Teplov pointe shoes are made in South Africa. They are tapered - somewhat tapered shoes with rounded outer boxes and can be special ordered with HB- hard shank, MB- medium shank, and DT- soft shank. They also can be made with various vamp heights, namely- HV- long vamp, MV- medium vamp, and LV- short vamp. They are availiable in a variety of sizes and feature C- extra narrow, D- narrow, E- medium, and F- wide widths.