Freed Studio IIs, after two classes
Why is it that I can love a shoe when trying it on, and then I wear it in class and all of the sudden the vamp is too long, the demi pointe WILL NOT break in, and they feel to narrow? Someone want to explain this to me?
I have a very high very flexible arch. I have really strong feet and super flexible kind of weak ankles. So you would think that a long vamp wouldn't really be a problem for me. My problem is rolling over the box too far, not struggling to get over the box.
Still, these aren't broken in at all yet, which somewhat frustrates me but also makes me happy simply because they're not dead. The boxes are rocks. I've always been told Freeds are super soft and would mold to my feet in less than one class...
The one thing I really like about these shoes is the shank. They're perfectly and completely conformed to my arch, but aren't showing any sings of dead-ness and are still really supportive.
A 7C is definitely too narrow, but not so much that I can't wear the shoes. I think next time I get these shoes (if I can get the vamp problem solved) I'm going to try to get a 6.5D.
It's time to sew the experimental Bloch Sonata MKIIs, though, and put those in rotation with the Freeds. The Blochs are a 6C, which scares me a little because I've worn a 7D in all Bloch shoes for as long as I can remember, but the 7D pairs felt too long and too wide at my fitting.
Lets just hope that one of these works for me well enough that I can just order a pair of shoes and know they'll fit (and hopefully not very soon in the near future) instead of yet another 2 hour fitting.
I have a very high very flexible arch. I have really strong feet and super flexible kind of weak ankles. So you would think that a long vamp wouldn't really be a problem for me. My problem is rolling over the box too far, not struggling to get over the box.
Still, these aren't broken in at all yet, which somewhat frustrates me but also makes me happy simply because they're not dead. The boxes are rocks. I've always been told Freeds are super soft and would mold to my feet in less than one class...
The one thing I really like about these shoes is the shank. They're perfectly and completely conformed to my arch, but aren't showing any sings of dead-ness and are still really supportive.
A 7C is definitely too narrow, but not so much that I can't wear the shoes. I think next time I get these shoes (if I can get the vamp problem solved) I'm going to try to get a 6.5D.
It's time to sew the experimental Bloch Sonata MKIIs, though, and put those in rotation with the Freeds. The Blochs are a 6C, which scares me a little because I've worn a 7D in all Bloch shoes for as long as I can remember, but the 7D pairs felt too long and too wide at my fitting.
Lets just hope that one of these works for me well enough that I can just order a pair of shoes and know they'll fit (and hopefully not very soon in the near future) instead of yet another 2 hour fitting.
Stay on your toes,
Selly
Selly
