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ground control; The otherworldly kicks that once decked the feet of David Bowie are back for a reprise.
Byline: Sarah Mower
Terry de Havilland, the man who made the most outrageous early-seventies glitter platforms ever to totter along the King's Road, is back. Multicolored de Havillands are suddenly in hot demand among the 24-hour party people of London, buoyed on a surge of interest from the Darkness (he's making Justin Hawkins, the lead singer for the glam-rock-revival band, a pair of silver snakeskin platform boots), fashion designers (FrostFrench commissioned him for their fall show), and vintage auction buyers (his peep-toe wedges have fetched $1,485). When a pair of gold ankle straps was photographed on Kate Moss at a 1974-theme party for Danny Goffey of Supergrass, that was it.
Much to his own surprise, de Havilland, born Terry Higgins in the East End of London 65 years ago, is still alive to watch all the young dudes getting ...
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