Should I put suede toe protectors on demi-pointe shoes?

[EmilyR]

A simple question I can't find an answer to: Should I put suede toe protectors on demi-pointe shoes?

 

I darn the end of my pointe shoes but this is my first pair of demi-pointe/soft blocks and I wasn't sure whether I should glue a set of suede toe end protectors on to them just to make them last longer. 

 

Thanks

 

[Ruby Foo]

I’ve never seen toe protectors on soft blocks as it’s just the underside of the shoe that tends to wear away. I guess that you might have them if you’ve broken them down from pointe shoes. Some students do darn them but even that is unusual nowadays.

[Anna C]

Hi EmilyR ☺️ 

 

I agree with valentina; there’s no need to put suede protectors on soft blocks.  They have a much softer box and no defined platform like pointe shoes (and you never go en pointe in them) so the ends don’t wear out or fray like pointes.