Fashion’s latest trend? Embracing the ‘ugly.’ Unconventional styles are taking over, proving that bold and unique can be seriously stylish. More details inside.

Rockstars in the '70s — both male and female — threw some shapes in dazzling platform boots, the Spice Girls invigorated a decades-long love for dizzyingly high trainers in the '90s, and ...

And here’s the thing: All this dowdy, arguably ugly fashion? Consumers are going to buy it — because it’s comfortable, familiar and, occasionally, practical. Aesthetics be damned.

Ugly fashion is here to stay. The trend of dressing in ugly clothing and accessories hit its peak in 2017, and it shows no signs of slowing down in 2018.

Even Ugly Sneakers This past week’s men’s fashion shows in Milan have underlined the sneaker’s continued reign in menswear By Jacob Gallagher Follow June 22, 2018 12:58 pm ET ...