Haider Ackermann - Designer, Creative Director of Canada Goose & Tom Ford

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In the subreddit for my cold as hell Canadian city, people were arguing about Canada Goose (if it's that good, etc.) yet not a soul mentioned Haider as the creative director. 😔

he is even not so well known in fashion if we are objective, i think the brands clientele is not into the creative leadership of the brand , it's like the north face nike or levis etc where you only know the brand

 

[MulletProof]

In the subreddit for my cold as hell Canadian city, people were arguing about Canada Goose (if it's that good, etc.) yet not a soul mentioned Haider as the creative director. 😔

okay but what was the consensus and what are your thoughts? (I have a respiratory infection and we're at -7 and I wonder if I'll have a Dostoievskian death for wearing Uniqlo and not the best of the best of the duvet coat world).

 

[Lola701]

I expected the collection to be lifestyle. He really went for the performance aspect. Quite surprising.
I though it would be more Moncler Genius than Moncler Grenoble.
I’m not mad at the approach.

 

[reese06]

In the subreddit for my cold as hell Canadian city, people were arguing about Canada Goose (if it's that good, etc.) yet not a soul mentioned Haider as the creative director. 😔

Even the VIC’s of brands don’t know who the creative director is of brands where they’re spending hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars.

If he manages to raise the profile of Tom Ford, realistically, many of the actual buyers will not care to know Haider, they will just know that the product is different, elevated and there’s a new designer at the brand lol .

 

[blueorchid]

I know that nobody knows, but it made me laugh! I wasn't legitimately shaming people for not knowing, lol, why would they?

okay but what was the consensus and what are your thoughts? (I have a respiratory infection and we're at -7 and I wonder if I'll have a Dostoievskian death for wearing Uniqlo and not the best of the best of the duvet coat world).

This isn't a pretty answer, but... the concensus was that Canada Goose isn't what it used to be and you're better off buying a parka from The North Face, Helly Hansen, Fjällräven (I forgot that they don't only sell backpacks lol), or... I can't believe I'm speaking this name on tFS: Eddie Bauer. Which makes the parka I have and to be honest I have zero complaints about it. It's warm enough for me on days where we are below -20C (right now it's -17C and it kept me toasty during my errands). The real advice though: use base layers. Which I don't do because I'm not wearing a parka for sporty reasons.

 

[Lola701]

Even the VIC’s of brands don’t know who the creative director is of brands where they’re spending hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars.

If he manages to raise the profile of Tom Ford, realistically, many of the actual buyers will not care to know Haider, they will just know that the product is different, elevated and there’s a new designer at the brand lol .

100% agree.
And tbh, a lot of people would be surprised to know that a lot of people don’t know that Tom Ford makes clothes, let alone bags. Except for a few times and at some brands events with clients,
I have friends that aren’t into fashion who knows about the eyewear and the perfumes.

It’s a brand that has a wide appeal but actually a niche reach. That’s why for example the compromises Tom did (the logo underwear or silk sets) didn’t hurt the brand.

I actually think that a good tenure from Haider can only expand the reach of the brand because there’s a frame actually.

 

[MulletProof]

This isn't a pretty answer, but... the concensus was that Canada Goose isn't what it used to be and you're better off buying a parka from The North Face, Helly Hansen, Fjällräven (I forgot that they don't only sell backpacks lol), or... I can't believe I'm speaking this name on tFS: Eddie Bauer. Which makes the parka I have and to be honest I have zero complaints about it. It's warm enough for me on days where we are below -20C (right now it's -17C and it kept me toasty during my errands). The real advice though: use base layers. Which I don't do because I'm not wearing a parka for sporty reasons.

No judgement on Eddie or Hansen cause.. I don't think I've ever heard of them! 🥲 but they look like regular, minus 0 degree type of jackets, not really that different from Uniqlo (though in quality they might be?), which is probably what makes me a little curious about Canada Goose. Minus the fugly sleeve logo, some designs look a bit sleeker and not just practical. You kind of live in these jackets for months at a time so I (not being wired to extreme cold maybe) need to feel more alive, without sacrificing warmth of course.

-17 is insane.. I know it's not Yakutia but when I see videos about the way people do regular things there (like oh yeah leaving my car on all night long otherwise I won't be able to use it in the morning), it's like.. why...

 

[blueorchid]

-17 is insane.. I know it's not Yakutia but when I see videos about the way people do regular things there (like oh yeah leaving my car on all night long otherwise I won't be able to use it in the morning), it's like.. why...

LOL I don't know anyone who does that (sounds so dangerous) put people have little special block heaters in their cars here that warm up the engine when it's plugged in. It's pretty common to do on crazy days like that when you're parked outside for a long time.

In the winter I just give up on *wearing* any outerwear that's sleek~ but the strange thing is, I get so comfortable wearing my parka that I find it hard to take it off once spring comes. I wonder why I feel like I'm getting a fever while wearing a parka made to tolerate up to -25C when the heat is on in my car AND it's 10C + sunny outside. 🥵

 

[MulletProof]

people have little special block heaters in their cars here that warm up the engine when it's plugged in.

of course you guys have that, don't ask me why I associate extreme cold with financial hardship lmao, I'm self-projecting 😂 (I know it's kind of the opposite!), I'm here like oh yeah gotta leave that 1998 green corolla on all night long to go work in the nuclear plant at 4 am *needs to stop watching videos about Yakutia*