ROCK POP & SOLE

MARION MCMULLEN LOOKS AT SOME PLATFORM SHOE-LOVING STARS AS THE ICONIC FOOTWEAR MAKES A FASHION COMEBACK

1976

Pout and about. American rock group Kiss turned heads when they visited London. Band member Paul Stanley, below, strutted across London Bridge in full make-up, costume and huge platform shoes.

1956

Keep Carmen. Hollywood star Carmen Miranda was only 5ft tall and added extra inches to her height with towering platform shoes, including in this promo shot for her film If I’m Lucky.

1974

The height of rock and roll. American rock singer Suzi Quatro was a favourite of the UK music charts with hits like Devil Gate Drive and Can The Can. Her look include leather outfits teamed with super-high shoes.

1975

Mama Weer All Crazee Now. Slade’s Dave Hill was no stranger to wearing eight-inch high platform boots on stage and packed several pairs when they toured America.

1974

Gimme, gimme, gimme. Abba, pictured after their Eurovision win with Waterloo, were almost hard return to get line as famous for their footwear as their catchy songs.

1974

Ooh fashion. David Bowie opted for a pair of platform boots boots for the release of his Diamond Dogs album.

1997

Best foot forward. Spice Girl Geri Halliwell teamed her famous Union Jack dress with platform boots for the group’s 1997 performance at the Brit Awards.

1995

Atomic stuff. The tide is high and so were Blondie singer Debbie Harry’s platform shoes for this concert at Wembley.

1974

I just want you. My Coo Ca Choo singer Alvin Stardust’s career took off during the glam rock era and he boasted both a quiff and platform shoes. He later turned to acting, appearing on TV in Hollyoaks and Doctors and on stage as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.