Ballerina (shoe)

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Ballerinas from the Salamander brand

The Ballerina ( ital. Ballerina ; to . Dt "dancer") is a classic flat slip shoe model, which takes its name the optical resemblance to the ballet conventional tip shoes and slippers owes.

The ballerina (also: ballerina shoe ) is a shoe model developed by Salvatore Capezio in New York at the end of the 19th century (he received the Coty Award for it in 1952 ). In 1941, Claire McCardell's ballerina shoe was added to the collection and became known to the public. In 1949, the women's shoe model achieved general awareness through a picture on the cover of Vogue . Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn wore these shoes on screen and created a trend for this shoe model.

Ballerinas are usually worn by women and girls. They emphasize the back of the foot and thus lengthen the aesthetic leg line. In addition, in contrast to most sandal models , they offer the option of hiding your toes even in the warm season.

literature

  • Linda O'Keeffe: Shoes. A tribute to sandals, slippers, high heels. Könemann, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-89508-467-0

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Wiktionary: Ballerina  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations