The 1970s was a time in history that gave rise to a number of fashion trends that are still popular today. It was a particularly groovy era defined by platform shoes, knee-high boots, bell bottoms and boho blouses. Chunky heels and tall boots were everywhere, from the streets of New York to London. There were loud looks (think nights out at Studio 54) from the likes of Bianca Jagger, Cher and Diana Ross. Meanwhile, celebrities like Diane Keaton, Jane Birkin and Ali McGraw kept things a bit more casual. Here, discover some of the shoes you would have seen in the ’70s.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images Jane Birkin wears strappy peep-toe sandals with jeans in London in 1973.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images A closer look at Jane Birkin’s high-heel peep-toe sandals featuring crisscross straps.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Peter Simins Yoko Ono wearing hot pants and platform gogo boots at an art gallery.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images (L-R) Princess Lee Radziwill and her sister Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis wear low-heeled black loafers in London in 1970.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images A platform high-heel shoe featuring ornate white stitching in London in 1975.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images British actress Julie Christie wears chunky clog shoes at Heathrow Airport in London in 1971.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images A closer look at Julie Christie wearing clogs with tights.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images Goldie Hawn wears caged backless sandals at Heathrow Airport in London in 1970.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images A closer look at Goldie Hawn’s strappy studded sandals featuring a subtle platform and chunky block heels.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images Bianca Jagger wears peep-toe platform pumps at a movie premiere in London in 1973.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images Ali McGraw wears black leather boots in London in 1971.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images Olivia Newton-John wears suede knee-high platform boots in London in 1971.
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Grier and Pryor
Image Credit: Getty Images Pam Grier wears black knee-high boots while Richard Pryor dons sneakers at Heathrow airport in London in 1977.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images Andy Irvine wears Adidas sneakers in New Zealand in 1977.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images English soccer player Francis Lee wears black buckled shoes at Heathrow Airport in London in 1970.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images Rosemary Clarke wears black and white ankle-strap heels in London in 1974.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images British singer Shirley Bassey wears white buckled loafers with knee-high socks in London in 1970.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images British actress Jenny Agutter wearsd black lace-up boots in London in 1970.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Hulton Archive English actress Janina Faye wears black knee-high boots in 1970.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images British television hostess and actress Anthea Redfern poses in black over-the-knee boots in 1972.
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1970s Shoe Style
Image Credit: Getty Images A model poses in platform heels in London in 1974.
