Author: Kathleen Gasperini

China Youth Digital Lifestyle -Fresh Data Results from Label Networks 2009 Study Reveals Telling Changes in Internet Patterns, Blogging, Social Networking, Websites

Happy Chinese New Year! Knowing China’s youth market online patterns reveals future market potential plus forecasts for the world’s largest youth demographic.

ASR Runway Show Delivers Mixed Era of %u201880’s Rave and %u201890’s Grunge Capturing Sport-Street Crossover Looks for Fall %u201809

Fresh photos of what to expect in Fall ’09 youth culture styles from top brands from action sports and street.

Action Sports Retailer Trade Show Joins Forces with Class for First-of-a-Kind Trade Show, Class @ ASR

Combing shows to create a new space and vibe is a smart idea as action sports and upper street fashion trends continue to collide.

Urban Dance’s Influence on Street Fashion, Footwear, and Lifestyle Increases as B-Boys, WeB*Girlz, Tecktonik, Voguing Movements Capture a New Generation

Thriving on a global level from Korea to the EU to the US to Russia, urban dance subcultures inspire new trends from the bottom-up. Here’s why.

Street Artist Shepard Fairey’s”Barack Obama” Artpiece Inducted into the Smithsonian and How Inauguration Marketing is Sweeping the Nation

Hope floats.

Brand Profile: Hot Topic -Tracking Youth Culture Consumer Data, Changes in Trends, and the Retailer’s Formula for Success

Hot Topic has always been a hot topic when it comes to analysts trying to understand this retailer’s appeal to youth culture. Label Networks delivers the inside data, analysis, and trends from a consumer perspective that quantify what makes things work and why.

Trade Show Update Part 2: MAGIC Adds Premium Women’s and Drops Runways; Meeting Rooms Increase at ASR; Agenda Picks-up a Few; Bread & Butter Introduces a Flea Market and Gumball Rally

Fashion trade shows continue to re-invent themselves as the run-up to the new season begins.

Trade Show Round-up: Bread & Butter’s Director Creates Offshow 14 oz. in Berlin; Agenda Debuts New Brands; ASR Drops Holiday

Fashion trade shows in street, denim, urban, and action sports re-align and debut changes for 2009.

Lifestyle Choices in 2009: Craftivism, Living Virtual, and Interactive Solutions Among Top Youth Culture Lifestyle Choices in Label Networks’ New Year’s Zeitgeist Report

Youth culture lifestyle choices provide forecasts for effective brand strategies across the board -from entertainment and news, to fashion, technology, music, sports, and choices in living.

Street Artist Shepard Fairey’s Iconic Image of President-Elect Barack Obama Graces the Cover of Time Magazine’s”Man of the Year”

How a street artist tapped into the power of the masses, inspired a new generation, and captured the attention of a new President.