Platform slipper
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Platform slippers were worn by some individuals in the 1970s to make themselves appear taller even as they went to lay down for the night. Dez Skinn owned a pair of them by 1979, wearing them on the night he decided to sleep on the notion of pitching a Doctor Who comic book to British publishers; (NOTVALID: The Origin of Doctor Who Magazine)
