We are pleased to announce the release of our 15th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study! Thank you to everyone at Label Networks, as well as our freelancers and field team managers, that helped make this Study one of the best in our history. Here’s more: April 14, 2015, Los Angeles, CA— Fresh consumer insight from […]
On April 2, 2015, Los Angeles hosted the premiere screening of the documentary film “Pussy Riot: The Movement,” by director/filmmaker Natasha Fissiak. It was the first time that many of us had seen what truly happened to the all-girl punk band who criticized the Russian government and in particular, President Putin. The documentary is just […]
Two leaders of the sustainable fashion movement, H&M and Kering, share their latest information and knowledge this week on what they are doing to create a more sustainable future. First, H&M released their Conscious Actions Sustainability Report 2014. The progress made shows that H&M is at the forefront of sustainability. Some of the highlights are […]
In a recent collaboration with producer, DJ Diplo, K-Swiss is attempting a new campaign that calls in young entrepreneurs to help them rebuild the brands from design to marketing, advertising, social media promotion, and various creative endeavors. This is another interesting example of figuring out ways to bring in the consumer into the process of […]
Nylon co-founders Marvin Scott Jarrett and Jaclynn Jarrett are at it again, creating a targeted media platform, this time for young girls called PopularTV. The media platform includes a series of videos by various people that tap into the YouTube generation of viewers. Hayley Williams from Paramore is a part of the package. Starting on […]
H&M will once again be returning to Coachella, not only as a sponsor, but even more so with the actual collections they’re pumping out right now for the upcoming summer festival season which starts, of course, with Coachella, April 10-12, and again 17-19, 2015. ‘70’s inspired apparel, loose-fit tops, cut-offs, dresses, sun hats, and a […]
Over the past three years, hundreds of thousands of activists, fashionistas, bloggers and consumers have come together to call for fashion without pollution. From record-breaking strip teases to social media storms, people power brought about Detox commitments from 18 major fashion companies. Greenpeace’s Detox Catwalk now reveals who is delivering on their commitments, and who […]
JR, the Paris-based steet artist that won a TED Award and has since been continuing to expose at-risk communities around the world through his art, will be debuting his short documentary based on “Les Bosquets” and Potraits of a Generation during the Tribeca Film Festival in April. The music is by Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams […]
Kassia Meador has quickly become known as one of the most outspoken advocates for surfing and environmental change among top surfers in Southern California. Just after exhibiting her very cool collection of women’s wetsuits at the new women’s trade show, AXIS, in New York last month, she has announced the launch of her brand KASSIA […]
Freitag is one of the early adopters of recycling and upcycling ever since the founders, brothers Daniel and Markus Freitag, based in Zurich, first started making bike messenger bags out of recycled old tires. Over the years, a main source of their fabric is old truck tarps. Frietag likes to call the various street materials […]