Okay, so, I’ve always been a huge fan of Amy Winehouse, not just for her music, which, obviously, is legendary, but also for her whole vibe, you know? That iconic beehive, the thick eyeliner, and of course, those ballet slippers she was always wearing. I remember seeing her all over the magazines and on TV, rocking those pink satin shoes, and I just had to know, why ballet slippers?
So I started digging. First, I just went on to some random forums where people were talking about Amy’s style. There was some talk about her wearing Christian Louboutin high heels too, and they were nice and all, but I really wanted to get to the bottom of the ballet slipper thing. I mean, I’ve worn those shoes during my brief, and I mean brief, stint in ballet class as a kid, and they’re not exactly street shoes, right?
Then I found out the brand she preferred: Freed of London. Apparently, she wore their Satin Aspire ballet shoes a lot. I went down a rabbit hole, looking at tons of pictures of Amy, and sure enough, there they were, those pink slippers. She wore them everywhere – chilling with her dad, going to court, you name it. It seemed like they were her go-to shoes, even more than those fancy heels.
I read some more and discovered that a couple of pairs of her actual ballet slippers were auctioned off for like $12,000. That’s crazy, right? But it made me think, these shoes must have been super important to her if people are willing to pay that much for them.
After that, I found this quote from her stylist, Naomi Parry, saying Amy loved fashion and feeling feminine, but she did her own thing. She wouldn’t just wear whatever some designer told her to. I think that’s what makes her style so cool – it was all her.
My Conclusion
So, from what I gathered, Amy wore ballet slippers because they were part of her unique style. They were comfortable, they were her, and she didn’t care if they weren’t “in” or whatever. It wasn’t about following trends, it was about being Amy. And I think that’s a big part of why we still love her and her style today. She was authentic, and those ballet slippers were just a little piece of that.
I think it’s cool that even after all these years we can learn about someone, even someone as famous as Amy, just by looking at what they wore on their feet. Makes you think about your own choices, you know? Maybe I should dig out my old ballet slippers…nah, maybe not.
- I spent hours just scrolling through images of Amy, comparing different styles of ballet shoes.
- I read through fashion blogs and articles from the 2000s to get a feel for what was trendy then.
- I even looked up old interviews with Amy to see if she ever talked about her shoes.
- I learned a lot about the brand Freed of London and the type of shoes Amy preferred.
It was a fun little deep dive into a small but significant part of Amy’s iconic look. Made me appreciate her even more, not just as a musician but as a style icon in her own right.
