Tag: Fashion

Coachella Music Arts Festival Kicks-off Summer Styles with a Nod to Retro, Rave, Boho, Bathing Suits, Unofficially Making It THE Place to Spot Upcoming Summer Trend-Part 1

As the first festival of the summer circuit, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival produced by Goldenvoice, which took place last weekend April 25-27 in the blazing sun on the polo fields of Indio near Palm Desert, has become the unofficial kick-off point to summer season fashion.

Europe Japan’s Fast-Fashion Invasion is Redefining American Retail; Label Networks Delivers Data the Scoop on H&M, Uniqlo, Target, American Apparel, Forever 21, Others

Fast-fashion retail, also known as disposable fashion, is a concept that many believe originally came from Japan -the land of fast-shoppers and the fastest-changing trends. What it means is when a retailer can provide stylish clothing that’s completely trendy, delivered to the consumer fast and at relatively inexpensive prices, then change up their entire inventory, with fresh new styles within the timeframe of about 2 weeks.

Expansion Revamp of Young Men’s Retail Shibuya 109-2 for the Onii-Kei Guy Indicates Growing Market for Rocker Looks Importance of Street Fashion -Label Networks’ Japan Data Reveals Top Stores for Young Men

Often what takes place in major Japanese retailers is an indication of where things are changing and how U.S. retailers may need to react in the future. With the expansion and revamp now of the popular Shibuya-2 store for young men, two whole new floors have been revamped to offer up high-end street fashion styles for the growing marketplace of rock-inspired men’s styles.

Children of the Revolution: Bohemian-Rave Chic among Youth Markets Redefine Expectations for Back-to-School and Street Styles for Spring/Summer %u201809

While recent fashion runway shows illustrate S/S09 fashion as moving classic, even pin-up, youth culture street styles are moving in the opposite direction with mash-ups of bohemian chic, rave, synth-pop rock influences, developing an altogether original style.

Footwear Photo Report Part 1: Trends Resulting from How Youth Culture is Wearing Shoes Indicate Which Brands Work Best for New Styles on Fashionable Feet

It’s not just the brands preferred but how the target demographic wears various styles that have made this footwear photo report uniquely special and indicative of what brands work best in the future.

Footwear Photo Report Part 2: Sneaker Ballerina Flats, Gladiator Sandals, and New Twists on Skate Shoes Among Top Young Women Styles

In part 2 of our street report, we take a look at the top styles young women are wearing across the country and how color, materials, and patterns have taken on a key roll in fashionable footwear among young women.

Retail and Manufacturer Second Quarter Reports Are In: Label Networks Fiscal Round-up Includes Lastest Results from Puma, Warnaco, Zumiez, Wal-Mart, Target, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagele, PacSun, OP, True Religion, and Others

Everyone’s watching recent fiscal reports released from top retailers and manufacturers in street and contemporary fashion to get a handle on what to expect this Fall/Winter. Label Networks’ round-up provides a quick snapshot of the landscape.

China Youth Culture Report: In Honor of the Beijing Olympics, Label Networks Delivers a Round-up of China Trends Covering Online Shopping Habits, the After 90’s Generation, Super Girls, Digital Lifestyles, Fashion, and Impact of the Growing”Pride of China”

In honor of the Beijing, Olympics, Label Networks’ releases a complete round-up of top stories from our China researchers from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou including latest trends in online shopping patterns, the Super Girls phenom, blogging culture, After %u201880’s and After %u201890’s lifestyles from the largest new consumer group in the world.

Yellow Packs a Punch in Youth Fashion -Where It Came From and Where It’s Headed Next

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Euro Americana -How European Fashion Players (and Japanese) Do”American” Style Better than We Do

As Wrangler, Lee, and Levi Strauss pounce on their growing popularity across Europe (and Japan), new versions of what have quintessentially been considered American have taken on whole new meanings.