Former Vice President Al Gore trained me to become a certified Climate Reality Leader earlier this month in Denver, CO, and it was one of those life-changing experiences that spawned new energy, ideas, and set the course of my future actions. For the sake of this story, which will be one in a series, and […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photos by Mahfia.TV Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC), the original youth focused breast cancer education foundation, successfully celebrated two decades of prevention and support programs for young people, Saturday, April 2nd at Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. Hosted by iconic action sports commentator Sal Masekela, the 20th Anniversary B4BC Snowboard + Music Festival couldn’t have been better, as […]
The Vans Warped Tour kick-off party took place at Full Sail University in Florida, Tuesday, March 22, 2016, with big announcements about their band line-up, dates, and “Gods and Monsters” theme for summer 2016. First, the line-up! It’s pretty clear that with bands like Less Than Jake, Falling in Reverse, Good Charlotte, even New Found […]
In celebration of Boarding for Breast Cancer’s (B4BC) 20th Anniversary, the iconic B4BC Snowboard + Music Festival is back, presented once again by Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort on April 2, 2016, and hosted by Sal Masekela. The Festival has as its headliner, CocoRosie, bringing their eclectic mix of operatic, hip hop/freak folk blenders to the stage after […]
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 […]
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 […]