and the Three Strap heels. A steal was the Vivienne Westwood three strap flats which rang in at $20. The reason for the bargain is that they had tons of stock to get rid of in a wide selection of sizes and colors.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other collabs include Jean Paul Gautier’s Melissa Strappy Cage sandal tagged at $75 (was $260). There were tons of JPG’s shoes in all sorts of colors and sizes. There were several Melissa Campanas left in black and some boxes of VW rain boots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Melissa brand styles (tagged at $20 and $30) included, the Marine, Ultragirl, Royal, flip flops and more. Pricing is color coded with dots on the boxes: royal blue = $75; neon pink = $50; yellow = $30; white = $20. The sale runs through this Saturday. I’m told that they plan to restock.&lt;br /&gt;
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Where/When: 520 W. 27th St., nr. Tenth Ave., Ste. 702; June 15 to 18 Wed–Fri (noon–8), Sat (11–5).&lt;br /&gt;
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Fala sério: é justo isso? Não, não é. Alou lojas do Brasil, é assim que se faz promoção, viu? Nada de deixar a clientela comprar às escuras sem saber o que vai receber!!!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://samplesally.com/2011/06/16/plastic-dreams-at-the-melissa-shoe-sample-sale-plenty-of-vivienne-westwood/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1853072089196562577?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1853072089196562577/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/nem-e-justo-isso.html#comment-form' title='8 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1853072089196562577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1853072089196562577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/nem-e-justo-isso.html' title='Nem é justo isso'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2cm_Qj-6EDk/TfqtAXjTPII/AAAAAAAAPOc/XXBbV-Em9NI/s72-c/IMG_1323.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-505961898613254944</id><published>2011-06-16T01:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-06-16T01:24:33.946-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vanessa da Silva for Melissa</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Vanessa é brasileira, cresceu em São Paulo mas se mudou para Londres em 2001.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Known for her folklore illustrations and collaborations with labels such Michiko Koshino, Mathces and Topshop, East End based illustrator and designer Vanessa da Silva teamed up with Melissa. Based in East London, Da Silva created a series of illustrations for Melissa’s non-for-sale publication ‘Plastic Dreams Magazine’, which is distributed within the industry.&lt;br /&gt;
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Da Silva received 'Timecode' as a brief, and came up with the idea of presenting the pages as scarves. On the partnership with Melissa Da Silva said: “I wanted to illustrate the collection in a way that still if you looked at the drawings you would have the desire to wear the shoes. I thought the plastic feel translated into the illustration with that feminine girlie look, which its very Melissa.”&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.fashionunited.com/fashion-news/trends/vannessa-da-silva-for-melissa-20110306487194"&gt;Fonte 1&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://www.vanessadasilva.com/"&gt;Fonte 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-505961898613254944?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/505961898613254944/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/vannessa-da-silva-for-melissa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/505961898613254944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/505961898613254944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/vannessa-da-silva-for-melissa.html' title='Vanessa da Silva for Melissa'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nr1K6Zuk5GU/Tfmg-hkxObI/AAAAAAAAPOY/LgIlO6rpEvA/s72-c/33_melissa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8130129628313276043</id><published>2011-06-16T01:06:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-06-16T01:08:12.204-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Skyscraper Court</title><content type='html'>Quando eu vi a estampa da Skyscraper Court achei a coisa mais linda e fiquei pensando se a versão em plástico teria algo parecido:&lt;br /&gt;
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Então divulgaram as fotos do SPFW e lá estava a estampa (na versão genérica, é bem verdade), só que veio na Ultra ao invés de na Sky. Mesmo assim eu gostei:&lt;br /&gt;
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Fonte das fotos: &lt;a href="http://www.6pm.com/vivienne-westwood-skyscraper-court-beige"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.viviennewestwood.co.uk/shop/womens-accessories/shoes/skyscraper-court-10362/"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://gosteieagora.com/2011/06/13/melissa-power-of-love-verao-20112012/"&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-8130129628313276043?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/8130129628313276043/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/skyscraper-court.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8130129628313276043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8130129628313276043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/skyscraper-court.html' title='Skyscraper Court'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lf287G5F5X4/TfmbnPn3dtI/AAAAAAAAPOM/GdPRqQ8vTh4/s72-c/1370560-p-DETAILED.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8398531528070591183</id><published>2011-06-16T00:43:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-06-16T00:44:09.097-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The best of Philippine Fashion</title><content type='html'>I always look forward to having tea at the Makati Shangri-la. The hotel has concocted a creative way to serve tea (you must check out the tea menu!).   And it’s served in such a beautiful setting where you have a view of the hotel’s very own garden located outside the building.  Aside from the tea and the grandness of the hotel itself, there’s another reason why I’ve been going to the Makati Shang every Thursday afternoon since April:  The country’s most respected fashion designers are currently presenting their latest collections at this hotel.&lt;br /&gt;
