A platform for shoes: 1970s
In the early 1970s popular fashion and lifestyle magazine 'Vogue' declared “there are no rules in the fashion game now.”
Disco music inspired many fashions of the late 1970s. John Travolta wore platform shoes in the 1977 film, 'Saturday Night Fever'. Platform shoes have thick soles and thick high heels. They were worn by both men and women. Some platform shoes were four inches (ten cm) high. Cobblers were sometimes asked to hollow out the soles to make the shoes lighter.
The modern animal rights movement began in the early 1970s. Due to increasing protest, fake animal skin clothing gained popularity. The decade saw a rise in synthetic material being used to make clothing, including the use of fake fur.
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