Freed of London Sophia* SKU #7310201(View on Zappos.com Classic)

Freed of London is the leading pointe shoe distributor in the world. Freed of London was started in 1929 by a cobbler and his wife and quickly word spread within the dance community about their high quality pointe shoes.

Freed of London has 7 different styles of stock pointe shoes, but with over 30 shoe makers, all making pointe shoes slightly differently, and 4 width fitting, hundreds of variations of shoes are in stock at any one time. Freed of London Pointe Shoes are made using the 'turn-shoe' method, whereby the shoes are made inside out and then turned for shaping, drying and binding. This method was used for making all shoes until the 1870's, however, today's outdoor shoes are made the right side out.

All Freed of London shoes are built around a last - moulds around which the shoe is shaped. Freed of London own over 8000 lasts. For outdoor shoes a pair of lasts has a left and a right, Pointe Shoe lasts are one shape for both left and right. All components and ingredients in a Freed Pointe Shoe are biodegradable.

Today, Freed of London is proud to be able to provide dancers worldwide with pointe shoes, dancesport shoes, flamenco shoes, jazz shoes, and many other dance garments and accessories.