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The comeback of Fashion Watch Quartet this year at the Makati Shang is stronger than ever. After all, the event happens to be the brainchild of master couturier Inno Sotto, who celebrated his three decades in fashion last year, and is currently the creative director of the entire series. Fashion Watch continues to raise the bar in positioning Philippine Fashion as the best in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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The line-up of designers for this year speaks so much on how the organizers have carefully deliberated the merits of each one to deserve a spot in the show. Cebu’s Jun Escario and Cavite’s Joel Escober, who both continue to redefine the look of Filipino femininity, opened the series with each one showcasing a strong collection that speaks of sophistication and elegance. Escario made use of his talent in mixing and matching different materials to create various combinations that stood-out on the runway. His muted choice of colors complemented his classic silhouettes that accentuate a woman’s curves. Escario remains to be a popular figure among Manila’s fashionistas. He’s on his way to establishing a niche in Philippine fashion with his signature brand of sensuality and sophistication.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lulu Tan Gan, the Philippine Queen of Knit, certainly outdid herself with her latest collection. Her simple form-fitting silhouettes were adorned with soft fabric outerwear such as scarves and oversized cover-ups made from abaca. &lt;b&gt;The soft knits and airy fabric were just right and ripe for the hot season. Adorned with Jewelmer pearls and shiny Melissa shoes, Lulu Tan-Gan’s makes summer dressing look so chic.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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JC Buendia, FDCP president and couturier to presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Benigno Aquino, showcased an inspired collection that proves only how timeless his artistry is. Inspired by the popular show, “Vampire Diaries,” he formed a collection that is best described as 18th century Goth. The collection included body-hugging suits for men. One of the female models wore a sexy see-through sheer top with ruffle details and full a-line skirt. JC gave a new meaning to elegance with this collection, which is so chic and androgynous. He can easily twist basic pieces to something elegant and striking.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fresh from showcasing his award-winning collection in Singapore, Jerome Lorico wowed the crowd with his modernist take on knitwear. He presented an all-black collection using Philippine made materials such as hybrid cotton-piña, and pure cotton for the woven knitwear. I never thought knitwear could actually look so urban, so modern, and so chic! After the show, I rushed to Jerome to congratulate him.  He whispered that he’s about to meet with some Russian businessmen who have expressed their interest to distribute his line abroad. Indeed, as Fashion Watch is being held at the Shangri-la Makati, there is always that big opportunity for the participating designers to meet some of the more distinguished movers and shakers in business who stay at the hotel.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fashion Watch 2011 is a project of the CFDP (Council of Fashion Designers of the Philippines). It will run from April to November, 2011. &lt;br /&gt;
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Aí eu escrevi pro pessoal da Melissa EUA e pedi a revista. Nunca comprei nada na Melissa EUA (versus muitas e muitas dezenas de pares na Melissa do Brasil), mas fui atendida PRONTAMENTE. Passei um único tweet e logo recebi a resposta. Eles me escreveram com a maior satisfação, pediram o endereço e disseram que iam mandar a revista. Poucos dias depois eu recebi, tudo certinho, como prometido. Outro exemplo de bom atendimento foi quando eu entrei em contato com a Melissa Austrália. Da mesma forma que aconteceu aqui, recebi a reposta rapidamente e meu problema foi solucionado, sem traumas, sem desgastes, sem dúzias de mensagens ignoradas, sem ficar horas pendurada no telefone.&lt;br /&gt;
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A Melissa do Brasil precisa fazer URGENTEMENTE um curso INTENSIVO pra aprender a atender a clientela. Eles dão todo o suporte para uma meia dúzia de VIPs (o que não tá errado, VIP dá visibilidade pra marca) mas a massa das clientes fica simplesmente sem resposta. Se as minhas compras dependessem do atendimento que recebo da Loja Melissa, eu não compraria mais absolutamente nada deles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Voltando à revista, a Plastic Dreams em inglês é da Amazonista, mas a Mesh Pump da Time Code está lá. A revista não é igual à versão em português, há matérias exclusivas e fotos exclusivas. Um dia quando passar a raiva eu faço um comparativo para mostrar a vocês. Enquanto isso fiquem com algumas fotos tiradas do site da &lt;a href="http://www.melissaaustralia.com.au/"&gt;Melissa Austrália&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;UPDATE 06/07/11:&lt;/b&gt; Muitos emails, incontáveis tweets e uma ligação internacional depois e eu continuo SEM receber o saquinho da minha Melissa. Parece mentira, né? Vejam bem, eu não estou pedindo que eles mandem o saquinho aqui para os EUA, quero que enviem para um endereço no Brasil. Pelo visto é mais fácil ganhar na loteria.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3380776622845950389?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3380776622845950389/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/plastic-dreams-em-ingles.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3380776622845950389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3380776622845950389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/plastic-dreams-em-ingles.html' title='Plastic Dreams em inglês'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2QPE7ukpaJs/TfmTDzdykJI/AAAAAAAAPOA/uENbsNtkUEM/s72-c/jpg-mesh-pump-katy-perry.