Here's Why Platform Shoes Are Coming Back
Now, however, they are back. Prada has reintroduced them in its women's spring summer 2025 collection, as ugly chic as they once were, giving new dignity to those platform derby-espadrilles whose vintage models can be found in large quantities on eBay, Vinted and Vestiaire Collective. Prada Round-Toe Lace-Up Shoes, AED5,275
Driven, then, by the realisation of the rapid reversal of the flat shoes trend, after years of chunky, then massive, wide, tall and bulky models. Dominating the searches now are footwear, especially sneakers, low to the point of skimming the sole of the foot.
When it comes to platform shoes, Chloé, for example, favoured their advent with the arcane Maxime wedges and equally soaring clogs. The front row of the first runway show was a social affair, Chemena Kamali's fall winter 2024 creative debut, composed of influencers and celebrities in those exquisitely boho chic shoes that turned the heads of entire generations.
Gucci Donna autunno invernoChloé leather sandals, AED2,965
Gucci, on the other hand, proposed platform loafers, a reimagining of the iconic Horsebit model, during the same season. Then Versace's Medusa Aevitas sandals, Marc Jacobs' Kiki boots, Valentino's Tan-Go pumps, and Vivienne Westwood's Elevated Ghillie—all of which have appeared recently, from 2023 to the present, over and over again worn by stars and models.
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