03-03-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
This Top Fashion Designer Thinks Men's Pants Are Too Tight
Even if you don't recognize Alessandro Sartori's face, there's a good chance you've seen his shoes. Zegna's Triple Stitch leather sneakers, with crisscrossing elastics down the front in place of laces, have become the unofficial 'rich guy' shoes in recent years—light enough to be nonchalantly kicked up onto a mahogany desk after a day of dealmaking.
The sneakers, which he redesigned in 2020 and can run over $1,000, are emblematic of the decidedly modern look Sartori has mastered since taking over as artistic director of Zegna in 2016. One camel cashmere overshirt at a time, Sartori is creating new power uniforms for highfliers who no longer need rigid power suits.
