G-Roc said: I agree this is on the late side but it seems like this dad shoe trend is just getting started. I thought it would be short-lived but I see more and more brands trying their hand at the trend. What's your prediction on the life of this trend?

I haven't been to NYC in a minute so I haven't been to some spots I would check to gauge how well this has not only translated in sales (we know the S is selling) but into actual street culture. To that point, I wonder now as I'm typing this G if saying "trend" is even correct? Are you seeing more people where you're at wearing dad shoes?

I give it until the end of fall 2018. I'm sure Matt Powell over at NPD has hard figures on this "trend", his personal opinion I'd maybe take with a grain of salt if he throws it and no disrespect to him. I like Matt, more so after tweeting with him a bit.

Future_Tomorrow said: 1. These should be easy to cop for those interested. I don't think a FILA released in the last 10yrs or more that has held any resale value or caused any major panic. 2. Under normal market conditions and times, which these are NOT, these would sell out as they've used the most popular color blocking from another brand that sit better on these than those non-surprisingly. 3. If I were working at a brand and we did dad shoes this late into the trend I'd be depressed. Not police need to be called to a bridge depressed just "my future here is hopeless" depressed. All that said, I'm a HUGE fan of these and hope they do well despite entering the game this late.

I agree this is on the late side but it seems like this dad shoe trend is just getting started. I thought it would be short-lived but I see more and more brands trying their hand at the trend. What's your prediction on the life of this trend?

1. These should be easy to cop for those interested. I don't think a FILA released in the last 10yrs or more that has held any resale value or caused any major panic.

2. Under normal market conditions and times, which these are NOT, these would sell out as they've used the most popular color blocking from another brand that sit better on these than those non-surprisingly.

3. If I were working at a brand and we did dad shoes this late into the trend I'd be depressed. Not police need to be called to a bridge depressed just "my future here is hopeless" depressed.

All that said, I'm a HUGE fan of these and hope they do well despite entering the game this late.