Next stop on Selly's pointe shoe adventure
So, after yet another 2 hour fitting yesterday, I ended up with Freed studio IIs in a 7C and a pair of Bloch Sonata MKIIs in a 6C as a sort of experimental pair. Both shoes are styles that I have tried on in different sizes and widths before and despised, and now, miraculously, the Freeds feel amazing and the Sonatas feel good enough that they could work as an extra pair to rotate in when the Freeds start to get a little soft.
The purpose yesterday was to find a shoe (hopefully a Freed, which has been recommended to me by multiple teachers) to replace my Gamba 93's which were very comfortable and fit well, but lasted a grand total of an hour and a half and/or spontaneously combusted mid pique.
I'm loving the Freeds so far, so hopefully they will last a while and break in well. I have pointe class tomorrow night, so I'll post some form of a shoe review after then; wish me luck!
Selly
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I was just fitted for a pair of Suffolk Solos.. love them. I had Bloch before and they didn't offer me nearly the support I needed compared to the Suffolks. It may be just that I had them fitted in a different place, I think I didn't have a good fitting when I got my blochs, this time we went to The Shoe Room in Toronto at The National Ballet.
The Freeds are seriously hard. Like freakishly so. the vamp iis a tiny bit long, and I think I'll need a D width nest time I get shoes. I'm waiting until these even break in before I make a final decision on them though.
I seriously need to get myself to either the Rosin Box in Philly or to The Shoe Room. Meh.
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