Re Exotique photos,
The idea of adding a fake toe to a ballet heel is not new, it has been mentioned in print several times.
Although I have never seen any definite picture of any of these type,
I think these two below, would be somewhere close!!
Have you got any pictures for us to see?
http://www.retroxotique.com/photos/F...s/O2/old01.jpg
Notice the arch and the angle of the shoe.
http://www.retroxotique.com/photos/F...s/O4/old04.jpg
Standing, the arch is even more pronounced !