created a stylish pair of pointe shoes made of lace, silk and pearls. “I am always so happy to support the ballet and emerging talent,” said Bendet. “The slippers feature delicate corded off ...

I was twelve years old. I quickly realised that returning to ballet in flat slippers is one thing, but putting pointe shoes back on is quite another. It’s no coincidence that films—from The Re ...

Regular ballet flats are just, very soft. They're usually canvas, or leather. You can't go up en pointe with them. Pointe shoes are normally a bit harder so that you can get up on your toes.

Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed ...