They have been blamed for a range of health problems from bunions to back pain - whereas flat ballet pumps are much better for you, right?

他们造成了一系列的健康问题，从拇趾囊肿到背部的疼痛——所以，平底的芭蕾舞鞋更适合你，对吧？

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Mum-of-two Reese Witherspoon prefers flat ballet pumps to grab her last-minute Christmas bits.

有两个孩子的瑞茜-威瑟斯彭倾向穿平底芭蕾舞鞋来进行最后的圣诞节购物活动。

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Her ballet flat is the No.1 selling shoe for Nike-subsidiary Cole Haan.

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One new company, CitiSoles, started by two New York University students, Susie Levitt and Katie Shea, offers a new twist: A ballet flat with a rubber sole that splits in the center, making it easier to fold and tuck into a zippered pouch, which also unfurls into a tote for carrying high heels home at night.

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Round-toed ballet pumps, by the way, don't enter the new flat equation.

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