flatform

A type of shoe with a flat platform sole.

Noun

  1. A type of shoe with a flat platform sole.
    • Love it or hate it, Prada created its version of the flatform -- a men's leather dress shoe with a blue platform. - 2011 April 18, Kristy Brownlee, “Explaining the flatform phenom”, in London Free Press:
    • In Europe, the flatforms were touted as the hottest new shoe trend at the collection runways for spring and summer 2011. - 2011 June 27, Susi Banks, “Flatforms: ditch the pitch and still walk tall”, in The Australian:
    • Flatforms and gusset shoes (yes really) are, in theory, en vogue and tall enough to get you through puddles safely... - 2012 April 20, Gilly Ferguson, “Your all-weather wardrobe: How to look stylish come rain or shine,...

Origin

Blend of flat + platform.

Forms

flatforms