Hailey Bieber proved her fashion icon status at the 2026 WWD Style Awards. She was honored with the Style Trailblazer award.

The shoes are in such high demand that there is a waiting list for them THE Slinky was the “it” platform sandal of the 1990s and now it’s set for a comeback. Anticipation for Steve Madden’s rebooted ...

There are few sights more satisfying than watching a Slinky descend a flight of stairs, and lining the toy up just right to walk down every step elicits the same feeling as sinking a three-pointer, a ...

In 1943 during World War II, Richard James was working as an engineer in the United States Navy. As he worked on a new ship, a torsion spring suddenly fell to the floor. Rather than gracing the ground ...

It was exactly 70 years ago, on the evening of Nov. 27, 1945, that Richard James demonstrated a new product at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia. It was the Slinky, and it was a hit: He sold ...

When the Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2000, more than 250 million had been sold to date. Kathryn8/Getty Images As its jingle once cheered: “A spring, a spring, a marvelous ...

Hailey Bieber proved her fashion icon status at the 2026 WWD Style Awards. She was honored with the Style Trailblazer award.