Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Pointe shoe quiz December 28, 2010


Who is the maker of these shoes?

This one may be a bit tricky.

17 comments:

  1. From the pattern of the soles and the shape of the throat and the placement of the drawstring, they look like Blochs. If the top shoe wasn't covering the heel, I would be 100% sure.

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  2. A well reasoned answer Eric, but they aren't by Bloch

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  3. Hints: I have not used this maker before in a quiz and I think the fore-sole pattern is a bit different from any other maker’s I’ve used. So that eliminates any other maker whose shoes I’ve used.

    The country is England.

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  4. I was going to say Sansha but do not think there make in the UK Freed would be to easy

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  5. Trae they aren’t Freeds.

    Leigha, they aren’t by Sansha

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  6. Jill,

    I'm going to go with Gamba...

    Paul.

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  7. Hi Risa and Paul S... Gamba is a good guess, but they aren't Gamba pointes. I hope you will try again.

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  8. Capulet's?
    Suffolk?

    I'm going to have nightmares about this one!

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  9. Hi Paul S... Capulet's? Suffolk? Good choices, but sorry, the shoes are from neither of those makers...

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  10. Hints II: Pointeshoes.net (before it was hacked) said the maker once worked for Gamba before he started his own company. He no longer has his own brand (which is what these quiz shoes are) and is in semi-retirement. He now works part-time for Bloch in London.

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  11. Hi there,

    Sewing looks like Russian technic (strong sewing, not touching the border).

    I would say Chacott or Repetto

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  12. The man how onced worked for Gamba and works part time for Gamba is Bob Martin His company Dance workshop 2000 and the shoe is from his pointe shoe line Innovations . He only make costume pointe shoes designed to each dancers foot . Like freeds his logo is stamped on the heel.

    INNOVATION
    BY
    BOB MARTIN
    MADE IN ENGLAND
    That is why the look like Gambas and Blochs
    Jill That you for the quiz it was a mind numbing four hour search,that got me off my fathers problems
    How did I do?

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  13. Hi Ballet Lover. Sorry, they are not Chacott or Repetto... but those were good guesses.

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  14. Yes Paul... You are correct! They are Bob Martin Innovation pointes! Good for you!!!

    Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this quiz!

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  15. Bravo Paul D!! I was on the verge of phoning Bloch and asking! LOL.

    That wasn't easy, but a good quiz nontheless...


    Paul.

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