Sunday, March 28, 2010

Pointe shoe quiz 03-28-10


A pair of Natalie Portman’s pointes worn during the making of her new film ‘Black Swan’

These shoes were auctioned for charity on 3-27-10.

1. Who was the maker of these shoes and, 2. can you guess what the winning bid was?

5 comments:

  1. I'll answer the second question first, as BiddingForGood.com's auction has the bid at $1,525. I would guess the shoes could've been made by either Grishko or Capezio, since I'm not sure of her ballet skills.

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  2. Yes! The winning bid was $1,525.00 USD.

    Capezio was a good guess, however, the maker is neither Grishko nor Capezio.

    None of Natalie Portman's bios list any meaningful ballet training so I think there will be some close-ups of her in practice clothes at the barre and a lot of long shots of body doubles performing sections from Swan Lake. The lesbian sex scene doesn't take any ballet training.

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  3. Jill Ya had me allmost stumped ...Still the shoes have one defining clue .. That is the extra stiching along the vamp. Which are found on freed shoes .

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  4. Yes Paul! They are Freed Classics

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  5. Freed, eh? I would've thought a more "beginner" shoe, due to Ms. Portman's non-ballet ability.

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