Tag: accessories

Quiksilver%uFFFDs New Pop-up Shop In Santa Barbara%uFFFDs Famed Blue Beetle Gives Cred to Surf Culture and the Brand

Another reason why sometimes well thought-out pop-up shops in key locations work.

Marvel Comics Finally Sees Potential in Creating Merch for Women

After 70 years of creating Spider Man and Captain America merch for guys, someone at Marvel saw the light.

Retailer Round-up: Hot Topic Grows; American Apparel Gets Cash Infusion; Quiksilver Gets Loan Extension and B-; American Eagle Hits Hard Times Along with Abercrombie & Fitch, J. Crew, and Others

The wide range of successes and slumps in the youth culture marketplace among retailers indicates vast changes for the industry and new direction for survivors.

Pool Fashion Trade Show Reflects Unexpected Upbeat Mood as Art-Inspired Designers and Boutique Buyers Explore New Options with High-Volume Traffic

Pool continues to show that trade shows can stand apart -even if it’s within the same hall as others -based on the quality and uniqueness of its exhibitors and buyers.

Presentaton by Label Networks-Global Youth Culture Fashion Lifestyle Trends: New Focus from Music, Sports, Streets, Technology, Global Subcultures

Label Networks%uFFFD highly anticipated presentation at MAGIC Fashion Trade Show to deliver top trends and inspiration in global youth culture fashion.

Trade Show Review: Action Sports Retailer Provides Insight into Surf, Skate, Snow, MotoX Inspired Apparel Indicating Strong Retro Trends and Pacific Northwest Vibe

Action sports apparel and brands re-define themselves as seen at the January smaller, tighter show.

Japanese Fast-Fashion Retailer Uniqlo Rises Above the Retail Fray, While Beams Launches CultuArt Tapping into the Sales of Japanese Urban Pop Culture

Two Japanese retailers have come up with formulas for success despite economic hardships.

Warming Trends in Street Styles = The Rise of Bright Tights

Tights, leggings, socks -never before have leg-accessories become so important as this season with the rise in popularity of bright choices, patterns, and styles to reflect a fresh DIY spirit.

Harajuku Lovers Fragrances Gets Props for Fatal Attraction to Cuteness

Gwen Stefani’s fragrance line integrates excellent marketing savvy for all things Kawaii.

WeSC, the Street-Contemporary Fashion Brand from Sweden, Featured Top Activists’ Artists in an Well-Curated Art Show at Robert Bergman Gallery Attracting a Who’s-Who List of Street Artists, Action Sports Industry, and Press

We Are the Superlative Conspiracy (WeSC) is a fast-emerging street fashion apparel brand with collections ranging from denim, dresses, tops, button-downs, jackets, and unique accessories -including designer headphones -which may well be accounted for by their reputation for creative grassroots marketing and branding campaigns. On March 1st, following the opening day of the new street and contemporary fashion trade show Class (see next story for details), WeSC launched an exhibition of the artwork created by the artists from their flock of “We Activists” -someone that is extremely good at what they do (but not necessarily famous) and chosen by WeSC to represent the brand in their own way–in a well-curated art show at Bergamot Station at the Robert Bergman Gallery in Santa Monica, CA.