Melis Paciotti is a Turkish born, Italy based young fashion designer. She graduated from the fine arts high school in Istanbul and she won a full scholarship offered by Yeditepe University. After 4 years of studying university she completed her bachelor's degree in fashion and textile design and moved to Italy to find her future in fashion. So took up a place at the prestigious Domus Academy. During her master degree in Milan she had an opportunity to do projects with important designers such as Saverio Palatella, Maurizio Galante and Maurizio Modica from Frankie Morello. In 2010 she successfully completed her masters in fashion and got double degree from Domus Academy and the masters of arts awarded in collaboration with the University of Wales in UK. Thereafter, Melis had some experiences with well-known italian fashion brands such as Alessandro Dell'Acqua's N.21 and Gianni Barbato before launching her own high-end shoe and bag line "Melis Yildiz". “Melis Yildiz” is a luxury shoe and accessories brand founded in 2012 by Melis Paciotti. The philosophy of the brand is combining femininity and elegance with high quality artisanal details. Therefore each piece is done in the most traditional way and hand crafted by important professionals of this sector. The strong color palette of the brand is combined with very clean lines and geometric shapes. Melis Yildiz is remarkable with it’s exceptional quality, elegance and value of every detail which is selected carefully. The designs of Melis Yildiz are for self-confident women who are aware that they are intensely desirable because of their power, attitudes and unique personal styles.
