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 7, 2015, at the downtown Los Angeles Club Nokia, America’s longest running music tour, the Vans Warped Tour presented by Journey’s, hosted its annual sponsorship summit followed by a kick-off party featuring the diversity of what to expect from this summer’s line-up. Amazing performances were showcased by Bebe Rexha, As It Is, Candy […]
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 […]
Label Networks’ 15th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study reveals insights into how 13-25-year-olds think and act on a variety of topics ranging from fashion to social networking, lifestyle influences, sneaker culture, spending patterns, influences, and preferences. In this story, we take a look at the results to a specific question regarding changes in shopping patterns […]
More changes once again have been announced from American Apparel, as today, April 7, 2015, it was announced that Joseph Pickman, formerly from the Band of Outsiders, has been chosen by CEO Paula Schneider to head-up the men’s design team. If any of his new designs look like Band of Outsiders, we can expect some […]
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 […]
Little was known about the fact that Karmaloop, the Boston-based streetwear ecommerce site that everyone strived to replicate or be a part of, was on the verge of bankruptcy. Launched by Greg Selkoe 15 years ago, it became one of the predominate sites for leading-edge streetwear brands. It also showcased Karmaloop TV at various trade […]
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 […]
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 […]