Platform shoes (from French plateau = platform) are shoes, boots, or sandals with an obvious thick sole. The plateau has mostly a strength of 3-10 centimeters. The high of the heel mostly depend on plateau. If it's 10 cm and above is it's called high heels. Extreme heights, both the plateau and heel, are in fetish shoes beautiful feet women and sensual (so-called. ballet heels or sky scrapers) reached where the sole may have up to 20, and the sales of up to 40 cm in height and more. The sole of a shoe Plateau can show both a continuous uniform thickness, have a wedge, a separate block or stiletto heel. Apart from the extreme forms of fetish shoes (which are first and foremost not intended to walk, the transition in platform shoes is cumbersome and clumsy. By raising the ankle there is an increased risk of injury in the event of being bent over.