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Canadian Platform Boots
1973
Bata Shoe Museum Toronto
Toronto, Canada
The Toronto shoemaker Master John made these men’s platform boots complete with 5.5 inch high heels, appliqued stars, and a veritable landscape in leather. In the 1970s, some men followed the lead of rock stars in adopting lavish personal adornment and elevating shoes cultivating a persona at once dandyish and hypermasculine.
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Details
- Title: Canadian Platform Boots
- Date Created: 1973
- Physical Dimensions: Length: 26 cm Width: 9 cm Height: 56.8 cm. (weight: 1225.7g each)
- Photographer: Ron Wood
- Rights: Copyright © 2017 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
- External Link: http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/
- Medium: Leather, metal, plastic, textile, rubber
- Bbibliographic references: Semmelhack, Elizabeth. Standing Tall: The Curious History of Men in Heels. Toronto: Bata Shoe Museum Foundation, 2015
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