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-4711736737926561693</id><published>2011-06-15T23:39:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-06-15T23:39:25.940-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sample Sale em Nova York</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Começou hoje o Sample Sale da Melissa e vai até o dia 18. Pena que é só em Nova York =/&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Plastic shoes are up to 75 percent off at the Melissa Shoes sample sale. Select styles from Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier start at $25. Melissa x Jean Paul Gaultier strappy heel stilettos are pared down from $160 to $90, Melissa x Vivienne Westwood tortoiseshell flats with bows are $75 (were $140) and Melissa x Vivienne Westwood peep-toe pumps are whittled from $164 to $100.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/MelissaPlasticDreamsNYC?sk=app_197602066931325"&gt; Fonte 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/06/tomorrows_events_and_sales_com.html"&gt;Fonte 2&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://newyork.timeout.com/shopping-style/1533225/sample-sales-and-shopping-events-june-16%E2%80%9322-2011"&gt;Fonte 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-4711736737926561693?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/4711736737926561693/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/sample-sale-em-nova-york.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4711736737926561693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/4711736737926561693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/06/sample-sale-em-nova-york.html' title='Sample Sale em Nova York'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OK-EsAnYM-Q/TfmHiKDUPsI/AAAAAAAAPN4/Ug3IGF0-nPM/s72-c/original_samp.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8976479951564920458</id><published>2011-05-26T20:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-26T20:42:24.809-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissa Academy já no site da Loja Melissa</title><content type='html'>Começou hoje a venda online dos 3 modelos do projeto Melissa Academy: &lt;a href="http://www.lojamelissa.com.br/colecao/time-code/academy-duck-head-geneve/#dourado-metalizado"&gt;Duck&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.lojamelissa.com.br/colecao/time-code/academy-metamorfhose-head-geneve/#preto-opaco"&gt;Metamorphose&lt;/a&gt; e &lt;a href="http://www.lojamelissa.com.br/colecao/time-code/academy-eclosion-head-geneve/#dourado-metalizado"&gt;Eclosion&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Eu não gostei de nenhuma a ponto de comprar, achei a cartela de cores muitíssimo fraca e gostei menos ainda dos preços. A mais simpatiquinha na minha opinião é a Eclosion, mas nunca na vida eu daria 120 reais num chinelo. Por mais que eu esteja viciada em Melissas, esses modelos-conceito são muito conceituais pra mim, nunca gosto de nada. Meu bolso agradece!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-8976479951564920458?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/8976479951564920458/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/melissa-academy-ja-no-site-da-loja.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8976479951564920458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8976479951564920458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/melissa-academy-ja-no-site-da-loja.html' title='Melissa Academy já no site da Loja Melissa'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1334583868665066849</id><published>2011-05-23T21:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-23T21:12:42.370-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bolo da tia Vivi</title><content type='html'>Você ama a tia Vivi? Tá fazendo aniversário? Que tal se inspirar nesse bolo?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://style.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/05/23/cool-accessories-vivienne-westwood-new-wave-cake/"&gt;Fonte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1334583868665066849?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1334583868665066849/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/bolo-da-tia-vivi.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1334583868665066849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1334583868665066849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/bolo-da-tia-vivi.html' title='Bolo da tia Vivi'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bh2UTGE0Boc/TdsUAAZGl8I/AAAAAAAAPNo/5u_Ml7G5g3w/s72-c/652a10c8-492b-4749-a623-cf74794fb67b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5748469021355582169</id><published>2011-05-19T20:48:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-20T18:42:50.380-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Destination: Brazil</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Destino: Brasil! Um evento comprístico promovido pela HSN que traz para as terras gringas um pedacinho do Brasil através de produtos brasileiros ou com inspiração brasileira. Claro que a Melissa não podia ficar de fora dessa, certo? Errado... A Melissa não está representada, quem veio foi a Mel... A matéria é do &lt;a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/05/shop-brazil-with-hsn.html"&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/a&gt; e do site da &lt;a href="http://blogs.hsn.com/travel-with-us-and-discover-the-hidden-gems-of-brazil_9761/"&gt;HSN&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;LA Times: HSN takes shoppers to Brazil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Shopping the world from the comfort of your couch -- isn't that the idea behind home shopping networks? Well, &lt;a href="http://www.hsn.com/destination-brazil_b-8359_xb.aspx?cm_sp=GridPromos*Destination_Brazil*background&amp;amp;ccm=8359"&gt;HSN&lt;/a&gt; is really making it happen with the launch of a new 24-hour "Destination Series," beginning Friday with a trip to Brazil.&lt;br /&gt;
