Nice to meet you! We are the Bellissima Retailer Sisters, Maria Hannus-Hautala and Sanna Hietamäki. We are happy to help with shoe-related matters, check out our contact information here .
We sisters in our forties are currently living our peak years, the age distribution of our four small traders in total is currently from three to 11 years. So there are enough trips and hobbies in our families! That's why we don't "lock in" our opening hours at this stage, but we always announce the opening hours of the warehouse store one week at a time at the front door of the store and here on our website . So always remember to check our opening hours before you go! 😊
In our store, there is a high probability that you will also get to know Peppi, the sales dog. Peppi loves crisps and likes to act as the supreme judge of taste. Sometimes Peppi also takes well-deserved breaks and rests in his own bed in the back room or behind the cash desk.
Right at the beginning of our strategic measurements, let's mention the most important ones, i.e. the Maria retailer's shoe size is 43 and the Sanna retailer's 40. You can read more about our feet and our experiences about shoes on the products' own pages.
Close to our hearts is the idea that beautiful shoes are meant for everyone. That's why we take models in our selection of women's shoes only from brands from which we get the widest possible size range. That is, in addition to sizes 36–41, either small sizes (33–35) or large (42–46). Or in the best case from both ends! Our principle is to take all the sizes that are produced from the models we choose. This is how we continue Bellissima's original idea as a specialty shop for small and large women's shoes.
We also try our best to find shoes with different widths. Many of us Finns have wide feet, but there are also narrow-footed people among us. In addition, each of us has our own experiences with shoes. Even if the feet are the same size, the sensations can be very different between different people. That's why we try to share our own experiences with shoe models in our online store on the product pages, if they would be helpful in choosing shoes. Our dream would be to own our own shoe factory, where we could always order suitable shoes according to the customer's own measurements and wishes!
A little history will also be in order. Bellissima's story originally began in the center of Helsinki already at the beginning of the 2000s. At that time, the selections only included women's shoes in small (32–35) and large (42–46) sizes. In 2019, Maria became a Bellissima merchant, Sanna became a partner in 2020, and thus the legendary concept was born: Bellissima Retailer Sisters. 🤩 We are the fourth entrepreneurs in the history of Bellissima.
In 2021, we expanded our selection to children's shoes, especially recommended children's shoes . Barefoot shoes meet current recommendations with flexible soles and good foot-shaped toe space. Most of our selection of children's shoes are barefoot shoes. We started with two popular brands that are still around, Froddo and Affenzahn . Since then, shoes and rubber boots from Bundgaard , wonderful shoes from DDStep , and slippers from Slipstop have been included. The newest brand in our selection are the wonderful Yoyo Junior slippers for the smallest in the family.
Along our journey, in addition to the logo, we have also renewed our selection of women's shoes . The old, well-known and proven brands Remonte and Gabor have remained at Bellissima all along and will continue to be strongly involved. Over the years we have discovered new wonderful brands such as Andrea Conti and Chantana, not forgetting Vintro, Laura Vita and Andres Machado. Unfortunately, we have also had to give up some brands, sometimes making harsh decisions based on numbers and sometimes when brands stop making special sizes.
Well, that's how this trading is! 😊 That's why we love our work, because every day is different. We always think we've seen everything, but there are always new things to solve. The best part of our work is you, our lovely customers! 💖 You won't believe how our day brightens up when we receive feedback via e-mail, for example: "The shoes arrived today. I read your website carefully and the shoes are perfect. It makes me cry. I can't seem to find nice and wide enough shoes in the stores. I will definitely order again! Thank you!"
Thank you to each and every one of you! 💖 We are here for you, and Bellissima would not exist without you wonderful customers. We are in touch! t. Maria and Sanna
