Category: Denim

VF Corporation, Owners of Vans, Sells Its Contemporary Brands Business, Including 7 for All Mankind

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One of the segments of the behemoth VF Corporation, the Contemporary Brands segment which includes such brands as 7 for All Mankind, has decided to make some significant shifts. Today, July 5, 2016, they announced the sale of denim brand 7 for All Mankind, Splendid, an Ella Moss to Delta Galil Industries for $120 million. […]

NJAL Launches Fashion Educational Series Called Authentic Radicalism in London, Featuring Best Designers, Sustainability Leaders, and Fashion Game-Changers

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On May 31, 2016, NJAL will be launching one of the more remarkable fashion education series we’ve heard of in a long time called Authentic Radicalism. The concept from NJAL is to unite its global network of online fashion talent with industry impresarios in a unique, offline symposium. The good thing about this event, is […]

MAGIC, Project, and Pool Fashion Trade Shows Are Getting Even Bigger With Parent Company Acquisition of Business Journals Inc.; Plus MAGIC Launches in Japan

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Despite fashion and retailers going through an economically hard time, especially when it comes to youth culture and action sports fashion, the trade show scene continues to change rapidly, as seen with the recent announcement that UBM, parent company of MAGIC, Project, and Pool, has acquired Business Journals Inc., owners of MRket, Accessories, and Stich. […]

Fast-Fashion Giant H&M Releases Latest Sustainability Report

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While it may seem like an oxymoron to think a fast-fashion retailer can be sustainable, H&M still comes through with one of the most robust sustainability strategies in fashion. One the greatest changes in the past few years has been their recycling program whereby consumers can bring in old items which then get re-used elsewhere […]

Earth Day Round-Up: Fashion Revolution Week, Third Anniversary of Rana Plaza, Fashion Transparency Index—Levi’s On Top

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Happy Earth Day from Label Networks! To celebrate, we’ve put together a quick fashion round-up of changes in the industry via increased efforts of sustainability. We are also pleased to announce our 5th Annual Sustainability and the State of Youth Culture Study will be released next week! First, this week marked the 3rd anniversary of […]

Eco-Fashion Denim Fans May Marvel at Uniqlo’s Made in LA Jeans; Uniqlo Also Assists Refugees in Europe

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Uniqlo, the fast-fashion brand from Japan that has been making waves in youth culture markets globally, has just targeted Los Angeles as their new location for recycled denim styles. According to California Apparel News, Uniqlo is targeting Los Angeles as the new hub for their collection, Made in LA jeans with a sustainable process called […]

Fashion Sustainability Round-up: Denim Brand Girbaud Gets Sustainable with Collab Naveena; Bionic Yarn (Pharrell Williams) with Fashion Positive Gets Cradle to Cradle Certification

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Why should we care about denim going green? Because this is the foundation of streetwear and youth culture fashion. First, during Texworld in Paris from February 15-19, 2016, according to Sportswear International, François Girbaud and Pakistani denim mill Naveena Denim Ltd (NDL) announced their new collaboration. Girbaud was once the brand of the 80’s and […]

Bread and Butter Returns Under Direction of Zalando and New Consumer-Based Concepts

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Bread and Butter Berlin, which was bought by Zalando, the ecommerce company in June 2015, is coming back in a different incarnation and location. It will no longer be at the Airport Tempelhof, but rather, in the same location during Berlin fashion week as Seek and Bright trade shows in Arena Berlin from September 2-4, […]

Pharrell Williams Goes from Collaborating with G-Star to Becoming Co-Owner

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Over the past couple of years, Pharrell Williams has been working with G-Star in terms of their direction on sustainability including the “Raw for the Oceans” capsule collection with his own brand Bionic Yarn which turns plastic bottles that are recycled into wearable denim, which gave G-Star a boost across the board. As more fashion […]

Agenda Trade Show Continues Trend as the Premiere Destination for Lifestyle Brands in Action Sports, Streetwear Fashion, and Urban Cultures with New Themes and Networking Opportunities

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It can be said that the flagship Agenda fashion trade show in Long Beach January 7-8, 2016, showcased one of the most truly authentic and creative environments in fashion that we’ll see throughout this fashion trade show season. In part, it’s because this show, created by Aaron Levant, stemmed from a history of offering an […]