That '70s Shoe

Let's take a moment to appreciate height and heft, because seriously stacked platforms are back! Swap out your warm winter boots for a pair of sky-high, chunky platforms, and prepare yourself for the 2012 spring season. These seventies-inspired shoes were quite popular back in the fall of 2011, especially among some of the most fashion-forward women who have walked the red carpet, like Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Beckinsale, just to name a few. Now, renowned designers by the likes of Kenneth Cole, Mulberry, Nina Ricci, Michael Kors, and Charles David are bringing this trend into the limelight with vibrant colors, eclectic patterns, and thick platform heels that are tall enough to make Lady Gaga proud.

Available in a chic assortment of designs, this trending footwear can be dressed up with your sexiest LBD or dressed down with a pair of your favorite jeans. Bold, versatile, and undeniably groovy, this fashion staple can suit almost anyone's personal style and is an absolute must-have for the fast approaching spring season.

Text Jasmine Song

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Retro Movie Picks

Think modern day life is a drag? Sick of modernized mumbo jumbo? Feel like your iPhone is taking over your life? Why not watch a movie set in the '70s? Sometimes it's as easy as that. Three picks:

Now And Then - A movie meant for everyone's inner 12-year-old girl. Great soundtrack ("Sugar Sugar" by the Archies; "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5), and if this movie doesn't make you want to buy an old Schwinn bike, you must be crazy.

Dazed And Confused - A tribe of teenagers on the last day of school in 1976. Matthew McConnaughey saying "That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age," is classic.

The Virgin Suicides - Sofia Coppola's '70s masterpiece about the five Lisbon sisters and the boys who obsess over them. French electronic band Air did the soundtrack, and Josh Hartnett as the aviator sunglasses-wearing crush object is priceless.

Nothing like a retro movie to brighten your day and maybe even inspire you to buy a pair of bell bottoms. Hey, you never know.

Text Molly O'Brien