@clairewillett.bsky.social I know I can’t reply but if you’ve ever heard articles of interest www.articlesofinterest.co/podcast/epis... they did a great episode on pointed shoes in 2023.

at one point Nike was convinced they could engineer the perfect high tech pointe shoe of the future and they were so mad they couldn’t come up with anything the dancers liked better than wood and fabric. not everything can be Disrupted™️ actually