This year for my genius hour project I have chosen the topic of platform sneakers. I have spoken with a professional in the shoe designer as well I have conducted research on different websites. Later on I will construct a pair of platform sneakers and will use wood or foam as the base and most likely use a canvas material as a the shoe. I am trying to focus on the 90’s Spice Girl shoes design.

Even though platform shoes are popular right now they go back to ancient times in Greece, Rome, Japan, China and Egypt. No one knows though when they first appeared. Some sources even say that the first icon to wear them was the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. Some sources say that they were worn in the 1300’s to keep there clothes clean. they would do this by wearing platforms. Platform shoes became popular again in the 1970’s. They were a major staple and celebrities were wearing them, which made them so much more popular. Then in the 90’s they came back again, but how did they come back?

Younger consumers are looking back at the 90’s for inspiration. In the past we have always looked in the past for inspiration. In the 90’s huge platform shoes became so iconic in the Spice Girl culture. Whenever most people think of them they think huge platform shoes, well at least I do. They were a major staple in the 90’s and so many people had them, but as the new century came they got less and less popular. They faded out for a while in the 2000’s, but now recently they are having a comeback. It’s doesn’t seem like this trend is going away soon, because celebrities are now also wearing. Once again platform shoes are making a huge footprint in the fashion world.