Tag: Material

Retail Round-up: Madonna’s Material Girl Launches Macy’s Pop-up Exhibition; Gap Goes Global, Expands Digital

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The Material Girl line of young women’s apparel and accessories available at Macy’s is getting a big boost from the star this Thursday, April 25 with a pop-up exhibition (lasting all of 2 hours) at Macy’s Century City location in Los Angeles, CA. According to Madonna as told to WWD, “The pop-up exhibit at Macy’s […]

Retail Round-up: Volcom, Macy’s Madonna Collection, Adidas, Swatch Report Increases, Whereas Other Teen Retailers Have Lower than Expected Sales

July same store sales flopped for many teen retailers, but there were some shining moments thanks to new collections, timing, and advertising campaigns.

Madonna’s Collection for Macy’s Starts Marketing Push with Lourdes as Lead Blogger for MaterialGirl Site

Not sure which is more interesting, the actual 80’s retro collection that’s sure to spark even more Material Girl looks for back-to-school, or Lourdes very teen blog that says a lot about her personality.

Los Angeles Turns Into the New Hotspot for Sourcing, Textiles, Denim, Fashion Trade Shows in 2009

Los Angeles has become the new hotspot for textiles and manufacturing and not just because American Apparel is here and has done an amazing job of illustrating the benefits of vertically integrated manufacturing, or that several top denim sources and manufacturers still reign supreme in the garment district, but word-up is that Urban Expositions out of Atlanta, which does the massive show in Miami called Material World, plans to start a Material World in LA in 2009.