Are platform shoes from the 70s?

No, platform shoes are not from the ‘70s. Platform shoes have been around for centuries, with origins in Greek theater. Salvatore Ferragamo popularized the footwear again in the 1930s with his rainbow-soled design. Find vintage and contemporary platform shoes from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.

70s Platform Shoes Vintage

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1970s Disco, Metalic Pink Platforms Shoes

By Fortnum & Mason, Walter Steiger

Located in London, GB

These are a seriously cool pair of 70s disco platform heels by Walter Steiger for Fortnum and Mason

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1970s 70s Platform Shoes Vintage

1970s Disco, Metalic Pink Platforms Shoes

70s Platform Snakeskin Sandals in 40s Style

Located in Gresham, OR

Great 70s platform snakeskin sandals by Levant and made in Spain with a 1940s flair. Marked 8 1/2.

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1970s Spanish 70s Platform Shoes Vintage

70s Platform Snakeskin Sandals in 40s Style

Size: 8.5

70s Black Platform Boots with Snakeskin Detail

Located in San Francisco, CA

shoe of the 70s! Aprox. US size 7 Insole: 9 3/4" Palm of foot: 3" Boot height: 21 1/8" Heel

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1970s 70s Platform Shoes Vintage

70s Black Platform Boots with Snakeskin Detail

Black & Gold Silk Shoe Print Reversible Sweater Jacket

Located in Atlanta, GA

silhouette. No designer label (or any labels at all) and the shoes run the gamut from ladylike pumps to 70's

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1980s Unknown 70s Platform Shoes Vintage

Black & Gold Silk Shoe Print Reversible Sweater Jacket

Size: Unmarked (Best Fits Large)

70s Platform Shoe

Located in San Francisco, CA

El Dantes 70s Platform shoe Brown leather with cream colored piping and buckle. Slip-on shoes w

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1970s Spanish 70s Platform Shoes Vintage

70s Platform Shoe

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Vintage Aries Backgammon Set in a Blue Briefcase 1970s

Located in North Hollywood, CA

" h open. Measures 17" w x 11" d x 3" h closed. The smoking 70's were a decade of excess in more

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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern 70s Platform Shoes Vintage

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Vintage Aries Backgammon Set in a Blue Briefcase 1970s

H 3 in W 11 in D 17 in

1980s Salvatore Ferragamo Black Suede Vintage Pumps

By Salvatore Ferragamo

Located in Lugo (RA), IT

produced in the 70s and is in excellent conditions but it shows light signs of use on the sole because worn

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1980s 70s Platform Shoes Vintage

1980s Salvatore Ferragamo Black Suede Vintage Pumps

Size: 37

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Are platform shoes from the 70s?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
No, platform shoes are not from the ‘70s. Platform shoes have been around for centuries, with origins in Greek theater. Salvatore Ferragamo popularized the footwear again in the 1930s with his rainbow-soled design. Find vintage and contemporary platform shoes from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.