‘Dad Style’ Is Now in Fashion. Yes, Even the Jeans

The brand’s spring 2018 fashion show, held last June in the verdant Bois de Boulogne park in Paris, featured a parade of models in oversize color-striped windbreakers, pale jeans similar to those that made Barack Obama dad-in-chief and bloated running shoes in the style of podiatrist-approved Asics.

Products were “made even harder to come by as non-communist media was censored and Russians were fed a diet of anti-capitalist propaganda,” says Alec Leach, Highsnobiety’s fashion editor, in the publication’s new documentary titled “Counterfeit Culture Moscow” — the second in an ongoing series on …

Over the next two decades, McCartney and Kering built a global brand, driven not only by the designer’s exuberant sportswear but also by her commitment to animal-free fashion. McCartney’s faux-fur and faux-leather apparel and accessories helped to elevate the materials in the eyes of the consumer, …

Few people in fashion actually throw shoes at their assistants — but we’re still behaving badly. If you are a subscriber and would like to receive alerts when Jo’s articles are published, just click the button “add to myFT”, which appears at the top of this page beside the author’s name. Not a subscriber? Follow …

Titled “Fashion and Sustainability: Understanding Luxury Fashion in a Changing World,” the six-week course, co-developed by academics from the London-based school and Kering’s sustainability experts, is built on six key modules, covering both the theoretical aspects of sustainability as well as real-life …

PARIS, France — Chanel has inked a strategic partnership with fashion “unicorn” Farfetch, but the French luxury house still has no plans to sell its ready-to-wear and handbags online. The company is no stranger to digital marketing and sells its eyewear, fragrance and beauty products online, but has long …

NEW YORK, United States — New York Fashion Week ostensibly began and ended on the floor of the American Stock Exchange Building. It felt like a sign, and perhaps one of impending doom. Just days before Bottega Veneta staged its boom-era dinner party within the historic building’s walls, the Dow …

LONDON, United Kingdom — BoF Professional members are invited to watch an exclusive deep dive into BoF and McKinsey’s State of Fashion 2018 report with co-authors Imran Amed, founder and chief executive of BoF, and Achim Berg, senior partner at McKinsey & Company. The State of Fashion …

Boasting sales of 3.5 billion RMB (US$ 554 million), EPO Fashion Group is one of China’s must-know domestic players. The launch of Common Gender, the group’s new menswear brand, is the latest addition to their growing portfolio built around womenswear line Mo&Co. Nearly 14 years have passed …