The best platform sandals – that won’t leave you with a sprained ankle

telegraph.co.uk:

Nicola Peltz wore an elegant Valentino gown and a pair of enormous Versace platform shoes. We are talking serious stompers, here.

If I say the words “Elton” and “John”, you get an idea of the scale of this headline-grabbing, special occasion footwear. All of which is fine if you’re a multi-millionaire starlet with a limousine/helicopter/private jet waiting to whizz you to the next event. (Or a pop star sitting at a piano...) But who else would risk life and limb shuffling around on a pair of sky-high, clod-hoppers?While 2022 feels like the 1970s in many respects, I will not be wearing platform shoes with my flared jeans this summer.

Experience tells me that this is a one-way ticket to the physiotherapist’s clinic, with more money going on treatment than on the ankle-twisting footwear itself. “The higher the platform, the more dangerous they become,” concurs Emma McConnachie, spokesperson for the Royal College of Podiatry. “The big risk is sprained and broken ankles, but platforms also prevent the foot from flexing and moving naturally and they are heavy on the feet.”There are other types of footwear that can quite literally elevate a look and not leave you in A&E.

Much better to opt for a simple wedge or flatform sandal with adjustable straps to hold your foot in place. “Your foot shouldn’t be slipping and sliding about in sandals,” continues McConnachie, “they should be able to stay on your feet without you needing to claw your toes to keep them on.” Which is why my sandal of choice is a low-rise style with a stompy sole, the kind of shoe that brings a little attitude to an outfit and is versatile enough to wear with wafty summer dresses, wide-leg linen trousers and rolled-up jeans.