Kimel, a Jew, escaped Berlin, Germany, and settled in the United States with his family in 1939 and opened the Kimel shoe factory in Los Angeles. In the early 1930s, Moshe (Morris) Kimel designed the first modern version of the platform shoe for actress Marlene Dietrich. Platform shoes enjoyed some popularity in the United States, Europe and the UK from the 1930s to the 1950s but not nearly to the extent of their popularity from the 1960s to the 1980s.Ģ0th century 1930s–1950s Ĭarmen Miranda was key in popularizing platform shoes in the 1940s. During the Qing dynasty, aristocratic Manchu women wore a form of platform shoe with a separate high heel, a style that was later adopted in Europe during the 1590s. This style of boots is often worn today onstage for Peking opera. In ancient China, men wore black boots with very thick soles made from layers of white cloths. The wooden platforms were sometimes carved into different animal shapes and decorated with ivory and silver. The ancient Indian Paduka, which translates to footprints of the Gods, was often sported by the upper echelon as a way to mark their status. Worn by Lebanese women between the 14th and 17th centuries, the straps were often made from velvet, leather, or silk while the wooden stilts were decorated with silver or pearl. Similar to the Okobo, wooden Kabkabs were named after the sound they made upon marble flooring. Dating back to 18th century Japan, the Okobo was worn by maikos, or geishas, during their apprenticeships. Another example of a platform shoe that functioned as protection from dirt and grime is the Okobo- "Okobo" referring to the sound that the wooden shoe makes when walking. There may also be a connection to the buskins of Ancient Rome, which frequently had very thick soles to give added height to the wearer. Of the same practical origins are Japanese geta.
Ancient Ī maid wearing circle-type pattens: Piety in Pattens or Timbertoe on Tiptoe, England 1773Īfter their use in Ancient Greece for raising the height of important characters in the Greek theatre and their similar use by high-born prostitutes or courtesans in London in the sixteenth century, platform shoes, called pattens, are thought to have been worn in Europe in the eighteenth century to avoid the muck of urban streets. In the 1970s they were widespread in both genders in Europe. Depending on the current shoe fashion, platform shoes are more or less popular. The most famous predecessor of platform shoes are the Zoccoli in Venice of the 15th century, designed with the functional goal of avoiding wet feet when the pavements were flooded.
Platform shoes are known in many cultures. Raising the ankle increases the risk of a sprained ankle. The sole of a platform shoe can have a continuous uniform thickness, have a wedge, a separate block or a stiletto heel. Extreme heights, of both the sole and heel, can be found in fetish footwear such as ballet boots, where the sole may be up to 20 cm (8 in) high and the heels up to 40 cm (16 in) or more.
Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot. Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with a thick sole, usually in the range of 3–10 cm (1–4 in).
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