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Leather Sandals
The Uniqueness of Handmade Sandals Our handmade - from start to finish - bespoke leather sandals are not mass-produced. There can be no mass production, for sandals individualized to the needs of each customer. For this reason, they are meant for true lovers of handcrafted quality leather sandals. The process of making handmade and…
SPECIAL ORDERS
At 'Melissinos Art-The Poet Sandal Maker', the owner, Pantelis Melissinos traces your foot-soles and makes leather sandals that are the right size for your very long, short, wide or uniquely shaped feet. Enjoy the experience of wearing hand-crafted and bespoke Greek leather sandals, when you visit the Greek islands, so that you get a full…
General Sandal Info & Care
GENERAL SANDAL INFO: We use high quality calf leathers from Northern Greece that are tanned in the tanneries of the island of Crete. The leather has its natural marks and texture, which make every pair of sandals unique. We also use shoe-nails, stiching and shoe glue to bond the various parts together. The top part of…
Celebrity Clientele
Pantelis Melissinos - an Athenian landmark for the rich, the famous & the lovers of hand made quality sandals! Pantelis Melissinos with Dawn French and Richard Ayoade receiving their custom handmade Greek leather sandals at the Melissinos Atelier in Athens. Pantelis Melissinos and his one of a kind Sandal-Atelier & Art-Gallery have become over the…
Melissinos Art & Artworks
PANTELIS MELISSINOS’ ART & ARTWORKS His style His figurative art is a colorful fusion of surrealism, fauvism, pop art, German expressionism and cubism, in a setting inspired by Ancient Greek mythology. He also creates 3-d art structures (figurative and non-figurative) that are in fact colorful and very dynamic floor or wall sculptures. …
Pantelis Melissinos World
Pantelis Melissinos’ bespoke sandals, have been walking around the world, for years now. They have been to the far corners of the Earth, unlike him, who -like a modern day Socrates- never leaves Athens. His famous sandals, as well as his art and poetry have drawn international attention and fame. A BIO PHOTO ALBUM ART…
PRESS & MEDIA
"Ambassador of his country abroad" Pantelis Melissinos, with his elegant, artistic sandals, his works of art and his poetry is a pole of attraction for visitors from all over the world. The international media hails him as "The Sandal Poet of the Stars" and he is also considered as a cultural ambassador of his country…
Pantelis Melissinos – A Sandal Making Royal
THE HOUSE OF MELISSINOS (also: Melissenus) One of the most ancient and noble Greco-Roman Houses of The Eastern Roman Empire, related to many Eastern Roman and Western-European royal and aristocratic Houses. Imperial connections Michael Melissinos The powerful patrician Michael Melissinos -Strategos of the Anatolikon Theme and relative of Emperor Constantine V (741–775),…
Sandal Measurements
Our handmade sandals are not mass-produced for online sales -here's a measurement guide when friends buy them for you.
Questions & Answers
How much do they cost ? The prices of our handmade leather sandals depend on inflation and may change at any time without further notice. The price of the special orders depends also on your requirements. The current list of our handmade leather sandals right now is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ykPtbIqCL4M5NevSQvm-10E-7Vj06xbBX80t0My-_Z8/edit?usp=sharing Payment methods Besides cash we also…