If you want to get *really* high on heels then there’s a simple answer: platforms! Combined with a high heel, a platform can add many inches of height but without the pain from a really high spike stiletto.
Platforms are just fine with celebrity socialite Paris Hilton who is a devotee of the stepped-up look, and the comfort that platforms bring. Paris has confessed her love for platforms on her official website, saying:
I love front platforms. The trend is amazing because it makes shoes more comfortable while keeping the height to make your legs look longer and leaner.
Actress Dame Helen Mirren is another fan of platforms, using them at red carpet events to give herself another 7 inches of height amongst the tall people.
The last platform shoe trend really took off in the early 2010s, although it tapered off from about 2013 when single sole heels made a return. In 2022, platforms are starting to slowly come back.
But not everyone is a fan of platforms. Those who are against the trend even include legendary high heels designer Manolo Blahnik. Manolo once confessed that he “can’t stand platforms.”
Judging by the number of platforms on the market again these days though, Manolo might be alone in thinking that.
