Author: Kathleen Gasperini

Jerkin -the Highly Contagious Dance, Music, Fashion Street Culture Movement Leaves Hyphy and Krumping in the Dust

Based on positivity, flow, and an entrepreneurial spirit, Jerkin is not a flash in the pan trend. It’s got the signs of sustainability.

Urban Cycling and How Fixies Are Transforming the Cult of Transportation Into a Lifestyle

Looking at our own %u2018hood in downtown LA and the upcoming Bicycle Film Festival as it rolls through town, we trace the trends of urban transport and growth of an important new sporting lifestyle through urban cycling.

Denim Directions: Taking On America’s Lead

Trends in denim are coming from the bottom-up, not the Premium category any longer. Who are the leaders? It’s back in America’s hands. Fresh street report.

The Evolution of the ASR Trade Show to Include Class, Targeted Top Retailers, Networking Lounge, and Extended Mix of Brands Indicate New Opportunities

There’s been a lot of attention recently to the re-invention of ASR/Class, including the SIMA partnership towards making the September show a must-attend event. Label Networks’ got the scoop from VP Andy Tompkins.

How China’s Youth Culture May be America’s Best New Fashion Market -Excerpts and Data from Label Networks’ 3rd Annual China Youth Culture Study 2009

In truth, for even the most localized trendsetting brands, it’s of vital important to know what’s taking shape among China’s youth culture as the ripple effects from the sheer heft of their size (despite the down economy) continue to shape global economics and opportunities.

Fashion’s New Muse -American Youth Culture and Key Lifestyle Traits

Trends coming from the bottom-up are re-inventing the fashion industry as consumer demand, changes in shopping, inspiration sources, new key lifestyle aesthetics dictate success in a challenging economy.

Olympics Channel with U.S. Olympic Committee Pisses-off International Olympic Committee, Plus Latest Trends on New Sports in the Olympics and the Youth Olympic Games

How Canoe Sprint beat out Softball as a new Olympic sport is beyond me, not to mention that Snowboarding isn’t even in the Youth Olympic Games and Curling is. How the IOC keeps creeping backwards.

Rockstar Mayhem Fest Embodies What’s-up with Modern Day Extreme Music and with It, Regenerated a New Demo of Metal Fans, Sponsorship Opportunities, and Graphic Fashion

Not just headliners Marilyn Manson and Slayer brought fans to Rockstar Mayhem this summer, but the mash-up coming from All That Remains, Job for a Cowboy, Bullet for My Valentine caused a reverb effect that keeps ears (and new trends) ringing.