Thursday, April 12, 2007

Ballet Shoes Anyone?

This ballet shop, founded by the mother (Rose Repetto) of famous French choreographer, Roland Petit, has been outfitting dancers performing at Paris’ l’Opera since 1947. Now dancers from all over the world choose her dancing shoes and apparel. Madame Repetto designed a pair of shoes for Bridgitte Bardot in 1956 which she wore in the movie, “And God Created Women.” Today, these shoes have become the symbol of Repetto and are tres expensive! I ventured into this shop a couple of times thinking I might buy something for our new little dancer, Karlee. I was not only very intimidated by the ballet-sized shop clerks and Parisian shoppers but also intimidated by the prices. I decided that Karlee was too young at this time to appreciate the significance of an item purchased at this shop—maybe in ten years...