Melissa Clemente Designs aims to inspire women to be more daring and more confident in their choice of clothing. The urban romanticism movement, pairing the provocative with the practical, fine with costume, heavily influences the company’s direction. Each piece is sui generis – there are no replicas. These dramatic accessories are not merely last minute punctuations for an outfit, but the eye-catching pieces that inarguably become the outfit.
Where each of the collections strives to enhance an overall look, Melissa Clemente Designs also aims to challenge the more conventional perceptions of accessory considerations. These pieces are as much a statement on a runway as they are sculptures that any curator would be inclined to recruit for an exhibit. Clearly, experimental couture lives at the bottom of this designer’s heart.
