Ballet heels experiences?

Mano · 6th March 2002, 11:42

Does anyone have experiences of the most fetish things of all - ballet heels?

Could you walk in them? How much training did it require? How high are the heels?

Which manufacturer did your ballets? Are you satisfied? Are there any major differences between different vendors/manufacturers?

Firefox · 6th March 2002, 21:20

I've never even a pair of ballet heels in the flesh. I didn't realise such things existed before I saw them on the internet. The pairs I have seen have been very expensive.

Richy · 6th March 2002, 21:32

I used to own a pair, but sold them a couple of years ago. I could walk around on them up to a point around the house, (ie I could get from room to room) and could stand on them for about 20 minutes max. You've probably seen photos of someone in ballet boots stood on a stepladder, well they were taken by me in a moment of madness. They're not the easiest boots even to stand in, however, and very few manage it.

Mine were made by the Little Shoe Box, but I bought them off the rack from a shop in London that happened to have a size 10 in stock. I wouldn't recommend the LSB however. Not since I put in a made to measure order, which took 2 months to come, only to find that they were made to standard size. From the looks of them, Qualityfetish do a much better quality boot, and they have the more rounded toe which ballet boots are supposed to have to stop the toes from coming into contact with the end of the boot. The LSB boots have a flat toe which means that the foot is pressing on the boot end.

Mano · 7th March 2002, 08:48

From the contacts I have had with various venodrs of BBs, it also seems that Qualifetish are very service-minded, you get prompt replies to every enquiry. Some other firms, although displaying e-mail addresses, do not reply at all. How can they seriously believe that one is willing to spend $300 - 600 to a firm that does not even reply?

Dr. Shoe · 9th March 2002, 00:39

I would love a pair myself but whenever I have saved up, I can always find something else to spend the cash on.

Debbie(HK) · 11th March 2002, 02:04

I've never tried ballet shoes so can't comment on their wearability. To be honest, I don't like them as they look clumsy.

Debbie

Highluc · 11th March 2002, 02:57

I tried them once at another collectors place but had big problems handling them, unable to get my knees straight even when standing, and having my toes hurt after wearing them 15 minutes. I don't think I will ever spend money on such style.
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Mano · 11th March 2002, 09:35

they look "clumsy"???????????
Do you think that real ballet dancers are clumsy too???

IHeels · 11th March 2002, 11:13

Try telling Mme Sylvie Guillem she looks clumsy and you might just be taking a backward step.

I did a bit of it in my teens and I'm not the world's most uncoordinated person nor am I the world's most coordinated person.
Inga

Mano · 11th March 2002, 11:46

yeah, I would sure like toe hear Debbies's arguments why ballet heels look "clumsy". They are of course exteremly "fetish" and unpractical to use as any kind of "real" footwear, if you know what I mean, but calling them clumsy really makes me interested, since I think that a person walkin en pointe is probably the most gracious thing you can see, assuming of course, that they master the art and do not look like beginners....