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[Uno]

Good read, had to chuckle about the 'Ballet Pump Graveyard'

 

Thanks chris

[pattieboyd2]

Some lovely new insights. I enjoyed this very much, thanks Chris.  I always always saw the Bardot influence and wondered why it was never mentioned by anyone.  Oh, and I just got my new ballet pumps in the mail today 

[Uno]

Some lovely new insights. I enjoyed this very much, thanks Chris.  I always always saw the Bardot influence and wondered why it was never mentioned by anyone.  Oh, and I just got my new ballet pumps in the mail today 

 

Karl Lagerfeld from Fendi used to refer to Any as “the new Brigitte”

[pattieboyd2]

Thanks Uno. I don't remember Amy herself ever mentioning Brigitte though?  I'm sure she got the ballet flats, hair, makeup and cinched in waist inspiration from her.

 

in 1956, Brigitte Bardot – who trained as a ballerina – asked Rose Repetto to make her a shoe that was as delicate and easy to wear as a dance slipper but suitable for everyday life. In And God Created Woman, Bardot teamed a pair of red Repetto ballet pumps with cropped trousers and a Breton top.

While Bardot brought the ballet shoe out of the practice studio and on to the street – so that it's now more often worn with skinny jeans and a boyfriend blazer than with a tutu – Repetto's CEO is keen to maintain the professional dance side of the brand.

Amy went a step further and wore actual dance shoes on the street!

[Tara]

Really nice article!