If you've been paying attention in the last few months, you already know that we've got no shortage of reasons to celebrate our 40th anniversary. 5 rocking re-releases were launched to celebrate the highlights of our history.

This trip through time has revisited Model, Star In Love, Melissa com Pochete, Speed, and Galáxia.

To end the celebrations on a high note, we invited English designer and sneaker collagist Helen Kirkum to create our sixth anniversary model.

Helen's work goes far beyond creating new shoes as she dives deep into the essence of the product. Deconstructing the model, she takes it apart before re-stitching and layering up the components. It all comes together as a brand new piece, made up of different parts from many different shoes. The result is, in a word, unique.

For this project, Helen was inspired by the elements, shapes, and colours of the 5 re-release products without sacrificing any of the fun side, found in each and every Melissa.

The base was inspired by Galáxia, the straps by Model, and the tip by Love. Cut out details reveal Melissa com Pochete, and the closure is the same as Speed's. Not to mention the other superimposed elements that all come together giving life to a brand new creation.

Melissa Core + Helen Kirkum holds references from four decades that were molded by fashion, design, art, and history itself.

Our extraordinary future has already begun. You in? See this new model up close here.

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