How To Make Cosplay Ballet Shoes And Why You Should Do It

If you’re not a ballerina or someone who hasn’t practiced wearing ballet shoes, I recommend not to wear them for cosplay.
These are the reasons why

Firstly, the inside is made with layers of cardboard and paper, which aren’t comfortable for walking. They will bruise your feet at some point, which leads to my second point.

They are not walking shoes, which means they aren’t con friendly. Even though they are flat, they are hard and will prevent your feet from relaxing.

It’s hard to pose for photos wearing them if you don’t know how to stand on your tip toe. (Say bye bye to all the poses you had in your head and now it’s up to the photographer to carry the next step)

To make my own ballerina shoes I used “Ankle Straps Flats Shoes” that I bought from Amazon and I painted it with Jacquard Neopaque in gamma blue from their sneaker series

Then I made a small strap with fabrics, painted it, attached a hook and bow in the back of the strap and wore it separately

Cosplay should be for everyone and with the amount of ballerina characters out there I think it’s difficult not to go for one at one point.

So I hope these tips are helpful for someone out there.