{"id":16715,"date":"2024-07-17T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/?p=16715"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:28:41","slug":"coutureballetshoespointeproject","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/staging\/blog\/coutureballetshoespointeproject\/","title":{"rendered":"Couture Ballet Shoes By Michael Kors And Khaite For The Pointe Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 48px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: 'SchnyderS demi'; margin-block: 0px; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #333333; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Michael Kors and Khaite Design Couture Ballet Shoes for Pointe Project<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: 'Limerick Serial', Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: var(--lion-font-weight,700); font-size: var(--lion-font-size-md,3rem); line-height: var(--lion-line-height-md,3.25rem); letter-spacing: var(--lion-letter-spacing,inherit); text-underline-offset: var(--lion-text-underline-offset-md,.75rem); -webkit-font-smoothing: var(--lion-webkit-font-smoothing,inherit); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); text-align: start; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The full article appeared on Forbes April 25, 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nadjasayej\/2024\/04\/25\/fashion-designers-create-ballet-shoes-for-youth-america-grand-prix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full article<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-9-768x579.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-9-768x579.webp 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-9-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-9.webp 959w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 1.875rem auto 2.5rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto; max-width: 600px;\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\"><figcaption style=\"margin: 10px 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(--color-content-quaternary,#727272);\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; overflow: hidden; margin-right: 8px; height: 1em; display: inline;\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cynthia Rowley== Youth America Grand Prix 25th Anniversary Gala== David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln\u00a0&#8230;[+]<\/p>\n<p><small style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10px; line-height: 2; text-transform: uppercase; color: #737373; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">\u00a9PATRICK MCMULLAN<\/small><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Limerick Serial', Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: var(--dog-line-height,1.75rem); letter-spacing: var(--dog-letter-spacing,inherit); text-underline-offset: var(--dog-text-underline-offset,.25rem); counter-reset: section 0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);\">Last week, the country\u2019s foremost ballet competition,\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; color: #003891; cursor: pointer; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\" title=\"https:\/\/yagp.org\/yagp-25th-anniversary-events-at-lincoln-center\/\" href=\"https:\/\/yagp.org\/yagp-25th-anniversary-events-at-lincoln-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/yagp.org\/yagp-25th-anniversary-events-at-lincoln-center\/\" aria-label=\"Youth America Grand Prix\">Youth America Grand Prix<\/a>\u00a0hosted their 25 year anniversary at the Lincoln Center. Besides the stage show, awards and dinner\u2014there were the pointe shoes.<\/p>\n<p>These couture ballet shoes are part of the\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; color: #003891; cursor: pointer; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\" title=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/c\/YAGP2024\" href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/c\/YAGP2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/givebutter.com\/c\/YAGP2024\" aria-label=\"Pointe Project\">Pointe Project<\/a>. They\u2019re being auctioned off until 9 pm ET today to help provide scholarships for dance students around the world. The selection of shoes have been designed by renowned fashion designers and artists like Michael Kors, Libby Klein and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen of The Row.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-1-3-768x512.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-1-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-1-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-1-3-365x243.webp 365w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-1-3.webp 960w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; overflow: hidden; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; height: 1em; display: inline;\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Atmosphere== Youth America Grand Prix 25th Anniversary Gala== David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln\u00a0&#8230; [+]<\/p>\n<p><small style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10px; line-height: 2; text-transform: uppercase; color: #737373; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;\">\u00a9PATRICK MCMULLAN<\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Limerick Serial', Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: var(--dog-line-height,1.75rem); letter-spacing: var(--dog-letter-spacing,inherit); text-underline-offset: var(--dog-text-underline-offset,.25rem); counter-reset: section 0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-variant-ligatures: normal;\">Brian Atwood, for one, designed an exuberant, dramatic pair of pointe shoes made of Swarovski crystals and feathers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.2rem; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\u201cWhen Marcella Hymowitz asked me to be a part the Pointe Project, I was so excited to participate,\u201d said Atwood. \u201cI\u2019ve never designed a pointe shoe, but I thought, how can I make it mine? I added a heel, of course. It\u2019s inspired by ballets like Swan Lake and The Firebird.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All proceeds will go to benefit the YAGP\u2019s scholarship program. The funds will help train and educate young ballet dancers.<\/p>\n<p>In total, the designers had six weeks to create their different pointe shoes, which range from pairs to single shoes, and are covered in pearls, gold chains, crystals, and feathers.<\/p>\n<p>The pointe shoes designed by Adam Lippe are covered in floral embroidery, while Carolina Herrera created a pair of black and pink ballet shoes covered in tulle, while Cynthia Rowley covered her pointe shoes in feathers and ribbons. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a dance performance that moved me as much as the Youth America Grand Prix does; the expression onstage and choreography is unforgettable,\u201d said Rowley. \u201cThe ballet dancers float across the stage like feathers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-2-4.