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The show features clothing and accessories inspired by Brazil and from Brazilian labels. Longtime HSN star Carlos Falchi helped curate the collection and designed several handbags inspired by his homeland, including a flap-style bag with a patchwork leather palm tree and bird design on the front ($449). HSN has collaborated with Havaianas on exclusive flip-slop styles ($22), and will offer jelly shoes from Mel, a diffusion line from Melissa, including a peep-toe with butterfly details ($40). And HSN's Stefani Greenfield is serving up colorful boho halter dresses and peasant tops in the spirit of Carnival.&lt;br /&gt;
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The show also features the Project Amazon line of jewelry made by local artisans with natural materials found on the jungle floor, such as the 12-row morototo bead necklace ($119.95), as well as Brazilian churrasco knives, coffee and beauty products. It's a fun mix, though I wish there were some more cutting-edge items -- in other words, real fashion finds.&lt;br /&gt;
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The show will be "part travelogue of the sights and sounds of Brazil, and part products and personalities," says HSN CEO Mindy Grossman. In September, HSN is planning to host the second installment of the series in Britain.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;HSN: Travel with Us and Discover the Hidden Gems of Brazil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Imagine you get told that you “have to go to Brazil” for work?! Well, that is what I was told this past January along with Chris Nicola our VP of all things fabulous in Home and Special Projects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chris and I got to go on an incredible journey to Rio de Janeiro during Brazil’s Fashion Week. We went with the mission of bringing back exciting new brands for the launch of our new HSN Destination series, where we’ll be taking you around the world, and our first destination is Brazil on May 20th! (...)&lt;br /&gt;
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After our long trip back to HSN, we are finally about to bring the event to you! We have an incredible day planned featuring one of the most fantastic Brazilians himself, Carlos Falchi! Wait until you see his gorgeous allover snakeskin bags! The colors are straight from Brazil.&lt;br /&gt;
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So join us May 20th – We will have food, fashion, and beauty that will transport you halfway across the globe! And make sure your passport is up to date, because Brazil is only our first destination. Look out for information about our next destination trip planned for September.&lt;br /&gt;
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Where in the world would you like to go?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5748469021355582169?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5748469021355582169/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/destination-brazil.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5748469021355582169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5748469021355582169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/destination-brazil.html' title='Destination: Brazil'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6969233050288426829</id><published>2011-05-13T18:41:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-16T18:34:52.549-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Notícias sobre os modelos do Melissa Academy</title><content type='html'>Esse post é especial para Lucila do blog &lt;a href="http://pilchero.wordpress.com/"&gt;Pilchero&lt;/a&gt;, que queria saber quando a Melissa do pato começaria a ser vendida! =)&lt;br /&gt;
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Lucila, a Tamy do Look Melissa colocou hoje no ar um &lt;a href="http://www.lookmelissa.com/index.php/2011/05/13/melissa-do-pato-chega-a-galeria-melissa/"&gt;post&lt;/a&gt; sobre os modelos do projeto Melissa Academy. Em resumo, é o seguinte:&lt;br /&gt;
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- Os &lt;a href="http://www.melissa.com.br/blog/pt/arquivo/2011/5/melissa-academy-na-galeria-melissa"&gt;três modelos&lt;/a&gt; serão vendidos com exclusividade na Galeria Melissa em São Paulo e na &lt;a href="http://www.lojamelissa.com.br/"&gt;loja online&lt;/a&gt; da Melissa.&lt;br /&gt;
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- A Galeria Melissa já tem os modelos disponíveis em edição bastante limitada e as vendas na loja online começam em breve.&lt;br /&gt;
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- A Duck vem em bege e dourado, a Metamorphose vem em preto e azul e a Eclosion vem em azul e dourado.&lt;br /&gt;
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- A Duck e a Metamorphose custam R$ 199,90 e a Eclosion custa R$ 119,90. &lt;br /&gt;
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- &lt;b&gt;UPDATE 16/05/11:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;strike&gt;Elas não virão&lt;/strike&gt; A Duck não virá no tamanho 33/34.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6969233050288426829?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6969233050288426829/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/noticias-sobre-os-modelos-do-melissa.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6969233050288426829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6969233050288426829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/noticias-sobre-os-modelos-do-melissa.html' title='Notícias sobre os modelos do Melissa Academy'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-7150011249670168144</id><published>2011-05-11T22:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-13T15:34:42.700-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Coral Et Circenses</title><content type='html'>"Mas Sandra, a Coral não é da Et Circenses!". É pipou, eu sei, mas a minha Coral foi customizada e agora ela está com a cara da Et Circenses! :o)&lt;br /&gt;
