Bloch toddler raphaela

Toddler Raphaela by Bloch is a beautiful shimmery leather mary jane with a gorgeous ruffle bow. Hook and loop closure for easy on, easy off. Padded leather insole with extra cushioning in the heel. Split leather and textured rubber sole. Imported. 22(us 5.5) 23(us 6) About Bloch World /p> Jacob Bloch, a shoe maker by trade, emigrated to Australia from Eastern Europe in 1930 during the height of The Great Depression. Three years later he had saved enough funds to bring out his wife and three children. Jacob's love of music and dancing took him to the local ballet schools and at one of these schools he noticed a young dancer struggling to stay en pointe. Jacob promised he would make her a better pair of pointe shoes to dance in, and so he did. It was 1932 when the first Bloch ballet shoes were made in a candle lit workshop in Paddington, Sydney. At that time, Paddington was a far cry from the fashionable and affluent area that it is today. Jacob's reputation for making high-qua