We are stoked to hear that Donna Carpenter has been promoted to CEO of Burton Snowboards for many reasons. First, as leader of the strongest snowboarding brand out there, it’s nice to know there’s a leader in our industry who looks at two critical issues with great importance: women in snow sports and the environment. […]
The conflicting choices between attending Outdoor Retailer or SnowSports Industries of America (SIA) trade show continue to be a question mark for retailers and exhibitors trying to get ahead of manufacturing, buying, and consumer cycles when it comes to winter sports. Many larger, former anchor brands of SIA have said that the show is simply […]
The longest-running music tour, the Vans Warped Tour, has announced their tour dates for 2016. This tour has become known as the rite-of-passage among youth culture in America today, and it clearly shows no signs of stopping. Two weeks ago at the FESTForward Conference in Santa Barbara, CA, the Warped Tour won for Best Sustainability […]
More stories are surfacing over the past two weeks that directly address how the fashion and footwear industries are among the biggest contributors to CO2 emissions on the planet during the COP21 conference that took place in Paris. In interesting new story from Business of Fashion, they report on the recent collaboration of Adidas with […]
Yesterday in London, Hannah Jinkins was announced as the winner of the H&M Design Award 2016. Jinkins, a graduate from the Royal College of Art, London, was selected from eight finalists by an international jury that included amongst others Kate Bosworth, Olivier Rousteing and Nick Knight. As the H&M Design Award winner, Jinkins receives a […]
Nothing could be more important than the global climate talks taking place in Paris this week. We have to act fast if we want to save this planet, and young people clearly know that they are the ones that are the most effected. In our upcoming 4th Annual Sustainability and the State of Youth Culture […]
H&M continues its trendsetting forays into sustainability, this time with the recent announcement of their historically inspired collection from Palais du Louvre Paris, for the exclusive April, 2016 collection. H&M’s collaboration with the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, located in the Palais du Louvre, will help celebrate the new H&M Conscious Exclusive collection. This new range […]
There’s been a lot of movement in the world of fashion trade shows as the industry gears-up for another round. First, Magic Marketplace, run by Advanstar Communications, which is owned by UBM PLC, has made another big change in the year that it’s owned it. First, Chris DeMoulin, who was the president of Magic, will […]
Appearing on a panel discussion at the NeuLion Sports Media & Technology Conference held yesterday, October 27, 2015, World Surf League CEO Paul Speaker discussed the many ways that “Over-The-Top” entertainment is changing the sports media distribution model and how surfing is perfectly positioned to benefit from these developments. The World Surf League (WSL) – […]
H&M’s new collaboration with Balmain started off with a bang in New York City on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, as the night brought together fashion industry heavyweights, music icons, and pop culture leaders. A dance crew hyped the crowd for a runway show featuring some of the hottest models in the industry right now. “Tonight […]