{"id":1995987,"date":"2010-05-29T19:31:07","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T17:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2010\/05\/29\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:57:08","slug":"minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2010\/05\/29\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Minna Parikka&#8217;s delightfully feminine world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.minnaparikka.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10188 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minnaparikka2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minnaparikka2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minnaparikka2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minnaparikka2-50x50.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240\/240;\" \/><\/a>Finnish shoe designer Minna Parikka feels she has been granted a mission. As stated on her website, it&#8217;s a strange paradox that the world of women&#8217;s shoe design is dominated by men and she is determined to change it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As a result, not only are her shoes breathtakingly beautiful, but they are also very comfortable. We know, comfort is not always our priority when it comes to shoes but hey, can&#8217;t really hurt! Made of the finest materials and with great attention to detail, Minna Parikka&#8217;s collections combine sensuality and playfulness with a hint of burlesque. 40&#8217;s and 50&#8217;s designs, heart-shaped cutouts, exquisite and utterly feminine colors&#8230; these shoes are for women who feel, or want to feel, empowered by their feminity and like to play, whether they&#8217;re stepping in the boardroom or the bedroom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Minna-Parikka-Morticia.jpg\"><\/a>The flagship boutique opened in Helsinki in 2008, but Minna Parikka&#8217;s creations are sold in ten countries, including several retailers in London, and are now also available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minnaparikka.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>. One of the many prestigious collaborations of the brand includes the legendary Crazy Horse in Paris in 2009, where dancers wore nothing but lights&#8230; and Minna&#8217;s shoes!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Minna-Parikka-Morticia.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10190 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Minna-Parikka-Morticia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"320\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Minna-Parikka-Morticia.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Minna-Parikka-Morticia-286x300.jpg 286w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 306px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 306\/320;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minna-parikka-ava1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10195 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minna-parikka-ava1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"320\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minna-parikka-ava1.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/minna-parikka-ava1-282x300.jpg 282w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 301px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 301\/320;\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Laurie Guillem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finnish shoe designer Minna Parikka feels she has been granted a mission. As stated on her website, it&#8217;s a strange paradox that the world of women&#8217;s shoe design is dominated&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30090,52709],"tags":[54064,54061,53812],"class_list":["post-1995987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-luxsure-international-en","category-thefashion","tag-crazy-horse","tag-minna-parikka","tag-shoes-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minna Parikka&#039;s delightfully feminine world - Luxsure<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2010\/05\/29\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"laurie\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2010\\\/05\\\/29\\\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2010\\\/05\\\/29\\\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"laurie\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b4bd638d344ab61e152b9a7fe67d678\"},\"headline\":\"Minna Parikka&#8217;s delightfully feminine world\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-05-29T17:31:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-15T07:57:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2010\\\/05\\\/29\\\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":203,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2010\\\/05\\\/29\\\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/05\\\/minnaparikka2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Crazy Horse\",\"Minna Parikka\",\"shoes\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Luxsure International\",\"The Fashion\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2010\\\/05\\\/29\\\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2010\\\/05\\\/29\\\/minna-parikkas-delightfully-feminine-world\\\/\",\"name\":\"Minna Parikka's delightfully feminine world - 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