Love this!

I got pointe shoes today and I didn’t receive a pair of elastics and idk if it’s cause they forgot to put them in the bag or I don’t need elastics???

Such a waste of lovely satin.

Does the Royale compare to Russian Pointe Almaz?

Really enjoyed this video. What a skilled man he is. A pleasure to watch.

La cosa es que se realizan un montón de pasos para hacer unos zapatos hermosos y que según nuestro pensar y ver son perfectos para la danza pero una vez terminados tal cual en este video los zapatos al llegar a las manos de las bailarinas son literalmente rotos ,rasgados ,descosidos ,y otras linduras que les hacen para estar a la perfección en sus pies , por lo que de qué sirve me pregunto yo ponerles las suelas duras si ellas se las rompen e incluso las quitan?, de qué sirve que le pongan adornos si terminan perro qué zapatos de maratonista!, veo como los transforman y los maltratan para tenerlos adecuados a sus pies , pero y el arduo trabajo de estos señores?. No entiendo nada!

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I learned to pull the hair throught the bun buddy a few times for better coverage of the bun buddy and to make the ends shorter and easier to maintain/hide/tuck

All this work for a shoe that lasts 3 days on a professional dancer.

Amazing craftsmanship!

The glue is made of cyanoacrylate, so acetone (nail polish remover) will remove it from your fingers. Cyanoacrylate glue was originally invented to glue skin instantly, as a replacement for medical stitches.

Thanks for sharing your art with us.I always wondered how my point shoes were made...!! ✌🏼💗😊🩰

This has been fascinating! Thank you very much indeed!

Is there a way to make them non-slippery on wood flooring besides water?

Hi there. I have loved ballet since I was three years old and I am now sixtynine. I appreciate the workmanship of the pointe shoe and all the attention to detail for the comfort and support of the dancers foot. I wonder if the same work up is done for an Irish dancer's tap and pointe shoe? I would love to know. Thank you so much for taking the time to show us each step of the process. Stay safe out there. Take care and God bless

Your pointe shoes were my daughter’s favourite ever pointe shoe; she had two pairs which fitted her like no others. She went for fittings for most makes and danced in a few (we live an hour away from London so we were lucky to have a great choice) but none were ever as good as her Suffolks! She was gutted when we could no longer get them in England. Your video was mesmerising, and the skill involved is mind blowing! Thank you.

It’s so nice to see you are still at it and doing well Mark! I miss you mate. It’s unfortunate how things went but I was not in a good place in my life. What I can say is you are a great man and I very much appreciate what you do and what you did for me. I wish you the best my friend 🙏🏻

Does Suffolk have a school?

And after all that effort and expertise, the first that happens is the shoes get the box smashed and the shank bent and broken ...

So scary 😮

so lovely to watch! Thank you for taking the time to make this! Beautiful shoes!

Enjoyed this very much. I love watching videos about historical fashion, tailoring and shoemaking. It's interesting, how this combines traditional show making techniques with certain twists, unique to this type of shoe.

The orange outfit is giving Marilyn Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

It doesn’t work for me, no matter whar I try😢😢

hi just in case you are switching brands or if it's your very first pair of pointe shoes (congrats!!) I would strongly recommend suffolks. While I got fitted for mine they are by far the worst brand I've ever worn and the most expensive. Just a little history for you as well, the creator of suffolk actually used to work for freids and stole designs to make his own brand but somehow created a far worse shoe. They are crazy heavy, thick, and although I personally prefer a harder shoe these are just killer because there is an overabundance of material. I'm not a fan of the quality, craftsmanship, or giant price tag! if you are looking for good starter shoes I would totally recommend blochs though cause I've had a much better experience dancing in them :) hope this helps and happy dancing!

I've been dancing for 7 years, 4 of which I've been en pointe. I first started pointe when i was ten, and I was fitted in the Suffolk Stellar. I decided to mix it up a little and try the Nikolay Smartpointe.... boy was that a big mistake!! I stayed in that shoe for about a year and a half, but it didn't work as well as the Suffolks. Then, I tried the Nikolay (also known as Grishko if you're anywhere else than the U.S) Streampointe and well.... if you dont like one of the 2 you're not going to like the other 😅. Then about half a year ago, I was fitted in the Virtisse Verve and I loved them but they broke really low (which isn't ideal, since many dancers like their shoes to break higher on their arch) and since i have a lower arch AND I knuckle, it didn't look that great lol. Then, about a week ago I went back to Suffolk, only this time I got Suffolk Sterling (which is also my middle name, believe it or not!!) and I've been dancing on them for a couple days, and they do help my knuckling and my low arch! That's basically my whole pointe experience, which has been a roller coaster.... but we do recover ❤Thank you Suffolk these shoes are amazing and so are y'all!!!

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okay but i can't find a chart ANYWHERE that shows which width is suitable for whatever amount of inches your foot is.

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I’ve never been big on ballet, but I have mad respect for the dancers. After seeing this, I’ve got mad respect for the folks that make the tools those dancers need for their craft too. This in-and-of itself is an amazing craft as well - I never realized how much went into them. You can tell the guys been doing it for a long time and knows what he’s doing. Incredible!

Wow muy hermoso y muchas gracias por la enseñanza me ayudara muchísimo a practicar en casa. 😊👌

You are the best, so perfect. I hope to see videos on ballet foot massaging especially for the middle of the sole and the toes, as training I have some problems with them. Thanks again :):):)

wow ,magic

Fabulous❤🎉😊

Thanks for a terrific video! I love learning about how these shies are made. I'd love to see another about Suffolk ballet shoemaker: how one decides to become a ballet shoemaker, what the training is like, what a journeyman shoemaker does in a day,, how one's career progresses, and what it's like to be the shoemaker of a famous principle. Thanks again ❤

Funny when dancer shows this exercice without explication what for which muscles works and for what efficiency

i wonder if they ever tried to stuff a small (0.5 - 1cm) block of silicone down the tip. i can imagine that would offer so much more comfort and maybe even durability.

@4:23 His idea of a "thin layer of paste" was my idea of a "thin layer of peanut butter" on me sammich as a kid.

Amazing, I have ultimate admiration for the skill it takes to make this point shoe. I would like to see a video on how this skill is acquired. Also do dancers visit the workshop to advise the makers and so the craftsmen study anatomy?

What is the paste made of?

I nearly cried I love pointe shoes so much they are so magical

Splendid.

bad work camera 😭

I'm confused, or maybe just misinformed. I thought Russian dancers don't roll through demi-pointe to pointe, but at 1:23 the video states that the Light Insole model was made to allow for rolling through demi-pointe.

@thepointeshop This is for you Josephine.

absolutely amazing

When you turned the shoe inside out, and I could understand how you were stiching the upper to the sole, my breath stuck in my throat. When you set the shoe on it's point AND IT STAYED, I breathed out again. Your work is a thing of beauty. No wonder point shoes cost so much money, having to cure in a drying oven for three weeks.

How wonderful! Funny thing is, I actually wear this exact type if shoe, 5 XX, it was lovely to see, literally, how my shoes are made!

This video is excellent because of the step-by-step explanation of how pointe shoes are made. I'm not a dancer, and I've never given any thought to the making of ballet dancers' shoes, so I'm kind of surprised to find out that they are made by hand. I was also surprised that the dancers have to sew on the ribbons themselves, and that they go through many pairs each year. Somehow, it makes me feel like ballet is still quite close to its historical roots. The shoes are both essential and very personal. Thank you for the video!