Melissa Winter ’08

Brazil's plastic footwear company Melissa Characters Taking cues from popular characters from childhood, this fun line includes Le Petit Prince who gets a pointy flat for winter. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the first-ever Disney character, stars on a special Ultragirl model that will first be sold at Colette in Paris before hitting Brazil. Melissa Ultragirl + J. Maskrey This crystal-studded shoe proved to be so …

SEEE: I Love Magic Shows and Other Ways To Fight Evil

The newest collection from CH favorites Star Electric Eighty Eight (SEEE), called "I Love Magic Shows and Other Ways To Fight Evil" features designs inspired by the concept of self-made magic and revolutionary spirit. Harlem-based designer Jennifer Garcia researched the occult elements from a variety of sources including European tarot cards, Native American dream-catchers, Rangoli designs from India and Pennsylvanian Dutch barn hexes, all of …

The Countdown Season II

The second season of The Countdown, Refinery29’s video series featuring profiles on important names in fashion, premiered yesterday 22 January 2008 in collaboration with MySpace Fashion. The series visits five influential independent designers in their studios as they prepare for New York Fashion Week 2008. The first episode’s subject is none other than Thom Browne and includes an interview with the designer as he prepares …