But the dancers?
How can we forget ballerinas in our journey into the world of shoes?
No... there's really no point in forgetting them.
Let's start with their name…well that's easy!
The ballerina is inspired by dance shoes...thin sole, without heel or if it really has to have one, it has a really low heel.
The prima ballerina
We are in 1956, when at the request of a "certain" Brigitte Bardot, the stylist Rose Repetto conceived the first city dancer, the famous Cendrillon.
In 1969 the magazine L'Officiel published on its cover a ballerina born from the collaboration between Dior and Swarovski.
Not really suitable for those who wanted to go unnoticed...silver upper covered with multicolor Swarovski and decorated with metal flowers and rhinestones.(1)
From the nineties onwards there have been many stylists who have created interesting reinterpretations of the ballerina.
From Alexander Mc Queen to Sarah Burton to Valentino and Miu Miu.
So over the course of seventy years, alongside the classic and minimal Cendrillon by Rose Repetto today we also find the ballerina with the ankle strap and maxi brass studs.
My selection of ballerinas for you
As with the previous articles in which I talked to you about sneakers ( click here for the article ) and sandals ( if you are also interested in this article you can click directly here ) I leave you some flashes on the ballerinas that you can find in my online store in special " ballerina " section.
Duccio Del Duca, Marian, Venetian Poems, Chiarini Bologna, Les Tulipes, Liviana Conti.
Among these brands I chose the ballet flats that I would wear first. This is one of the criteria I use when making my selections.
Thanks again for this time and see you in my next article!
"The tales of shoes" - Eugenio Galavotti - 2021 - Franco Angeli Editore.
