
1970s · 1970s · American
Production
one-of-a-kind
Material
leather with metallic finish
Culture
American
Movement
Afrofuturism · Glam Rock
Influences
1970s platform shoes · space age footwear
These theatrical platform boots feature a fitted ankle-height silhouette with a substantial chunky heel and thick platform sole characteristic of 1970s disco fashion. The boots are constructed from leather with a metallic silver finish that creates a futuristic, otherworldly appearance appropriate for stage costume. A side zipper closure runs along the inner ankle for easy wear. The platform construction adds significant height through both the sole and heel, creating the exaggerated proportions popular in disco-era footwear. The smooth, reflective surface treatment and space-age aesthetic align with the fantastical costume requirements of The Wiz Broadway production.
These two pieces capture the theatrical excess that bridged glam rock's silver-suited seventies into the diamond-dusted eighties, when performance dressing spilled from concert stages into everyday life. The boots' mirror-bright leather and chunky platform sole echo the spectacles' champagne shimmer and crystal-studded frame—both demanding attention through pure reflective power rather than subtle craft.
These boots and mules capture the same moment when footwear became sculpture, both pushing leather into space-age territory with their chunky platforms and theatrical flourishes. The silver boots' metallic sheen and architectural ankle structure echo the mules' sculptural heel fins and futuristic curves—both turning the foot into a kind of modernist monument.
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