: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe
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Featuring that familiar lacing system but takes a twist with the laces starting at the heel designed to be tied around the ankles like a pointe shoe — the shoe follows its name.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
There’s one armchair, one armoire, one pair of ballet pointe shoes, and 37 desk lamps.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
Portman had oversold Kunis' experience on pointe.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Earlier in the day, Ortega gave us a modern update to Christian Dior’s New Look era in a Willy Chavarria spring 2026 skirt suit and a wide-brimmed, sleek peaked hat with the viral Christian Louboutin pointe shoes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2025
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
There’s one armchair, one armoire, one pair of ballet pointe shoes, and 37 desk lamps.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
Portman had oversold Kunis' experience on pointe.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Earlier in the day, Ortega gave us a modern update to Christian Dior’s New Look era in a Willy Chavarria spring 2026 skirt suit and a wide-brimmed, sleek peaked hat with the viral Christian Louboutin pointe shoes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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