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Post by cosmoblue on Oct 19, 2007 2:44:56 GMT -5
Are you ladies wearing ballet slippers or are you wearing ballerina flats or something similar? Are you making your slippers to match your gowns or are you dying them?
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Oct 19, 2007 10:01:16 GMT -5
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Post by cosmoblue on Oct 19, 2007 11:52:54 GMT -5
Nifty idea. I would never have thought of that myself.
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Post by austenfan on Nov 6, 2007 21:41:07 GMT -5
The Khussas looked very nice.  ) When you kicked them off, I nearly stole them from you; but my shoe size is too big. What bugged me about my ballet flats was that the stupid lace/ribbon kept falling down when I danced. I spent more time tying my laces than anything else. |
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Post by Mrs. Goblin on Dec 13, 2007 14:18:21 GMT -5
Khussas are great for looks but imho difficult to dance in. My favorite khussa source is here: www.786shop.com/khussa.asp You can color match almost every outfit! For balls, my husband wears his period shoes in, then changes to dansneakers for the actual dancing. I've compromised, since I haven't been dancing as much since I "presented my husband with a pledge of my affection" in February, so I've been wearing a flat modern shoe (an older version of these: www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/22736513/c/1909.html) with a good grippy sole. I still want to find a good pair of half boots for daywear. Also, I saw mention once of a period source for instructions for making your own dancing slippers that I'd love to try, but I haven't been able to track it down. |
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Dec 13, 2007 14:41:13 GMT -5
Believe it or not, paddock boots (short english riding boots); nice leather ones work really well for daywear. www.amazon.com/Saxon-Equileather-Ladies-Lace-Paddock/dp/B000FD7CGMThese look very new, but I have a pair I rode in for years, and they're all worn and the leather soles are scuffed, and somehow they're perfect for daywear. |
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Post by cosmoblue on Dec 13, 2007 14:45:45 GMT -5
Ladyegg/Christy - I would love to see those instructions for making dancing slippers.
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Post by dawnluckham on Dec 13, 2007 15:44:25 GMT -5
The Ballet flats work well for post 1815, but if you're going any earlier, I'd suggest a more pointed toe. These are a little closer to the period shape between 1800-1815. tinyurl.com/ywsj4pOriginal shoe: www.trousseau.net/trousseau2.asp?P=2&I=986Of course change in fashion is always gradual. So there are going to be degrees in between. By 1820 the rounded toe was common. By 1830 the toe begins to square. |
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