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Essa Coral é um número menor do que o meu, ou seja, é 33/34. Essa é a única Melissa que eu tenho que é menor do que o meu pé e eu me arrependi móinto de ter comprado assim (note to self: nunca mais na vida comprar Melissas menores, usar palmilha se for preciso). Na época muita gente falava que a Coral era molengona, que ficava saindo do pé, que tinha de ser um número menor. Mas em mim a Coral menor ficou apertadíssima-íssima-íssima e não dava pra usar de jeito nenhum. Então eu resolvi usar a &lt;a href="http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2010/04/melissas-assassinas-donas-masoquistas.html"&gt;técnica do secador&lt;/a&gt; e funcionou super bem! O plástico cedeu, a Melissa aumentou um número - virou 35 (!) - e agora cabe sem problemas no meu pé. O porém (tem sempre um porém) é que ela esticou por igual, inclusive o peep toe, que virou um peep toezão enooorme!&lt;br /&gt;
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Eu implico desde sempre com peep toe, nãogostonãogostonãogosto e pronto, e quando é grande então, eu tenho uma raiva danada. Todas as vezes que eu usava a Coral eu ficava olhando para o meu dedão quase escapulindo pelo peep toe e me dava uma agonia horrível. Coisa mais feia aquele buraco ali na ponta do sapato sem ter nem quê nem pra quê! Coloquei na cabeça que tinha de fechar aquilo de um jeito ou de outro. Foi então que passeando descompromissadamente pelo site &lt;a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/"&gt;Oriental Trading&lt;/a&gt; eu vi uns enfeites para lápis que me deram a ideia que eu estava precisando!&lt;br /&gt;
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A loja até tem uns pompons maiores, mas eu achei que esse tamanho estava bom para a frente curtinha da Coral. Comprei o kit acima que vem com 6 pares e custa 6 dólares. A encomenda chegou ontem e eu fiquei bem feliz ao constatar que os pompons são de plástico molinho e bem gostosinho de apertar. Eu estava tão decidida a fechar de vez o peep toe da Coral que fiz uma coisa que nunca faço nas minhas Melissas: customizar de forma permanente usando cola Super Bonder. Minhas customizações são sempre removíveis: adesivos, fitas, Jibbitz, tudo bem simples e prático. Mas não consegui pensar em nada assim que resolvesse o problema da Coral, então parti para a cola mesmo.&lt;br /&gt;
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A princípio a ideia era usar só um pompom e na cor verde, que tem um tom mais ou menos parecido com o da Melissa. Mas aí eu comecei a brincar de misturar as outras cores, que são em sua maioria lindas (com exceção do laranja que é bem esquisito), e adorei a combinação do amarelo neon com o vermelho e com o verde da Melissa. Pronto, estava resolvido! Minha Coral palhacinha teria dois pompons ao invés de um! \o/&lt;br /&gt;
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Depois de muito medir pra lá e pra cá, comecei a experimentar diversas formas de prender os pompons no trançado da Coral. O que funcionou melhor e deu mais firmeza foi colar os pompons em um pedacinho de fita de cetim (usei a que tinha na hora, roxa, pois não ia ficar aparente) e então colar a fita na Melissa, respirando fundo 10 vezes antes de apertar a bisnaga. Foi difícil criar coragem para pingar não uma, mas TRÊS gotas de Super Bonder em cada pé. Micro-mini-gotículas, é verdade, mas mesmo assim deu aquele medo maior do que o mundo de errar e não ter como consertar!&lt;br /&gt;
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A-D-O-R-E-I O RESULTADO!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-7150011249670168144?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/7150011249670168144/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/coral-et-circenses.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7150011249670168144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/7150011249670168144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/coral-et-circenses.html' title='Coral Et Circenses'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o0Dh98VfYlg/TctRbLEYywI/AAAAAAAAPNI/GK_1ShJUwGk/s72-c/IMG_1678.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-3256906006811589391</id><published>2011-05-11T21:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-13T15:34:42.815-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Melissas na Ideeli</title><content type='html'>A venda &lt;a href="http://www.ideeli.com/events/46566/latest_view"&gt;começou hoje&lt;/a&gt;, mas infelizmente eu só vi agora e já acabou muita coisa. Tem aqueles mesmos modelos de sempre e alguns difíceis de aparecer, como a Love Li, a Hello e a Sugar. Tem também a Ultra Leopard e as duas cores da Ultra Lace, assim como modelos mais novos como a Hoop do laço e a Troupe.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-3256906006811589391?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/3256906006811589391/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/melissas-na-ideeli.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3256906006811589391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/3256906006811589391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/melissas-na-ideeli.html' title='Melissas na Ideeli'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-8359855699070639587</id><published>2011-05-09T20:59:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T21:00:13.368-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Preparado pra ter um M:Zero?</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Eu sempre gosto de ler a opinião dos homens sobre os M:Zero. Eu fui louca o suficiente para comprar um par para o meu tradicionalíssimo marido e por muito tempo o sapato ficou escanteado. Mas eu insisti um bocado e ele terminou usando umas duas vezes nesses últimos 6 meses. Já é alguma coisa...&lt;br /&gt;
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Um conhecido meu que mora no Brasil adorou os M:Zero e usava o dele com frequência, até que após poucos meses o sapato RASGOU!!! Eu pedi umas fotos, se ele mandar eu mostro aqui pra vocês. A matéria abaixo eu achei &lt;a href="http://www.neonico.com/blog/preparado-para-ter-um-m-zero"&gt;aqui&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ontem &lt;i&gt;[19/07/2010]&lt;/i&gt; fui apresentado pelo nosso fashion king (aka Lula Rodrigues) ao modelo masculino da linha Melissa, o M.Zero (que ele ganhou direto do designer, ser fino é isso). Tenho duas irmãs mais novas, então me lembro perfeitamente daquele cheiro de borracha-com-morango que as Melissas tem. Na casa do Lula finalmente eu pude ver, experimentar e cheirar o novo modelo lançado pela grendene, e eu acho que vai ser hit!&lt;br /&gt;