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-2-4.webp 959w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-2-4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-2-4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-2-4-365x243.webp 365w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; break-inside: avoid; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #737373; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.67; margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; overflow: hidden; margin-right: 8px; height: 1em; display: inline;\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cynthia Rowley, Rebecca Hessel Cohen, Libby Klein with their pointe shoes at the Youth America Grand\u00a0&#8230; [+]<\/p>\n<p><small style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10px; line-height: 2; text-transform: uppercase;\">DARIAN DICIANNO\/BFA.COM<\/small><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">There were also pointe shoes designed by Dylan\u2019s Candy Bar by Dylan Lauren, LoveShackFancy, Khaite, Michelle Ochs for Herve Leger and The Elder Statesman, among others. The Pointe Project was created to expand the YAGP\u2019s mission, and bring in fashion designers and artists to help fundraise for the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Shoe designer\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; color: #003891; cursor: pointer; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.vanessanoel.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanessanoel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.vanessanoel.com\/\" aria-label=\"Vanessa Noel\">Vanessa Noel<\/a>\u00a0took an unconventional approach\u2014she designed a handbag out of a pointe shoe. \u201cI wanted to make an evening purse for someone who loves ballet,\u201d said Noel. \u201cIt\u2019s an evening bag to bring to the ballet. A conversation piece. Easy to wear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The handbag is made of black satin and feathers. \u201cI love the YAGP, it\u2019s important to support the arts,\u201d said Noel. \u201cBallet and dance are amazing art forms, we need more of this in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially when times are so turbulent, the arts are an incredible place to escape. It\u2019s healing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-3-3-171x300.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-3-3-171x300.webp 171w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-3-3-584x1024.webp 584w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-3-3-768x1347.webp 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-3-3-876x1536.webp 876w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-3-3.webp 959w\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; overflow: hidden; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; height: 1em; display: inline;\" aria-expanded=\"false\">A handbag designed by Vanessa Noel for the Youth America Grand Prix&#8217;s Pointe Project<\/p>\n<p><small style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10px; line-height: 2; text-transform: uppercase; color: #737373; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">VANESSA NOEL<\/small><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-4-2.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-4-2.webp 960w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-4-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-4-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-4-2-365x243.webp 365w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; overflow: hidden; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; height: 1em; display: inline;\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Atmosphere== Youth America Grand Prix 25th Anniversary Gala== David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln\u00a0&#8230; [+]<\/p>\n<p><small style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10px; line-height: 2; text-transform: uppercase; color: #737373; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">\u00a9PATRICK MCMULLAN<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, artist\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; color: #003891; cursor: pointer; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/libbykleinart\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/libbykleinart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/libbykleinart\/\" aria-label=\"Libby Klein\">Libby Klein<\/a>, known for her painterly landscapes, created a ballet shoe with butterflies and bees, accompanied by a framed painting for a piece called\u00a0<em style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">We Will Dance Again<\/em>. The pointe shoe is hand-painted, while the painting was created with artificial intelligence. Together, they represent the past and future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach brushstroke on this pointe shoe is a testament to the community and the legacies we build, and the resilience that unites us,\u201d said Klein. \u201cDreams do come true and I believe anyone can do anything in this world. The YAGP will give these young dancers what they need to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-5-1.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-5-1.webp 960w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-5-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-5-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/960x0-5-1-365x243.webp 365w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; overflow: hidden; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; height: 1em; display: inline;\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Atmosphere== Youth America Grand Prix 25th Anniversary Gala== David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln\u00a0&#8230; [+]<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Limerick Serial', Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: var(--dog-line-height,1.75rem); letter-spacing: var(--dog-letter-spacing,inherit); text-underline-offset: var(--dog-text-underline-offset,.25rem); counter-reset: section 0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);\"><small style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10px; line-height: 2; text-transform: uppercase; color: #737373; font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">\u00a9PATRICK MCMULLAN<\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">Stacey Bendet, the CEO and creative director of Alice + Olivia, created a stylish pair of pointe shoes made of lace, silk and pearls. \u201cI am always so happy to support the ballet and emerging talent,\u201d said Bendet. \u201cThe slippers feature delicate corded off-white lace, sparkling crystals, and a graceful chiffon embellished strap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">The\u00a0<em style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">Stars Of Today Meet The Stars Of Tomorrow<\/em>\u00a0gala at the David Koch Theater saw fashion world icons like Dennis Basso, Brian Atwood and Indre Rockefeller.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">Youth America Grand Prix is known as the world&#8217;s largest ballet scholarship audition. Over the past 25 years, it has given over 250,000 young dancers education and dance opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;\">Founded by Larissa Saveliev, the YAGP has awarded $5 million in scholarships to the world&#8217;s leading dance academies. 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