article_snippet: But the retro revival doesn’t stop at the ankles; summer stilettos have been ditched in favour of towering platforms on almost every High Street in the country.
article_snippet: As a top model during the Seventies, I lived in platforms.
article_snippet: As a top model during the Seventies, Jilly Johnson (pictured in early Seventies) spent a lot of time wearing platform shoes .
article_snippet: I had a pair of red snakeprint platforms by Terry de Havilland like these more than 40 years ago.
article_snippet: My absolute favourites: the front platform (about an inch thick) is just enough to boost your height without looking clunky.
highlights_snippet: Jilly Johnson was a top model then and spent a lot of time in platforms .
  