Author: Kathleen Gasperini

14oz. Magazine Launch from Berlin’s”Store of the Year” Brings Welcomed Retail and Brand Portfolio Concepts Together

Co-founded by Karl-Heinz Muller of Bread & Butter, 14oz. as a store and now magazine feature a 360 view of style, credibility, brand lifestyles, and customer experiences.

SkinGraft Designs Is a Highlight at LA Fashion Week Featuring Inspiration from Post-Mortem Amelia Earhart

Despite LA Fashion week being somewhat scattered this Fall, the best shows reside downtown, including SkinGraft’s featuring bomber jackets, feathered, silk blouses, and inspirations from birds of flight.

The Association of Surfing Professionals’ Board of Directors Meeting Reveals New Changes in Professional Surfing, Including Increases in Prize Money -Yet Still Discrepancy for Women

When the ASP speaks, more than just pro surfers listen. Sponsors, advertisers, entertainment companies, even the IOC are interested in what the leading governing body has to say about the future of the sport.

%u201CWhich Electronic Device Can You Not Live Without?” -Fresh Results from Label Networks’ Fall Study 2009

The differences by gender and age groups to key electronics within their lifestyles reveals much about where things are headed in youth culture when it comes to social media, communication, entertainment, and spending.

Japan’s Retail Warrior Uniqlo Posts 32% Revenue Increase, and Debut of Edgy Collection on its Way to Becoming”The New Gap but Different”

Deserving of its own story, this week’s Retail Round-up is just about Uniqlo. Here’s why.

Project Fashion Trade Show Showcases Top Denim Brands, Upper Streetwear, Footwear, and Other Leading-Edge Genres

Hipsters unite once again at Project at the Sands featuring how denim and Americana, plus pieces of retro will turn 2010 into a yester-year starting soon.

ASR Fashion Trade Show’s Many New Endeavors Give Optimistic Vibe Amidst Cautionary Business Realities and Inevitable Changes in Action Sports

Admittedly later than they would have liked, ASR’s Fall Show took things in stride with many new features but change is on the horizon.

Class at ASR–The New Jewel of a Fashion Trade Show that May Outshine It%uFFFDs Big Brother

Modern, ambiant, European-vibe makes this alternative mix of action sports, street, and upper street fashion trade show a strange and intriguing new concept for ASR.

“What Sports Do You Most Want to Learn?”–Why Action Sports%uFFFD Greatest Market Opportunities Exist with Females

Label Networks%uFFFD North American Youth Culture Study 2009 reveals that aspirations among females still much higher than males to learn top action sports. Here%uFFFDs the data.

MAGIC, S.L.A,T.E., Street, Punk, MMA Fall Trade Show Proves Mix of Eras and Attitude Can Create the Most Intriguing New Fashion Trends

Label Networks’ review of MAGIC indicates that fashion designs from the streets inspired by music and the trenches of the economy can result in a culture-clash-up ripe with fresh designs.