Platform Shoes (1977)

Location Unknown / Unclear - London?
Girls and men walking. Reporter interviewing various people about the claims that platform shoes being health hazard. An expert talks about it but is not very good in convincing a girl not to wear them. More people on the street being interviewed. Some people say they look ridiculous, shoe salesman defences them with bizarre explanations etc. The end of an item shows the reporter wearing platform shoes and having difficulty walking. Voiceover informs that most of the injuries happen in the first few days of wearing them. Reporter walks off with difficulty.
(163 ft - Mag. Track in 4645 F)
Cataloguer's note - brilliant item, very entertaining.
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[@chrispain178]

It's the King's Road, Chelsea.

[@chelseabornboy]

no way is that 1977 they were old hat by then !

[@kendodd8734]

Ur 100% right there heyday was early to mid 70s by 77 they were gone ( well in London anyway ) and they were a nightmare to wear I twisted me ankles in these things so many times

[@tobybaker5187]

This is more like 1971

[@alvaroguimaraes8766]

​@@tobybaker5187 No, not yet. It's probably between 1973 and 1976.

[@jons.6216]

They made a comeback in the late 1990s when a lot of 70s fashion came back and I asked someone if the shoes were a modern ergonomic version or remakes of the old style and was told the latter so I said they're likely to fail all over again! Haha!

[@adailydaughter6196]

£25 40 odd years ago??? What RUBBISH is available to us now when some shoes are less that half that.

[@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz]

This was 1972. I remember the tv interview

[@garylucas7050]

Had them at school not that big tho , but girls had big platforms and also had wedges at school as well . Those were the days

[@sallybennett7869]

I've still got 2 pairs with original Bakelite soles which were slippery as hell!

[@matvienkosvitlana3408]

Но очень крвсивые👍

[@HelenTudor-Douglas]

Me too, Sally!

[@rolandevomlandeable]

I had an example in black. The 70s were the best time.

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

2:04 is the clip that was used in Kid Pix Deluxe Studio. The video clip was named "FATSHOES"

[@BB-iw4tp]

Looks like they’re a size too small

[@calvinguile1315]

Right, I was gonna say her little piggies were hanging off the front...

[@peteg8920]

1973 or 74. These were out by 77. Had a pair myself. Embarassing to think of it now.

[@bobjohnson1255]

Some things are better off forgotten than remembered, shoes like these are a great example!

[@kevphillips02]

Mr Lewis is a complete knob jockey , probably lived a very dull life .

[@bipolarbear]

This was 1970, not 1977!

[@alvaroguimaraes8766]

Itk it's 1973-74, these years were the plataform shoes craze.

[@randybackgammon890]

1973

[@missj.d9187]

Love it!

[@Gump-tion]

And a young MJ used to dance his ass off with platform shoes on!

[@fifimcgee3977]

Fantastic fun!

[@josemontelongo736]

I was 9 back then ,I remember now how people dress.

[@liverpoolpictorial]

Apart from Manchester, nobody dressed like that in 1977.