Ballet Shoes

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

Pink ballet shoes tied together with a small piece of white string. Both shoes have black marks on the bottom and show other signs of wear such as dirty elastic over each bridge and frayed seams.

Pink ballet shoes tied together with a small piece of white string. Both shoes have black marks on the bottom and show other signs of wear such as dirty elastic over each bridge and frayed seams.

Name/Title

Ballet Shoes

Entry/Object ID

MOT000097

Tags

Ballet, Shoes

Description

Ballet shoes and tag. Ballet shoes child size (x2) & tag; pale pink/peach coloured. Very worn, black marks from wear around whole of both shoes, bottom stitching worn on both soles, left shoe sole damaged, fraying round top edge of uppers.

Collection

Main Collection

Category

Sports

Dimensions

Height

18 cm

Width

7.6 cm

Depth

4 cm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

My first pair of ballet shoes. I’ve been doing ballet since I was 4 years old. When I came out I was worried that people wouldn’t see me as male because of my love of ballet and pointe, but because I love it so much I refused to quit. Since coming out, I’ve been more confident in my dancing, and while they were worn long before my transition, they hold a lot of memories for me, as ballet has made me the man I am.