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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The designer who has built an empire by reworking classics such as ballet flats and tunics was in Taiwan and Hong Kong for the opening of her new stores in Asia.

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

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