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O M.Zero vai pro mercado com dois modelos na faixa de 200 reais cada. A idéia da Melissa (visitei o stand deles durante a cobertura do Fashion Rio, e conversei rapidinho com o designer responsável pelo modelo) era criar algo novo e moderno sem chocar o público masculino. E isso pode ser visto direitinho pelo modelo, no cuidado com o formato clássico do Oxdord e do Mocassim que foram os dois modelos que eles decidiram usar.&lt;br /&gt;
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De longe um M.Zero pode facilmente se passar por um sapato normal, mas a diferença dele é sem dúvida o brilho das versões coloridas e o conforto de um modelo de borracha. O M.Zero é uma boa solução pros modernos e um alternativa ousada e confortável pros mais comportados. Além de ser desenvolvido de maneira sustentável e não poluente; fatores essenciais a uma peça de qualidade para consumidores conscientes!&lt;br /&gt;
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Os detalhes do M.Zero tambem são muito legais, desde a sola com a marca (que eu achei bem f*dinha, inspirada em um botão e brasões samurai) &lt;i&gt;[ãn??? cadê, onde??? alguém me mostra os brasões samurais que eu não consegui ver até agora???]&lt;/i&gt; até o capricho para o maior conforto do pé. É um modelo de borracha, então a transpiração precisa acontecer, daí os furinhos na lateral. O Oxdord parece ser um pouquinho mais folgado que o normal, calço 41 e provei um 40 que me serviu perfeitamente &lt;i&gt;[pro meu marido eu comprei o oxford no número dele mesmo, 40]&lt;/i&gt;. As vendas vão acontecer pelo &lt;a href="http://www.mzeroshoes.com.br/"&gt;site do M.ZERO&lt;/a&gt;, visitem para ver o modelo mocassim e as cores disponíveis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Resumindo: o M.Zero é confortável, acessível, moderno (tem SIM cheirinho de borracha-com-morango, haha) e vai vir em dois modelos clássicos com um dezena de cores e texturas cada. Vai ser modinha no pé dos fashionistas e drama na minha conta-bancária. E você vai usar um Melisso ou não?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-8359855699070639587?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/8359855699070639587/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/preparado-pra-ter-um-mzero.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8359855699070639587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/8359855699070639587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/preparado-pra-ter-um-mzero.html' title='Preparado pra ter um M:Zero?'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vTzXVzzinA8/TciabBqU4eI/AAAAAAAAPMw/NW9QOeBhUXA/s72-c/IMG_7736-465x309.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-1681635710838728037</id><published>2011-05-09T20:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T20:19:35.800-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Com o vento contra</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Matéria da &lt;a href="http://epocanegocios.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI223316-16642,00-COM+O+VENTO+CONTRA.html"&gt;Época Negócios&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--0uF4yfjDlY/TciQa6c5MLI/AAAAAAAAPMo/fB67FDwl9qE/s1600/0%252C%252C47949332%252C00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="277" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--0uF4yfjDlY/TciQa6c5MLI/AAAAAAAAPMo/fB67FDwl9qE/s400/0%252C%252C47949332%252C00.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;FORÇA DA FAMA: Para enfrentar a valorização do câmbio, a Alpargatas optou por reposicionar a marca Havaianas nos Estados Unidos e na Europa. As sandálias ficaram mais caras, o que significa maiores margens e menos competição com as similares chinesas. A favor da Havaianas, há o fato de que ela é uma das marcas brasileiras mais conhecidas – e respeitadas – no exterior. O par de sandálias encareceu 19% em dólar no último ano. Custa entre US$ 18 e US$ 20 nos Estados Unidos e entre 25 e 30 euros no mercado europeu.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;As sandálias Havaianas e Melissa calçam mulheres e homens em mais de 80 países. Suas fabricantes, Alpargatas e Grendene, superaram faz tempo o desafio de conquistar clientes lá fora. Difícil, para elas, é manter a rentabilidade das exportações com um real que insiste em se fortalecer mês após mês. Como se sabe, a valorização da moeda nacional – nada menos que 36,8% entre dezembro de 2005 e dezembro de 2010 – torna os produtos brasileiros mais caros e, portanto, menos competitivos no mercado externo. De modo geral, a indústria calçadista é uma das que mais têm sentido o golpe do câmbio. O polo de Franca, no interior de São Paulo, que chegou a exportar 15 milhões de pares de sapatos por ano na década passada, vendeu só 3,4 milhões de pares no exterior em 2010. &lt;/b&gt;Cerca de 1,8 mil empresas brasileiras dos mais diversos ramos já desistiram de clientes estrangeiros. Diversos setores registram déficits comerciais históricos. O de eletroeletrônicos fechou negativo em US$ 27,3 bilhões no ano passado.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Neste cenário, Alpargatas e Grendene têm demonstrado resiliência notável para enfrentar uma combinação indigesta de ameaças – alta dos custos de matérias-primas e forte competição com fabricantes de outros países, dentro e fora do Brasil – sem abrir mão das posições conquistadas lá fora. Suas estratégias têm semelhanças e diferenças, mas trazem lições para qualquer exportador brasileiro. A começar pela atitude. &lt;/b&gt;“O real valorizado sempre atrapalha, mas buscamos alternativas. Se a empresa tem competência, ela se diferencia”, afirma Márcio Utsch, presidente da Alpargatas. A companhia optou por um reposicionamento da marca Havaianas nos Estados Unidos e na Europa. Ela ficou mais cara, o que significa maiores margens e menos competição com similares chinesas – à custa de muito investimento em marketing, direcionado para revistas, feiras e pontos de venda. O par de sandálias encareceu 19% em dólar no último ano. Custa entre US$ 18 e US$ 20 nos Estados Unidos e entre 25 e 30 euros na Europa.