Steve Madden’s rebooted Slinky — a black slip-on open-toed shoe with a thick, platform sole (a la 10 Things I Hate About You) — isn’t even out yet but demand is so high that the US-based brand introduced a waitlist for it.
The Slinky was a signature look of the late ’90s and early 2000s, along with low-rise denim jeans, crop tops, Gwen Stefani-style two-tone hair streaks, and Britney Spears-esque glitter eyeshadow.
“Relive your best ’90s looks with SLINKY! This throwback favourite slide, featuring a platform sole and stretchy upper, is back and has never looked better,” the brand said on its website.
It’s unclear whether the Slinky will be available at Steve Madden’s Australian stockists, which include David Jones and The Iconic. It will cost US $69.95 plus shipping if Australian customers buy them from the States (up from US $54, which the shoe cost originally).
Slides, of course, are back in a huge way even without the platform sole, with Rhianna releasing pastel-coloured, see-through jelly slides as part of her spring 2017 Fenty x Puma line ($90). Givenchy’s logo pool slides (about $500) and adidas’s ‘Adilette’ slides ($40) were also top-sellers during the Australian summer.
Shoppers took to social media to praise the Slinky’s return, with some saying they had horded the original shoe for more than two decades.
Source: Steve Madden is re-releasing its cult 90s sandal, the Slinky | Perth Now
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