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cheapbag214s · Posted: Tue 18:56, 27 Aug 2013 Post subject: History of Platform Shoes

History of Platform Shoes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Platform shoes have a rich and varied history that begins in the theaters of Ancient Greece,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Tragic actors would often don platform sandals with wood or cork soles,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. This added height was reserved for characters of particular importance or nobility,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. The practice was adopted by the Romans who called these platform sandals kothorni,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Catherine d'Medici wore specially made 2-inch platform heels to her wedding to the Duke of Orleans. The petite duchess' "platform sandals" were called chopines and were popular in Venice. They were different than other high heels at the time because the chopine elevated the entire foot. Roman men also were said to wear shoes with elevated heels to increase their height; in China during the Qing dynasty,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a nobleman named Manchu wore platform shoes similar to the chopines of Venice.
These platform shoes were associated with wealth,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], nobility and power. They were a way of disguising someone's petite size,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or of elevating an "important" person to even greater heights. But platform sandals also have a less "noble" history. They were commonly worn by highborn courtesans in Venice during the 16th century,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and they were used in the 18th century to lift people out of the putrid mud in the streets.
Platform shoes existed in the US and Europe in the 1930s,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 40s and 50s but they did not become a fashion sensation until the 1970s and 80s. At first,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], platform shoes were popular for young women, but once disco reigned,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], platform shoes became the must-have accessory of stylish young men. These platform shoes were all about making an outrageous fashion statement. Rockers such as David Bowie and the band KISS donned platform shoes as part of their larger-than-life personas.
Platform shoes of the 70s ad 80s were made with cork, wood and synthetic soles. These massive soles could transform boots,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sneakers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], dress shoes and even sandals into platform sensations. As the trend progressed some companies (such as Kork-Ease) went for "comfort" platforms while others tried for higher heights and even more outrageous designs. The trend started to die out in the late 1980s but has made several comebacks in the 1990s and first decade of the 20th century. The Spice Girls rocked out in platform shoes for a new generation of teens and tweens.
Though platform shoes perhaps look more outrageous,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they are actually better for the feet than most high heels because they elevate the entire foot, keeping heel and toes on the same level.
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