Some 250,000 pairs of Pointe Shoes are manufactured in the traditional "turn-shoe" method by Freed of London in a single year....each and every one is painstakingly hand-crafted by a highly skilled maker. Two-thirds of all Pointe Shoes are made to dancers' individual specifications, which require accuracy to within 1/8th of an inch. It is this care and attention to detail, combined with skill, expertise and dedication to the customer, that gives the Freed Pointe Shoe its world renowned reputation of excellence.