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Friday, April 24, 2009

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Review: The Heights of Fashion: Platform Shoes Then and Now

Posted by Kimberly Lawson on Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:50 PM

The Deal: The latest exhibit to open at the Mint Museum is for lovers of the platform shoe. Or those who've seen them and wondered, how does a person walk in those things?

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The Good: When you think of platform shoes, you probably think 1970s. Well, this exhibit proves that the platform shoe was popular way before (and after) disco was alive. The best part about this collection is that it contains shoes from all periods and walks of life. From the Asian side, you can find thick platform shoes from the Manchu culture and modern Japanese sandal platforms that remind me of the movie Memoirs of a Geisha. Two black platform boots, adorned with spikes, sit in a glass casing on its own, representative of the goth platform genre. One very tall platform boot sits in another glass casing, a magnificent example of the fetish platform genre. And of course you'll find the more familiar platform shoes from the 1970s and again from the '90s, when the Spice Girls reportedly brought the style back in.

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The Bad: There aren't enough shoes!

The Verdict: You can't be a true shoe connoisseur unless you see this collection. Go!

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The exhibit runs from Saturday, April 25 through Sunday, May 30, 2010. Hours are Tuesday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

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