Zegna Investor Day Presentation Deck
ZEGNA
WE ARE ON THE RIGHT ROAD... MARKETING IS WORKING
CAPITAL MARKETS DAY
NEW CONSUMERS SPEND MUCH
MORE IN THE FIRST YEAR THAN IN
THE PAST (2019) GLOBALLY
+58%
WHY?
WE HAVE ICONS THAT ALLOW US
TO ACQUIRE NEW CUSTOMERS.
D2 Saturday/Sunday, May 13-14, 2023
BY JAMIE WATERS
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their mornings. Postpandemic
C-suite sorts are padding about in slip-on
shoes sophisticated enough for the board-
room yet as comfy as cashmere pajamas,
according to personal stylists who cater to
the one percent.
YING SHOELACES is a ho-hum
task, but in 2023 many mon
eyed men h
ve expunged that
have
20 seconds of tedium from
Laceless footwear is very, very popular at
the moment" due to its convenience, said
Milda Chellingsworth, a London stylist who
coursels corporale heavyweights aged 40 to
70 from around the world. Cassandra Sta
Los Angeles stylist, is also fielding more re
quests for slip-ons from CEO types whold
rather not have to do any knotting. "No-lace
footwear is really valuable for them," she said.
The slip-ons that many bigwigs now desire
are more relaxed and, yes, often comfier-
than classic loafers. Some combine looder-like
uppers with sporty rubber soles; others are
surprisingly elegant laccless sreakers Sch
easy kicks, from brands like Brunello Cucinelli
and Santoni, let men lock pulled-together
enough for most every occasion in the breez
lor post-Covid landscape. At luxury Dallas re
tailer Stanley Korshak, these slip-ons were
virtually nonexistent on shelves in 2020 but
now make up 20-25% of men's shoe offerings
said Alex Lancastre we offerings
who oversees morgent
"This might not be the cutest term but it's
ay hary," said Ms. Lancon has swept
Recently, one particular slip-on
through the executive crowd with the furor
of an unmissable stock tipe the Triple Stitch
by Zagna. Distinguished by a trio of criss-
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
STYLE & FASHION
FREQUENT FLIERS Elite
jet-setters can't get enough of
these kicks. Suede Triple Stitch
Sneakers, 1950, Zegna.com
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
The Mile-High Sneaker Club
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