Melissinos Sandals

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WHEN THE POET SANDAL MAKER WENT FULL WOODSTOCKStavros Melissinos, Melissinos Pantelis', father proving that before “worl...
07/08/2026

WHEN THE POET SANDAL MAKER WENT FULL WOODSTOCK

Stavros Melissinos, Melissinos Pantelis', father proving that before “world music” became fashionable, he was already dressed for the tour. Armed with an ancient-looking harp, a wardrobe somewhere between Athens, Marrakech and Woodstock—and the complete confidence that every object in the room was probably a musical instrument. 😄🎶

That’s what happens when you have hippie friends in the mid-’60s and happen to visit their studio: before you know it, you’re wrapped in psychedelic fabrics, embracing a mysterious instrument, and looking perfectly convinced that this was your idea all along.

Stavros Melissinos — Poet Sandal Maker, occasional flower child.
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MY FATHER AND I AT THE ACROPOLISAs a boy, I often joined my father, Stavros Melissinos, on his research trips to museums...
30/07/2026

MY FATHER AND I AT THE ACROPOLIS

As a boy, I often joined my father, Stavros Melissinos, on his research trips to museums, where he sketched ancient Greek sandals depicted on statues and painted vases.

He carried a journalist’s notebook; I carried the spirit of Dennis the Menace—or so everyone seemed to agree.

On this particular visit to the Old Acropolis Museum, he carefully studied every strap and curve in the footwear of ancient statues, as well as the sandals painted on vases, while I specialised in wandering off, getting into trouble, and collecting bruises. The bandaged knee in this photograph beside the Parthenon was, as I recall, a souvenir from an earlier adventure on my mother’s native island of Chios.

Somehow, between his sketches and my accidents, I was learning the family craft. Years later, I became his successor.

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THE MELISSINOS TWINS — WHERE CRAFT AND POETRY BECAME A FAMILY LEGACYThe fraternal twin brothers George Melissinos, the s...
29/07/2026

THE MELISSINOS TWINS — WHERE CRAFT AND POETRY BECAME A FAMILY LEGACY

The fraternal twin brothers George Melissinos, the sandal maker (left), and Michael Melissinos, the poet (right), who together founded the family workshop in 1920. Michael died young during a European wartime conflict in northern Greece, but his literary spirit remained part of the Melissinos legacy.

A MELISSINOS SANDAL FROM THE 1960s - MELISSINOS ART – The Poet Sandal MakerAn original handmade design by Stavros Meliss...
28/07/2026

A MELISSINOS SANDAL FROM THE 1960s - MELISSINOS ART – The Poet Sandal Maker

An original handmade design by Stavros Melissinos, photographed with the historic label of the legendary workshop at 89 Pandrossou Street, Athens. Created during the decade when he helped reintroduce the ancient Greek sandal to modern fashion, this rare model is no longer produced and survives as part of the Stavros Melissinos Archive, bequeathed to his son, Pantelis Melissinos of MELISSINOS ART – The Poet Sandal Maker.

THE YOUNG AND THE WILD — NAME DAY SPECIALStarring Melissinos Pantelis Today, the leading man celebrates his Name Day.Man...
27/07/2026

THE YOUNG AND THE WILD — NAME DAY SPECIAL
Starring Melissinos Pantelis
Today, the leading man celebrates his Name Day.

Many hairstyles ago, in 1980, a talented young Greek artist arrived in New York armed with ambition, impossible dreams, and the unshakable conviction that Manhattan had been waiting for him to make his grand entrance as its leading man.

Today, the hair may have changed, Manhattan may have recovered, and being “young and wild” may require slightly better planning—but the star is still accepting wishes, applause, compliments, and suitably extravagant declarations of admiration.

Χρόνια μου πολλά! 🥂🎭✨

FORTY-NINE SUMMERS AGO…That’s me on the left—Pantelis Melissinos—Frisbee in hand, and my cousin Tony on the right, searc...
21/07/2026

FORTY-NINE SUMMERS AGO…
That’s me on the left—Pantelis Melissinos—Frisbee in hand, and my cousin Tony on the right, searching for the perfect position to receive it, as we played on Karfas Beach, Chios, with the coast of Turkey quietly watching from across the water.
We were young, sunburnt, gloriously unaware of time—and apparently convinced that this very serious game would last forever.
The Frisbee may have disappeared, and the years certainly haven’t waited, but the memories remain as bright as that Chios summer.

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THE FRENCH CONNECTIONA Family Moment in the Melissinos Workshop During the 2004 Athens Olympic GamesAmid the excitement ...
16/07/2026

THE FRENCH CONNECTION

A Family Moment in the Melissinos Workshop During the 2004 Athens Olympic Games

Amid the excitement of the Athens Olympics, the Melissinos workshop became a lively international gathering place of its own—welcoming celebrities, seasoned jet-setters, aspiring celebrities, journalists, crews from international television networks, and an assortment of other glamorous characters.

Pictured are Stavros and Sophia Melissinos on the right, alongside their son Pantelis and Valerie, a French visitor to the workshop.

The photograph was taken in the family’s interim workshop, where the Melissinos business was based for fifteen years before moving to its present home near the Acropolis Museum. Surrounded by sandals, tools, and the cheerful disorder of workshop life, everyone paused just long enough for Valerie’s friend to capture the moment.

The photograph soon made a round trip of its own—from Athens to France and then back to me, courtesy of Valerie herself.

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DENNIS THE MENACE IN THE SANDAL WORKSHOPYou could say Pantelis Melissinos grew up in this historic workshop, just one bl...
10/07/2026

DENNIS THE MENACE IN THE SANDAL WORKSHOP

You could say Pantelis Melissinos grew up in this historic workshop, just one block away from his elementary school.

After school, he would often drop by to see his father, Stavros, and “help” around the shop. At least, that is what Pantelis thought he was doing.

Stavros, on the other hand, often saw him as a little Dennis the Menace—asking questions, touching everything, getting in the way, and somehow always ending up in the middle of the action.

But through all those afternoons in the workshop, Pantelis was quietly learning the craft and family tradition he continues today.

“A SMALL FIESTA FOR MY FEET!!”“I asked for colour… and Pantelis gave me a small fiesta for my feet!”This custom “Jeremy ...
10/06/2026

“A SMALL FIESTA FOR MY FEET!!”

“I asked for colour… and Pantelis gave me a small fiesta for my feet!”

This custom “Jeremy Irons” model was made for an American lady who wanted something special, bright, and full of personality.

Bold, playful, handmade, and impossible to ignore — exactly as a happy pair of summer sandals should be.

WEARABLE ART FROM ATHENSThis “Jeremy Irons” model, created for an American lady looking for something special and colour...
10/06/2026

WEARABLE ART FROM ATHENS

This “Jeremy Irons” model, created for an American lady looking for something special and colourful, brings a playful, artistic twist to a classic handmade Greek sandal.

With its bold metallic shades, touches of gold, and clean minimalist shape, it feels both timeless and contemporary — a perfect example of wearable art from Athens by Pantelis Melissinos.

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