Twirling Ballerina! (LINK)
September 29th 2007 07:30
My ballet dream was the one I pursued with every fibre of my tiny chubby being and I lived in my ballet shoes.
Ballet shoes were behind comfortable they were pretty and pink with ribbons and they were made out of the softest leather.
One of the things I hated about growing up was being forced into wearing blister inducing horrifyingly high shoes in the name of fashion. I’ve twisted my ankle five times and my skin is covered in scars from shoe-induced blisters. I was delighted when I discovered that ballet shoes were back! I could finally wear my slippers until my hearts content.
I also however learned some important lessons.
1: Never ever buy ballet slippers from Target trust me on this. I’m saying this as a friend and fashion guru. Although they may look gorgeous the back of these shoes are as hard as rocks and they will never ever soften. They will rip your ankles to shreds and you’ll be forced to wear bandaids under your stockings for days.
2: Some places will try to rip you off and convince you that a set of ballet flats are really worth a hundred dollars. The answer is no, on average a set of these shoes should cost only thirty at the most.
3: Try looking for real leather if possible, Patent ballet shoes may look shiny and gorgeous but they chip like tacky day old nail polish.
The best set I’ve found this spring happens to be this pair from pulp shoes (www.pulpshoes.com.au) yes they cost fifty dollars but they’re made entirely out of real leather and they fit like gloves.
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