platform shoe

[ plat-fawrm shoo ]

noun

1. platform ( def 18b )

Word History and Origins

Origin of platform shoe¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

So it’s a platform shoe with the Toms inside the platform and then the other one on top.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, in 2017, a designer for the fashion house Balenciaga reimagined Crocs as an insane platform shoe with soles so thick they were like loaves of bread.

From Slate

Outside, kitty corner from the store, workers are building the Northwest’s second-largest skyscraper, for Amazon, a glittering glass tower shaped like a platform shoe.

From Seattle Times

This year’s prints are as gorgeous as ever, with a big, bold floral on a 1-inch platform shoe that looks as good with jeans as it does with a sundress.

From Seattle Times

Moving swiftly through galleries where technicians gingerly placed door-knocker earrings in lighted vitrines and a conservator struggled with the ankle-strap on a platform shoe, Ms. Antonelli noted how often our hopes and anxieties find expression in our clothes.

From New York Times

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