 | Label Networks' Presentation at MAGIC August 26 + 27
Global Youth + Street Culture Fashion: Examining Directional Trends for ‘09/10 Inspired from Music, Sports, Street, Technology, + Emerging Global Subcultures August 26 @ 1 p.m.; August 27 @ 11 a.m. South Hall.
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This report offers quantitative charts, graphs, qualitative analysis and insight in a clear, colorful 56-page Report based on consumer responses among 13-25-year-olds across North America. It also includes additional stories on tips for making sponsorship work, lifestyle associations, and creating research programs. Cost: $499.
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New Technical Outerwear Legislation Would Mean No More Import Duties on High-Tech Apparel July 24, 2008
SIA and OIA have joined forces calling for new legislation, which if passed will mean outerwear such as jackets, pants, and other high-tech pieces will have duty-free importation giving a boost to sports apparel with possible implications for street fashion deemed “technical.”
| E3 Expo Wrap-up Report: How the Big 3 Plan to Entertain You, Plus Fresh Data on Youth Culture Gaming Patterns with Big Surprises on Who’s Playing More July 23, 2008
E3 Expo brings the world of video gaming together with introductions to top new titles, entertainment platforms, and industry expert press conferences. Label Networks delivers what went down, plus fresh data on who's gaming most frequently and who's dropping off.
| Children of the Revolution: Bohemian-Rave Chic among Youth Markets Redefine Expectations for Back-to-School and Street Styles for Spring/Summer ‘09 July 22, 2008
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.
| “What is the best ONE thing a sponsor or advertiser can do to grab your attention?”—Label Networks Reveals Top Youth Market Answers and Where Things Have Changed in the Last Year July 21, 2008
Fresh from the “Sponsorship, Advertising & Marketing Youth Culture Profile Report 2008” preferred types of sponsorship, advertising, and marketing by youth culture markets are revealed, which in this story, are important changes in the best ONE thing that can be done to grab their attention.
| Need an Idea for Fun? Vending Machine Delivers for 50 Cents (and a Quarter Refund) Creating Pop-up Vending Street Art in New York City July 18, 2008
Culture jamming and economic solutions were never so fun: new idea machine combines pop-up street vending art and a quarter refund.
| Wearable Technologies and Connecting with the Future—Latest Trends in Technology as Fashion Tap Into Fresh Opportunities to Reach Youth Culture Markets July 17, 2008
Often technology experts work isolated from fashion designers, however growing trends in wearable technologies, from Nintendo gaming devices and iced-out iPods as necklaces, to colorful headphone collaborations, GPS navjackets and "friend finders," some brands are tapping into new opportunities for both industries by creating across traditional boundaries.
| Economic Changes and New Fashion Trends Revealed in Fresh Youth Culture Research Indicate that Many Brands Are No Longer On Target July 16, 2008
Revealing discoveries from fresh research quantifies which former top brands are now tumbling and why, who’s the new kid on the block, and how economic shifts are influencing spending patterns, preferences, even fashion classifications.
| Measuring Manga and Anime Popularity among Youth Culture Indicates Where the Entertainment Industry May be Headed Next—Label Networks Delivers Fresh Data on the Genres July 15, 2008
Japanese influences in entertainment patterns not only account for changing patterns in preferences in reading, art, movies, and events, but also music and fashion as the various subcultures of anime and manga, and their lifestyle associations, impact a new generation of consumers.
| Nu Rave Fashion’s Evolution: Street Snaps from Label Networks’ Reporters Capture Subculture of Styles, Colors, Inspirational Brands, and Their Muses July 14, 2008
New takes on neon, steovepipes, accessories among youth culture have created fresh concepts in the subculture of nu rave fashion, moving now towards synth-punk ‘80’s with hip-hop/hyphy influences.
| Bread & Butter Barcelona Wrap-up Report Shows Why this International Trade Fair Continues to Blow Doors on Expectations, Raising the Bar on What’s Possible July 11, 2008
Bread & Butter Barcelona warp-up report from Label Networks indicates that while attendance was down, it’s still the leading show for European industries of denim, street fashion, urban superior, and sports styles.
| Hot Topic to Launch ShockHound—MP3’s and Tunes to Raise Profile of Selling Band Merch July 10, 2008
Band merch continues to be the hot product for Hot Topic and starting next month with ShockHound, could grow exponentially.
| Anime Expo Fashionistas Showcase Latest Trends in Styles Impacting Mainstream Fashion Including Gothemo, Maid Café, Goth-Lolita, Cosplay, Visual Kei, J-Rock, Accessories, Collectibles, and Backpacks July 9, 2008
Where else can you see some of the most extreme fashion and accessories in the world but at the fantastical expo of Anime. Label Networks captures key looks sure to inspire fashion-forward designers globally.
| Anime Expo Attracts Largest Crowd of Anime/Manga Fans and Industry in America with Conferences, Cosplay, Masquerade Ball, Midnight Tea, Movies, Dance, Gaming, Karaoke, and Exhibition Hall July 8, 2008
Manga and Anime continue to change the world of entertainment as more young people embrace this lifestyle from Japan in the form of movies, comics, video games, fashion, online communities, and conventions. Label Networks captured the expo from consumer and industry perspectives.
| Sneaker Kingpins Nike and Adidas Go Head-to-Head Creating New Footwear Designs for the Olympics Sure to Impact Sneak-Freak Culture; Plus Latest IOC Moves to Attract “Teens” in Another Ill-fated (and Named) Campaign July 7, 2008
Things are heating up for the Beijing Olympics next month, including the launch of some 53 different sneaker designs from the titans of footwear, plus an update on how the IOC missed the youth culture boat again.
| H&M’s Path of Intercontinental Domination: European + American Youth Markets Preferences for the Store/Brand Make H&M the Company to Watch—Label Networks Reveals Fresh Euro-American Consumer Data July 3, 2008
Taking a look back at 4 years of consumer data regarding H&M from Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States, the “H&M Profile Report 2008” delivers insight into how this fast-fashion retailer captures the marketplace. Key resource for anyone hoping to move global yet maintain cred in niche markets.
| Bread & Butter Barcelona Delivers Fresh Alternatives to Traditional Fashion Trade Fairs—Fresh Reports from Denim Base, Urban Superior, Sport & Street, Fashion Now, and The Source July 2, 2008
Bread & Butter Barcelona is the leading-edge fashion trade show when it comes to the industries of denim, street fashion, urban superior, and sports styles. This week, we deliver fresh news from the show, including updates from the denim conference in the Source area, and runway shows from G-Star and Desigual. |
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