Advanced design From: Pointe | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright Lifestyle Ventures Aug/Sep 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Pointe shoe design reaches for new heights.

Marie Taglioni wouldn't recognize the latest pointe shoes. They have come a long way from the darned satin slippers she used to rise to her toes. After many years of minimal activity in the pointe shoe business, things have begun to change recently. Not only are established manufacturers as well as newcomers to the scene introducing new models to fit feet of every size and shape, but groundbreaking, space-age concepts are being incorporated into the actual design to ensure longer wear at lower costs. These are not your grandmother's pointe shoes!

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