who invented ballet shoe
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Ballet shoes, as the soft slippers, was invented around the 1700's as a casual slipper to wear everyday. The form of ballet slipper we see today was first made in the 1800's, when comfortable clothingwas the vogue. Empress Joshphine was said to owned three hundred pairs. The hard-toed pointe shoe was invented by Marie Taglioni, she was also the first dancer to dance on her toes.