Patent leather ballet flats paired with brightly colored tights pitter-pattered down a red lacquered runway.

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And you were on to Tory Burch long before her ballet flats became the universal go-to footwear.

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Fashion billionaire Tory Burch is used to seeing her name all over the place: on your ballet flats, your skirt, your fashion magazines.

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Her iconic ballet flats are named after her much-adored mother, Reva.

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Avoid going barefoot or wearing ballet flats or flip-flops.

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