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WWD: Margaux Chases the Perfect Ballet Flat

WWD: Margaux Chases the Perfect Ballet Flat

press • 11.06.15

"When we thought of pieces in a modern woman's wardrobe, we came to the ballet flat as that holding piece."

Co-founders, Alexa Buckley and Sarah Pierson, sat down with Women's Wear Daily's Rachel Strugatz to talk shop and the process of creating "the perfect flat".

The ballet flat is "classic in its aesthetic," explained Buckley, "but there's opportunity to reinvent it... We dug deep, [and found that] that it's one of the hardest shoes to engineer and fit."

In developing a ballerina flat that rivals a heel in structure and silhouette, we created a brand rooted in fit personalization and smart design. 

Read the rest of the story on WWD.com here.