I’m not sure if it was Alexander McQueen who first brought the platform back from the past by introducing his wildly interesting ‘claw shoe,’ but the genre has boldly and firmly taken its place on the runway. Our attitude is this: if fashion can go there, so can we. We chiq’sters wholeheartedly embrace the flair and the fancy. In fact, the higher, the better.
Some of the most popular and enthusiastically chiq’ed platform shoes are, not surprisingly, among the most fearlessly imaginative out there in the marketplace.
Such as, the Fair Trade Platform Cut Out Shoe Boot by Where shared by Gratia
From cocoglam, Versace’s simply stated but wildly executed Metal Platform
The Bionic (now there’s a name!) by Ruthie Davis, from Ari930
Fendi’s Tulle-embellished suede sandals shared by marija katrina, pretty as a ballerina’s tutu
The avant garde yet classically elegant High Heel Open-toe Platform sandal by Gucci, from Destiny Rip BJ Davis
Thank you, BellaMoiselle, for the golden-soled Dolly canvas pumps by Charlotte Olympia
From MissJai, the Electra – 1 Pump by Miss Me, showing off the foot for summer
If the ball of the shoe is lifted an entire 2 inches, then a 5-inch heel is not that high . . . right? Wink, wink. Here’s to walking tall, chiq’sters!
