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French Chic with Repetto

Ooh la la! I love everything Parisian, especially when it comes to style! My favourite shoe label ever is Repetto. Repetto are the original makers of ballet shoes and were responsible for making the ballet flat as famous as it is today. 

Bridgette Bardot asked Rose Repetto to create a pair of comfortable flat shoes for her to wear during the filming of the 1956 classic, And God Created Woman. It was this red patent leather ballet shoe that started it all off. A year later, Audrey Hepburn wore a pair of black Ferragamo ballet flats during the filming of Funny Face.




Since then, Repetto shoes have continued to have a famous following, including movie stars, such as Jane Birkin, and fashionistas, such as Kate Moss. 

Jane Birkin and daughter
















Kate Moss

I own two pairs of Repetto shoes. My first purchase was a pair of the original BB ballet flats in a suede, metallic leather. I received my second pair as a gift from my husband. They are the Lola Mary Jane platform shoes, made from soft suede. Repetto shoes are so chic and the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn.


 

  

 
 



I'm looking forward to purchasing my next pair of Repettos. I'm not sure what I will choose, but I know, that whatever I decide, I won't go wrong with a pair of Repettos. Très chic!

Yours in style,

Suzi x


 Images sourced from:
 http://forums.thefashionspot.com/showpost.php?p=3187581&postcount=1027
 http://outfitidentifier.com/?p=73460

Comments

  1. emily27 November 2011 at 08:16

    love the mary jane high heels, so classic!

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  2. Suzi Maynard27 November 2011 at 16:22

    Thanks Emily! You can't go wrong with this style. The height of the heel is amazing and I feel so fabulous every time I wear them. Check out my blogs LBD in the Country & Spectacularly Stylish Cup Celebration for more pics if you like.

    Suzi x

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  3. Yara Simón27 November 2011 at 17:14

    It's weird to think of a time where there weren't any ballet flats.

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  4. Suzi Maynard27 November 2011 at 17:58

    Definitely Yara! Ballet flats are a wardrobe must have. Don't know where I'd be without mine.

    Suzi x

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  5. Anonymous27 November 2011 at 19:36

    Wow, that's really good to know! I did ballet for 21 years and had no idea!!!

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  6. Suzi Maynard27 November 2011 at 20:22

    Christie, Thanks for your comment! Compared to Europe, Repetto shoes are not as well known here in Australia.

    Suzi x

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  7. rachel bambi28 November 2011 at 03:32

    Repettos are such a classic! lucky girl... any guy that buys shoes for his girl is definitely a keeper!
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  8. Suzi Maynard28 November 2011 at 16:56

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  9. Suzi Maynard28 November 2011 at 16:57

    Thanks Rachel! I am very lucky indeed!

    Suzi x

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