Welcome to Mela’s World
Meet Mela
Mela® believes in creating luxury fashion that is sustainable yet spontaneous, eco-conscious yet effortless. Our community of bold personalities and big hearts lives in the present, but considers the future.
Why compromise when you can actually have your (vegan) cake and eat it too? Mela’s high-quality, plant-based leather goods elevate sustainable style in a new, empowering way.
Mela® wants you to feel confident that you not only look good out in the world, but that you are doing good for the world as well. Synthetic and animal leathers are so yesterday. Mela® is made up of the forward thinkers of our future.
Mela’s Materials
Mela® means “apple” in Italian and is pronounced may-luh.
Mela’s World began with the potential to design and create gorgeous, guilt-free goods using the organic waste from apple juicing. The high cellulose content of apple solids is ideal for up-cycling. The result is new fabrics that are soft and durable with a luxurious look and feel.
Made in Italy, apple leather is sustainable, versatile and easily produced.
Mela’s Mission
Mela® will always be committed to the environment and ethical practices. A passion for fashion means nothing if we cannot ignite that same flame for generations to come.
Mela® is proudly woman-owned. And ready to roar.
Our Italian vegan leather goods are handmade by talented artisans in Florence, Tuscany in a small family-owned factory that’s been in business for 45 years. Carbon footprint is a big deal to us — so prioritizing our environment always comes first. As a Peta approved brand, we’re proud to say that our Apple leather partners are right down the road from our manufacturer helping us reach our carbon footprint goals. In addition, our factory relies on renewable energy. It doesn’t get much better than that!
We’re proud to use MelaTex™ for our exclusive vegan leather, a new and ingenious material made with apple leftovers from the fruit juice industry. Natural, lively, unrefined, and eco-conscious. With zero negative impact on animals, people, and our world.
By using MelaTex™, and putting our whole heart into crafting every individual piece, we’re able to deliver gorgeous and bold designs for a look that is both ethical and timeless.
Mela believes in creating luxury fashion that is sustainable yet spontaneous, eco-conscious yet effortless. Our community of bold personalities and big hearts lives in the present, but considers the future.
Why compromise when you can actually have your (vegan) cake and eat it too? Mela’s high-quality, plant-based leather goods elevate sustainable style in a new, empowering way.
Mela wants you to feel confident that you not only look good out in the world, but that you are doing good for the world as well. Synthetic and animal leathers are so yesterday. Mela is made up of the forward thinkers of our future.
Mela’s Materials
Mela means “apple” in Italian and is pronounced may-luh.
Mela’s World began with the potential to design and create gorgeous, guilt-free goods using the organic waste from apple juicing. The high cellulose content of apple solids is ideal for up-cycling. The result is new fabrics that are soft and durable with a luxurious look and feel.
Our Italian vegan leather goods are handmade by talented artisans in Florence, Tuscany in a small family-owned factory that’s been in business for 45 years. Carbon footprint is a big deal to us — so prioritizing our environment always comes first. As a Peta approved brand, we’re proud to say that our Apple leather partners are right down the road from our manufacturer helping us reach our carbon footprint goals. In addition, our factory relies on renewable energy. It doesn’t get much better than that!
We’re proud to use MelaTex™ for our exclusive vegan leather, a new and ingenious material made with apple leftovers from the fruit juice industry. Natural, lively, unrefined, and eco-conscious. With zero negative impact on animals, people, and our world.
By using MelaTex™, and putting our whole heart into crafting every individual piece, we’re able to deliver gorgeous and bold designs for a look that is both ethical and timeless.