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ações como essas, replicadas na linha Topper, têm resultado em aumento da receita e da internacionalização das marcas. Em 2005, as exportações representavam menos de 3% do faturamento da Alpargatas. Hoje, respondem por 30%. No mesmo período, o número de países nos quais a companhia vende sandálias Havaianas, tênis Topper e calçados Dupé subiu de 20 para 79. Atualmente, 15% de toda a produção da Alpargatas é de Havaianas para exportação. Essa “descomoditização” é outra lição a considerar. “Competir com base em preço é loucura”, afirma Utsch. Uma taxa de câmbio na casa de R$ 2 por dólar aumentaria as exportações. “Mas nós sempre desejamos uma taxa de câmbio livre. Ela está aí, e essa é a regra do jogo.” &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;A Grendene, que exporta as sandálias Melissa e Ipanema, também aposta em se diferenciar da multidão. No terceiro trimestre do ano passado, os preços dos seus calçados subiram, em média, 16% em dólar, em relação ao mesmo período de 2009. “Com o real mais forte, se mantenho o preço em dólar, a margem começa a diminuir”, diz Francisco Schmitt, diretor de Relações com Investidores. “O câmbio torna mais difícil a competição com produtos mais baratos. Por isso, procuramos competir com linhas menos sensíveis a preço.” De novo, isso depende de uma boa estratégia de marketing. Desde 1983, a companhia trabalha em parceria com designers internacionais de prestígio, como Jean Paul Gaultier. Em 2002, Gisele Bündchen endossou a linha Ipanema. O modelo de negócios da Grendene é o fast fashion da espanhola Zara, com o lançamento de quatro a cinco coleções por ano.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;A atitude positiva frente ao desafio do câmbio e a migração para segmentos mais influenciados pelo glamour que pelo preço são virtudes replicáveis. A vantagem comparativa de usar fartamente insumos importados é, no mínimo, questionável. O mesmo real forte que prejudica Alpargatas e Grendene na hora de exportar beneficia as duas empresas quando se trata de adquirir matérias-primas cotadas em dólar. &lt;/b&gt;Em especial, a borracha, que representa quase 30% do custo de produção da Alpargatas. Bom para elas; ruim para a cadeia produtiva. “Quanto maior o conteúdo de insumos nacionais e mão de obra intensiva, pior a competitividade do produto brasileiro no exterior. A indústria está sendo forçada a parar de produzir e importar”, diz Roberto Giannetti da Fonseca, diretor de Comércio Exterior da Fiesp, já apelidada de Federação dos Importadores do Estado de São Paulo.&lt;br /&gt;
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As importações feitas pela indústria de transformação, de fato, deram um salto de quase US$ 100 bilhões em cinco anos. Passaram de US$ 61,3 bilhões em 2005 para US$ 160,2 bilhões em 2010. No mesmo período, as exportações da indústria nacional cresceram de US$ 93,2 bilhões para US$ 127,6 bilhões, segundo dados da Funcex. A balança comercial do setor manufatureiro, portanto, tornou-se deficitária. “A partir do momento em que a taxa de câmbio ficou abaixo de R$ 2, boa parte das indústrias passou a ter prejuízo nas exportações”, afirma Giannetti. Isso vale para os setores de plástico, alumínio, autopeças, papel e celulose e produtos químicos. Muitas empresas estão desistindo precocemente da internacionalização. Em 2004, havia no país 21.031 empresas exportadoras. Em 2009, último dado disponível na Funcex, eram 19.272. Nesses cinco anos, o cenário mudou drasticamente. &lt;br /&gt;
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Em 2004, a taxa de câmbio passava de R$ 3 por dólar, a economia mundial crescia em ritmo acelerado e o consumo no Brasil apenas começava a se recuperar do ajuste fiscal do primeiro ano do governo Lula. A exportação, portanto, era uma alternativa natural para desovar estoques. Agora o real está supervalorizado e a economia internacional patina, enquanto o mercado interno dá sinais de superaquecimento. Naturalmente, há uma reversão de expectativas e de estratégias em empresas de todos os portes. Um bom exemplo é o da Braskem, braço petroquímico do grupo Odebrecht, que hoje dá preferência às vendas no Brasil. “Nossa prioridade é manter o mercado brasileiro abastecido”, diz Rui Chammas, vice-presidente da unidade de polímeros da companhia. Isso não quer dizer que a empresa não tenha planos para o exterior. Para ser competitiva no mercado externo, a Braskem decidiu montar equipes de vendas e assistência técnica fora do país e atender diretamente os clientes.&lt;br /&gt;
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Já é assim na Argentina, no Chile, na Colômbia, Holanda, Espanha, nos Estados Unidos e em Cingapura. “Estamos resistindo porque não estamos acomodados. Nos organizamos para ser um competidor global, com investimentos fora do Brasil”, afirma Chammas. “Num negócio global, como é o de resinas, temos de jogar o jogo internacional e estar próximo do cliente.” Em geral, empresas com fábricas e escritórios de representação no exterior enfrentam melhor as oscilações da taxa de câmbio, pois conseguem fazer bem a combinação entre produzir dentro e fora do Brasil. No caso da Marcopolo, a primeira reação à valorização do real foi deixar de exportar ônibus prontos, como fazia até o início dos anos 2000, para despachar componentes nacionais e montar os veículos nos países onde estão os clientes. O custo de embarcar peças é menor que o de enviar ônibus prontos.&lt;br /&gt;
