Category: Footwear

Bread & Butter Trade Show Announces New Investor, Zalando, the Berlin-Based Online Platform for Fashion

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Bread & Butter has made an announcement today, June 8, 2015, regarding a new investor for the trade show, Zalando. Zalando is the Berlin-based online platform for fashion. With the help of Zalando, insolvency proceedings should be closed by 1st October 2015. The BBB team and concept and Zalando are a very good match, and […]

Murder Charges Filed Against Owners of Rana Plaza, Brings Topic of Ethical Fashion Once Again to Forefront, and How this Influences New Buyers of Gen-Z

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Two years since the Rana Plaza collapse killing 1,133 people in garment district Dhaka, Bangladesh, police have filed murder charges against 41 people, including the owners. It was the worst disaster in the history of fashion and sparked outrage among many brands, particularly those in ethical fashion. It launched a rallying cry and movement called […]

K-Swiss Buys Supra and KR3W, Adds to Portfolio Which Also Includes Palladium

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K-Swiss continues to expand its brands with the recent purchase of Supra and KR3W as of last Friday, May 29, 2015. So far the terms of the deal are unknown, but apparently, K-Swiss has been looking at Supra for some time. In an interview with Footwear News, Larry Reminton, President and CEO of K-Swiss Brands […]

Hot Topic Buys Geeknet for $122 Million, Adds More Online Retail, Gaming, Sci-Fi

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Hot Topic, the teen brand and retailer that is highly desirable by youth culture shoppers and continues to perform well as revealed in our 15th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study 2015, announced on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, that is was buying Geeknet for $122 million. This means that Hot Topic is moving into the realm […]

Stance Leads Socks Trends, Builds Executive Team and Ecommerce Platform

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Socks have made a strong resurgence among youth culture fashion in the past 3 years, making them one of the key new accessories of the new teen generation. From striped knee-highs to tie-dye motifs, and a strong color palette, socks are now as easily worn with cowboy boots and ankle boots as with sneakers or […]

Hip-Hop Fashion Documentary by Nas, “Fresh Dressed” Provides the Scoop on Fashion’s Relationship to the Musical Genre

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This is one of the more interesting documentaries on fashion influences and scene during the growth of hip-hop in the early days. Produced by Nas and directed by Sacha Jenkins, “Fresh Dressed” taps into the best talents in the biz and how fashion shaped the industry, including Kanye West who talks about why he wanted […]

Shepard Fairey Receives Honorary Doctorate from Pratt Institute, Launches Detroit Mural Project

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Shepard Fairey tends to love working in cities that are not necessarily the mainstream, and if anything, wanton for new inspiration and ideas in the midst of various urban detritus. His upcoming mural project and show in Detroit is one such example. Before heading out with his crew to tackle a 180-foot by 60-foot mural […]

New Designer Collaboration for H&M Announced: Balmain from Paris, First Pieces Debuted at Billboard Music Awards

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H&M has revealed their next designer collaboration with Balmain from Paris, and did so with significant panache during the Billboard Music Awards last weekend.  Called #HMBalmaination, Balmain, a veritable bastion of French luxury, under the creative directorship of young Olivier Rousteing, has grown into a global pop-culture phenomenon. He and his friends Kendall Jenner and […]

Creative Inspiration: Lil Buck Dances at Chateau du Versailles Event, Choreographed by Benjamin Millepied with L.A. Dance Project

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Just off his dance performance with Paris street artist JR and his Les Bosquets with the New York City Ballet, and the documentary of the same name which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, Lil Buck put his unique, street inspired dance skills to re-interpret Baroque dance moves during the time of King […]

VF Corp Q1 Results Show Outdoor and Action Sports Up 2%, Vans Leading with Revenues up 16%

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VF Corporation released their Q1 financials on May 1, 2015, with the Outdoor and Action Sports categories leading the way. Check-out our latest 15th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study 2015 for more information about how the VF brands rank in preferences among today’s youth culture. Here are more highlights from VF: “We remain confident in […]