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USHA VANCE ! Sandals for a future First Lady!?
Usha Vance visits Melissinos Art in Athens to try on custom Galliko sandals in 2024, months before her husband J.D. Vance is sworn in as Vice President of the United States. It was a scorching, bustling June day in 2024. Customers streamed in and out of Melissinos Art – The Poet Sandal Maker, snapping up…
THE BIDENS!!! The Bidens are here!!!
Jill Biden and her daughter Ashley visit Pantelis Melissinos’ Athens shop to buy iconic Gladiator sandals during the 2011 Special Olympics. One sunny day during the Athens Special Olympics in 2011, Pantelis Melissinos entered his shop at 7 a.m., blissfully unaware that his quiet morning was about to spiral into a “Gladiator Sandal” extravaganza. As…
THE GOD OF GREEK SANDALS
Down on the sunny southern slope of the Acropolis, away from the drama on Mount Olympus, you'll find Pantelis Melissinos, Greek God of Sandals. His buddies just call him Pantelis. Forget Hermes and his pranks or Dionysus and his party antics – Pantelis is all about fashioning divine kicks for today's legends, earning him the…
Melissinos Art Sandals -Iconic Greek footwear
Pantelis Melissinos taking measurements of the customer feet Melissinos Art Sandals -an iconic representation of Greek artistry and craftsmanship. These handmade leather sandals are the creation of Pantelis Melissinos -master craftsman, poet and artist, who has studied Fine Arts at the prestigious Parsons School of Design in Manhattan. Melissinos Art Sandals are unique in their…
PANTELIS MELISSINOS: “The Greek Lord of the Sandals”
“ESPRESSO” | 22-02-2022 | By Elias Maravegias Pantelis Melissinos with Jill Biden, wife of Joe Biden, current President of the United States and her daughter. His grandfather, George Melissinos, was one of the most famous shoemakers in Athens. He even made hiking shoes for members of the royal family. His father, Stavros Melissinos, made the…