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Com o mercado interno aquecido como hoje no Brasil, é precipitado falar em desindustrialização neste momento. Sem dúvida, porém, com o câmbio jogando contra as exportações e a demanda global reprimida pela recessão nos países desenvolvidos, a indústria de transformação no Brasil passa por um momento delicado. “No século 19, a Inglaterra era o país mais competitivo no setor têxtil. Hoje não é mais”, afirma Fernando Ribeiro, economista-chefe da Funcex. “O Brasil tem de escolher os setores em que pode ser competitivo, já que nenhum país é bom em tudo.” Precisa, também, aprender com as empresas que enfrentaram o vento contra do câmbio na cara. E venceram.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-1681635710838728037?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/1681635710838728037/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/com-o-vento-contra.html#comment-form' title='0 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1681635710838728037'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/1681635710838728037'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/com-o-vento-contra.html' title='Com o vento contra'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--0uF4yfjDlY/TciQa6c5MLI/AAAAAAAAPMo/fB67FDwl9qE/s72-c/0%252C%252C47949332%252C00.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-2223071308550593238</id><published>2011-05-09T19:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T19:58:38.694-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Campanhas antigas da Melissa</title><content type='html'>Essas campanhas são da coleção Sempre Igual Sempre Diferente, e pra mim são inéditas pois eu nunca tinha visto!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.coloribus.com/brands/grendene/"&gt;Fonte das fotos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-2223071308550593238?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/2223071308550593238/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/campanhas-antigas-da-melissa.html#comment-form' title='2 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2223071308550593238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/2223071308550593238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/campanhas-antigas-da-melissa.html' title='Campanhas antigas da Melissa'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qx2ecT3CFSk/TciMun0m0qI/AAAAAAAAPMI/UEr9Ao-U6nI/s72-c/plastic-shoes-beijo-small-77631.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-6933898941475972782</id><published>2011-05-06T21:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-06T21:53:21.507-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Com reajuste de preços, Grendene lucra 35,5% a mais</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Do site da &lt;a href="http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/912032-com-reajuste-de-precos-grendene-lucra-355-a-mais.shtml"&gt;Folha&lt;/a&gt;. Todas nós sentimos no bolso o que na reportagem são apenas números.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A Grendene, dona de marcas como Grendene, Melissa e Ipanema, obteve lucro líquido de R$ 63,5 milhões no primeiro trimestre deste ano. O valor representa um avanço de 35,5% em relação ao mesmo período do ano passado.&lt;br /&gt;
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A empresa atribui o crescimento à redução de custos e a um reajuste de preços.&lt;br /&gt;
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"O aumento de produtividade por redução nos desperdícios, menor consumo de matéria prima por produto e melhoria da eficiência de mão de obra estão sendo perseguidos de forma sistemática", afirma o diretor de relações com investidores da Grendene, Francisco Schmitt, em comunicado.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;A receita da empresa caiu 15,8% na comparação com igual período do ano passado. O volume das venda caiu cerca de 29%. Para compensar a redução, os preços sofreram reajuste médio de 22,8%.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As vendas para o exterior representaram 39% do volume de pares vendidos pela empresa e ficaram estáveis em 39% de todo o mercado de calçados exportados.&lt;br /&gt;
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A Grandene manteve a meta de avanço de crescimento de 12% a 15% no lucro líquido nos próximos anos até 2015, quando acredita que o mercado atingirá venda de 1 bilhão de pares.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-6933898941475972782?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/6933898941475972782/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/com-reajuste-de-precos-grendene-lucra.html#comment-form' title='4 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6933898941475972782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/6933898941475972782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/05/com-reajuste-de-precos-grendene-lucra.html' title='Com reajuste de preços, Grendene lucra 35,5% a mais'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833978303827822304.post-5868173670130158549</id><published>2011-04-30T13:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-30T13:32:38.127-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Golas e punhos avulsos, lindos e chiques</title><content type='html'>Descobri &lt;a href="http://shop.swanclothing.com/"&gt;esse site&lt;/a&gt; que vende lindas golas e punhos avulsos para dar um up naquela camiseta básica e sem graça:&lt;br /&gt;
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O problema é que essas belezinhas custam "somente" 45 dólares... Ó Deus, morri mil vezes... Mas deve ser super fácil mandar fazer na costureira!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/833978303827822304-5868173670130158549?l=melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/feeds/5868173670130158549/comments/default' title='Postar comentários'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/04/golas-e-punhos-avulsos-lindos-e-chiques.html#comment-form' title='4 Comentários'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5868173670130158549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/833978303827822304/posts/default/5868173670130158549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melisseirasnoexterior.blogspot.com/2011/04/golas-e-punhos-avulsos-lindos-e-chiques.html' title='Golas e punhos avulsos, lindos e chiques'/><author><name>Sandra Régia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00095556791676094280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp0.blogger.com/_JW79uJ96ca4/SHBVvV0RuZI/AAAAAAAAFNU/iRpgAiqxuv0/S220/14420021+-+GIRO.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GwA3EzfVzm0/TbxUfSKBsxI/AAAAAAAAPJg/WM6E6F9Wa1M/s72-c/ALLcollarsCuffsBoard1000texwebt.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
