It's unclear whether the Slinky will be available at Steve Madden's Australian stockists, which include David Jones and The Iconic (which ships to New Zealand).
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 (about $100). Givenchy's logo pool slides (about $500) and adidas's 'Adilette' slides (about $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.
Platform slides were a key trend in the '90s, worn by celebs like Spears, Jessica Alba and the Spice Girls at the time, and have since been reinterpreted by high-end brands including Stella McCartney and Elizabeth and James.
