#MCCOTCrush {35}
MICHEL PIZA
Milan
Italy
As modern women who seek freedom, sophistication, and ease in their daily life, finding pairs of shoes to wear that perfectly fit their personality and needs of versatility, is quite challenging. Models, seamlessly transitioning from day to night, that are able to enrich their personal style and adapt effortlessly to their busy routine and overbooked schedule. Crafted-with-care special and versatile creations that harmoniously combine a one-of-a-kind simple, essential and purposeful design with a lasting practicality, as the ones designed by Paola Michel Pizá. A passionate former Mexican professional ballerina who, in 2024, proudly turned herself into a talented shoe designer, committed ecopreneur and founder of the eponymous premium and eco-conscious 100% authentically and ethically Made-in-Italy footwear brand MICHEL PIZA. An emerging and promising Milan-based label with a “Less is More” distinctive signature. A new ambassador of an Italian quiet luxury whose name is a sincere tribute to Paola's precious family heritage and especially to her father’s entrepreneurial spirit and her mother’s unwavering discipline. Believing in the quiet power of purposeful design and deeply inspired by her former career in the dance industry that earned her an eye for form, movement and precision, Paola brings to life models that balance comfort and simplicity with sophistication. She enjoys reinterpreting classic designs and innovating: she indeed has reimagined slippers as the new sneakers. Her first collection, called ESSENZA, offers time-saving and elevated daily choices. The latter is resolutely crafted- in small batches- by skilled Italian artisans using fine Italian leather, celebrating the extraordinary within the ordinary. At MICHEL PIZA, every detail matters. The young label has undertaken to embrace a genuinely eco-conscious and slow approach to fashion. Paola is indeed a proud committed-to-the-environment first-time female entrepreneur as well as a generous and altruistic human being who cares and is happy to give back and support others. Her (Dust) bags- renamed the Spessa bags- are not the classic ones: they are developed in collaboration with Prato-Based Cooperativa Alice, a WFTO-certified ethical supplier whose mission is to empower, educate, support, and reintegrate incarcerated women by providing training and fair dignified employment. Each delicate, well-made and unique piece- no two are alike -is ethically and in a sustainable way, handcrafted with care in Italy by skilled artisans using exclusively upcycling premium donated tie fabrics. A very special meaningful and responsible touch that you will for sure appreciate. A useful and noble gesture to replicate. A new virtuous habit to adopt: Repropose with a purpose. Well done!
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