Platform shoes, called by various names, have been around for a very long time, as Susan reported here. Carmen Miranda, among others, wore them in the 1940s, and danced in them, as she demonstrates in this video clip. They came back again in the 1970s. Here’s that story.
Readers who receive our blog via email might see only a rectangle or square where the video ought to be. To watch the video, please click on the title to this post.
One of us -- 
5 comments:
Hilarious! Thanks for digging that up for us!
I had a pair with 4 inch heels and 2 inch platforms. They were actually very comfortable for walking because the toes were round and the relative heel height was quite low, but I almost killed myself driving in them and getting my foot stuck under the clutch while on the motorway on-ramp. After that I always kept a sensible pair of shoes in the car for driving.
Wow. That's great! 25 quid was a lot of money in those days & while he looked positively ridiculous trying to walk in them the first time, they were a nice looking pair of shoes.
I would have wore them myself.
"Femolare's" (fee-mo-larys http://www.famolare.com/about/photos/index.html ) platform shoes were popular in Bay Area of CA, and I finally broke down and bought a pair. Ugly, but comfortable for platform shoes. No good for shopping at a Mall; I suspect Mall floors are much harder than other buildings.
Post a Comment