TRENDY teenagers know what they want, what they really, really want - they're head over heels about perilous platforms.

Despite warnings from health chiefs, the shops are soled out of the Spice Girl-style shoes and schoolgirls have vowed to stay head and shoulders above the rest.

But not everyone has welcomed the revival of the Seventies fashion fad.

A Somerset headmaster has banned the stacked-up footwear from his school after a spate of foot and ankle injuries among female students.

And Baby Spice Girl Emma Bunton suffered a strained ankle in the name of glamour when her high-heeled footwear got the better of her.

Even supermodel Naomi Campbell came a cropped on the catwalk when her six-inch-high platforms flipped over.

So, wearing my height-boosting two-and-a-half inch heels, I went out in search of budding Spice Girls to find out whether style always comes before a fall.

Pals Heather Mansell, 13, and Mary Crawford, 13, said they loved the latest platform footwear and said they'll continue to wear them, regardless of the health risks.

The St Wilfrid's High School pupils added: "We like the Spice Girls but that's not why we wear them. We just like the style of them."

Neither girls had fallen from their heels but didn't think that would put them off anyway.

Heather said: "The only time we can't wear them is when we're at school because we'd get into trouble."

Avid shoppers Helen Devane, 14, and Emily Chatburn, 13, from Preston, said the only time they'd wear platforms is when they go out with friends.

Spice Girl fan Emily said: "There's no way we'd be able to wear them at school but the risk of falling over in them wouldn't stop me."

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