Every little girl dreams of being a ballerina, their first pointe shoes and more importantly of walking and dancing elegantly en-pointe. Sadly however, many don’t quite make it to these dizzy new heights and lose interest once they actually try and cram their foot into these shoes. Stuffed with cotton wool and fastened for dear life, the art of moving around en-pointe is a lot harder than it looks and, if not done properly can make you look incredibly clumsy rather than elegant and beautiful.
Many girls give up on their ballerina dreams out of sheer frustration, and hang up their pointe shoes. The inevitable result is regretful hindsight and a longing to be given that chance again.
The bitterness, frustration and disappointment of not being able to walk in them has been long forgotten. Until now, pointe shoes symbolised innocent aspiration. Now, the pointe shoe has grown up and gone all kinky on us.
Sculptural shoes have made their appearance on the catwalk in music videos and have recently been featured in various fashion magazines. They take ‘skyscraper heels’ to a whole new level and literally have you tottering around like a ballerina en-pointe due to their extremely high, eye wateringly thin, stiletto heel. The heel makes you put almost all of your weight onto your toes and so allow you to finally live out your ballerina dreams.
Originally designed for bedroom play, they quickly became a fetish object. In particular, they were usually worn during sessions of bondage and submission. By stepping into these heels you aren’t able to move very fast, and may even fall over and have to crawl on all fours! Or perhaps, the pain brings out the masochist in your partner.
For all you fashionistas out there, ballerina fetish heels are making their way to a high street near you, and are set to be a hot look for summer 2010. So girls, it’s time to whip your pointe shoes out and get practicing. You have been warned.
