Saturday night nostalgia: The fashion that took us to fun new heights

Forget those kitten heels and comfortable flats, remember when our shoes to us to great new heights. Dangerous heights at that. 

When you were wearing your bell bottom pants and funky jumpsuits, you needed to match them with platform shoes. Why not add a few inches to your height while you are at it?

Platform shoes were first made in the 15th century but fashion wasn’t on their mind. They were then created to simply avoid getting wet feet.

Then in the 70s (even back to the late 1960s) they became a mainstay in fashion, for both males and females, thanks in a large part to disco fever.

Forget the wet feet, you had more worry about getting a broken ankle in some of these styles.

https://www.instagram.com/p/_NoKHqDCCS/?hl=en&tagged=70splatforms

Made for wood, cork, or even plastic, these shoes came in all colours of the rainbow.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHjhvBzh4qy/?hl=en&tagged=70splatforms

They were worn by some of the coolest of the cool celebs of the time, and we wanted to be just like them.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ6Rh-RhPAk/?hl=en&tagged=kissboots

There was no glam rock without these babies, full of bright colour and glitter.

https://www.instagram.com/p/-_ihEiKEf9/?hl=en&tagged=glamrockplatformsforblokes

They were made for all types of fashion styles; to wear with pretty party dresses…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYtk0G3nXgp/?hl=en&tagged=70splatforms

For those summer fun times …

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXD6VCIlgeK/?hl=en&tagged=70splatforms

Natural looks for natural living …

https://www.instagram.com/p/BT4bDVLh1ip/?hl=en&tagged=70splatforms

When just clowning around…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSRpIiBFNBB/?hl=en&tagged=70splatforms

and the unexplainable.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTIbD8oANUR/?hl=en&tagged=70splatforms

What sort of platform were on your feet?