With glam rock shaping up to be one of next season's big smashes and David Bowie's boundary-pushing fashion legacy very much in our minds, is it any great surprise that the jumbo platform has made its stompy entrance back into the style psyche? It's the off-kilter way you can add an unexpected fireball of sass into this season's bookish outfits. See Gucci for the lesson in this fashion dichotomy; the formula goes a little like this: lamé blouse, pleated skirt, cardigan and KAPOW! These heels make all the difference. Elevation—in every way.
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