When it comes to advertising to today’s youth culture markets of 13-25-year-olds in the United States, showing a finished ad campaign or product to this new consumer group in the traditional formats of popular advertising methods have far less of an impact than it had in the past. There are many reasons for this and […]
Fashion X Technology continues to move forward not only with fashion brands communicating better view social media and video vignettes, but also mobile apps for shopping and on-site demand. Last week at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt SF hackathon, Google Glass was back in the foreground via Glashion–the Glass that allows wearers to immediately find the fashion […]
We are pleased to announce the release of our 2nd Annual “Sustainability and the State of the Future Youth Culture Study” featuring consumer insights on youth culture trends towards sustainability, eco-friendly fashion, sustainability preferences, latest sustainable habits, feelings about the environment, eco and sustainable shopping patterns, greatest influences, “greenest” brands, and more. Overall, while today’s […]
The announcement that H&M, the fast-fashion retailer from Sweden that is quickly gaining traction among youth culture in the United States, has launched its e-commerce platform called Shop Online in America, will have an impact on the where youth shop this fall during back-to-school. As more people are shifting to buying online within this new […]
With the Q2 financial results coming out among various publicly held teen retailers, it’s very telling that we’re still not out of an economic quagmire when it comes to changes in shopping patterns among youth culture today. In our upcoming Fall Youth Culture Study 2013, we get right at this point with even more data, […]
There’s a lot going on in fashion and retail right now, and it’s not just from the fashion trade shows in Las Vegas which will soon provide insights on where trends are headed next for SS14. But while teen retailers such as American Eagle, Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, and even Macy’s report financial difficulties in […]
The Fall fashion trade shows in Las Vegas from August 16-18, 2013 bring with them the fashion industries best, along with several new inspirational destinations that illustrate fresh angles on different genres of fashion. Just as Modern Assembly has given rise to a new platform for brands ranging from streetwear, outdoor, action sports, and denim […]
Too early for a snowboarding story? Not if you’re at Label Networks. We’re all snowboarders and have been craving some wintery news. Which is why we’re also pleased to hear that Burton is adding 2 new flagship stores this Fall to service San Francisco Bay area residents headed to Tahoe. One will be in Berkeley […]
Liberty Fairs is on everyone’s radar next week for the upcoming Las Vegas fashion trade shows August 19-21, 2013, including MAGIC and Project, and a new collective of shows called Modern Assembly which includes leading-edge trade shows such as Agenda, (capsule), and now, Liberty Fairs. Launched by Sam Ben-Avraham, the man who started Project before […]
Apparently, the purchase was small enough that the publically held American Apparel didn’t have to tell anyone they were doing it, but they just bought Oak. Oak is one of those very cool boutiques in New York that offer the most leading-edge designs, not to mention a hang-out location for gatherings such as the weekly […]