Ballet shoes: Bloch

I'm an absolute fan of Bloch's B Morph ballet shoes. I've tried others brands, like Grishko and Sansha, and other models from Bloch, but there's no way around it, the B Morphs suit my feet best. The B Morph ballet shoes feature TMT, ie. thermo morph technology which sounds fancy but simply means that, with the help of a hair dryer and a fridge, you can easily mould the shoes to fit your feet perfectly. There's no need to break in the shoes the usual way and they're practically painless to wear - well, at least with the right pads. Also, the shank is nearly unbreakable and if you need a bit more stiffness, you can just put the shoes back in the fridge!

Unfortunately, although the shank resists rather well, the other parts of the shoe won't be as long-lasting, so I just got myself a new pair of pointe shoes... on Ebay.

There was a perfect pair of my favourite Blochs waiting for me in my size and width and for less than half the retail price, shipping included. Hard to resist such a deal, so I took my chances, contacted the seller and now I'm just waiting for my new shoes to arrive (hopefully next week, as my actual pointe shoes are on the point (ha!) of dying).

PS. The seller, an American woman from Duluth, Minnesota, first took me for a fellow American - funnily enough, it turns out that my oh-so Finnish family name is very common in that part of the States. Seems like some of my ancestors may have sailed off that way back in the 19th century!