Split Sole Leather Ballet Shoe - Brazen Brown - Aspire II

Great Skin Match for Ballet Exam!

These are my 2nd pair of Blendz Apparel Leather Ballet shoes (first was a trade with a dancer at my local studio). I opted for a whole size down, since my first pair, my actual size, were a bit wide on me, and from experience, leather shoes expand the more you wear them. These I ordered about 3 weeks ahead of my Ballet exam, and was able to break them in sufficiently; they were expectedly pinchy in the toes the first time I wore them to class, but they have expanded nicely so far, and hug my feet like my favourite canvas shoes. My only complaint is that the colouring (I got Brazen Brown) started to scratch after 3-ish wears. . . my previous Maven Mahogany shoes haven't done that in the 3-ish years I've had them, so I dunno if this was just a bad batch of leather paint, or maybe it had something to do with me getting a smaller size so the leather stretched quicker? It's fine though, it wasn't that big of a deal for my exam and it's fine for my usual wear now. Gread colour match as well too, they blend in super well to both the matching tights, and my bare skin, love it!

Just being able to get my daughter sneakers in her favorite color is amazing.

Brazen Brown leather ballet shoes

I am so grateful for the Blendz brand. The merchandise (tights and ballet shoes) match my daughter’s complexion, is of very high quality and makes my daughter know that as a black ballet student, she has a place in this genre, supported by businesses that celebrate her worth. Thank you.