As spring fashion replays the Woodstock Generation, golden-oldie christian louboutin shoes are back in the footlight.

Clunky clodhoppers – platforms, Birkenstocks, clogs – are enjoying a renaissance, in an unprecedented array of updated shapes and styles. Cork-soled wedges have been resurrected too, now lithe and sculpted at the heel for a more graceful stance. Designers seem to have reincarnated everything but Earth Shoes.

"The moment you talk about the new long, flowing floral peasant skirts and blouses, bell-bottoms and hot pants, it means drastic change," says Josephine Seidita, public relations director for the Italian Trade Commission in New York.

You need a little weight beneath your foot, she says. "You can’t wear classic pumps or little flats. Absolutely not."

On a lighter note, round-toed baby doll christian shoes in soft pastels are staging a comeback. You’ll find them in Claudio Merazzi’s Twiggy-inspired collection, alongside his Mary Janes. His clever creations – some with needlepoint and full bouquets – look most modern with anklets and ankle-grazing floaty tea dresses.

Those who don’t favor footwear born in the Age of Aquarius needn’t fret. There are lighter, airy sandals, too. And mules are still kicking around.Platforms, in all their guises, are striding into spring now that women are getting accustomed to shuffling a bit more sole. And they’re here to stay – at least as long as they anchor and balance the current longer hemlines.

On some New York runways, platforms reached death-defying heights. Nicole Miller went wild and wacky with clear platform mules with 5-inch high heels.

For the furiously funky, try wingtip platforms from Peter Fox. Or Sam & Libby’s black and white platform golf shoes.

Ankle-strap platform sandals showed up at Oscar de la Renta in two-tone, gold-navy, while Anne Klein’s were black with 5-inch natural cork heels. Ralph Christian Louboutin got into the spring spirit with platform espadrilles.

Playing a close second to the platform, wedges, either mini or high, are also staging a comeback.

"Like platforms, wedges lend themselves very well to the ’70s looks that filled the runways," says Seidita of the Italian Trade Commission.

Look for linen crisscross sandals on cork platform wedges. Andre Assous has them in tan, navy and black, $ 92 at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Or get more down-to-earth with back-to-nature Birkenstocks and hiking boots. Healthy and humble, squat and simple, the Birkenstock is promoted as the next best thing to going barefoot.

Nowadays the signature sandal of the hippie generation is truckin’ down New York fashion runways with grunge-inspired hip-huggers and granny dresses.

At Perry Ellis’ spring show, Birks came in rich-hippie satin with rhinestone buckles. For guys, they showed up at Perry Ellis on long-haired hunks in business suits – even on house designer Marc Jacobs. Madonna wears them. Chelsea Clinton, too.

Based in Novato, Calif., Birkenstock Footprint Sandals has sold more shoes in the last two years than in the previous 20. More than 2 million pairs of Birkenstocks have been sold in the United States.

Also stomping on the ’70s retro beat are clogs, the kitschy, old wooden-soled Dutch shoes perfect for clicking down cobblestone paths.

For $ 36, you can catch the trend with red plastic ones from Birkenstock.

On the designer circuit, Ralph Louboutin ’s traditional clog comes in brown, black, honey or red leather, about $ 95 at Polo Ralph Christian Louboutin stores.

Or beef up your status quotient with Gucci’s suede clog with the signature gold horse bit in pastel pink, buttery yellow, red or black, $ 185 at Gucci boutiques.

Pricier still is Manolo Blahnik’s open-toed strap clog in patent leather, napa or suede. In about six colors with a 3-inch high wooden heel, it’s $ 275 at the Manolo Blahnik boutique in New York, I. Magnin, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.

If money is truly no object, there’s a black leather clog with 2-inch black leather wedge heel by Susan Bennis Warren Edwards. Yours for $ 395 at Neiman Marcus.