The art of getting from one place to another has never been so cool. Here’s another new urban sport on the rise, with a lifestyle borrowed from many, yet completely unique in its mash-up.
Parkour and Freerunning on the Rise Among American Youth Culture -California Opens First Dedicated Facility, Tempest Freerunning Academy
Retail Round-up: Japan Spending Slowdown Hits Retailers Like Uniqlo; H&M Hit by High Cotton Prices; American Apparel Warns of Bankruptcy; Urban Outfitters Falls Short; Adidas X Justice Collab is Cool
Youth culture retail reported some major hits recently, but good ideas are resonating.
Street Artist Zevs Liquidated Versions Show Takes High Finance Debacle Head-On
One of our favorite street artists, Zevs is known for tweaking iconic brands’ logos, creating a psychological liquidating effect through art and color.
Gaming Round-up: The Guild’s Felicia Day at SXSW; Vimeo’s HTML5; Rovi’s Open Metadata; Youth Educational Advantages Via Video Games
User-generated content continues to change the landscape of entertainment and branding strategies in youth culture. Here’s a round-up of latest innovations.
The Art of Surfing and Skateboarding -Boards Made from Beach Garbage, Decks Made from Basketball Courts
Eco-friendly solutions that are working in action sports. Now for snowboarding and skiing.
Fashion X Technology: Gant’s Digital Showroom at Project; Fashism’s App for Crowdsourced Looks; Social Retail Trends with Wheretoget.It for Diehard Shoppers
The future of the business of fashion is re-shaping quickly and it’s often youth culture markets that adapt the fastest. Here’s the latest round-up of things to keep on your radar.
Vans Warped Tour Kick-off Reveals Summer Headliners, Paramore, 3OH!3, Devil Wears Prada, Plus Engaging Sponsorship Initiatives, Eco-Sustainability, and More
The most renowned music tour in the world for youth culture, founder Kevin Lyman with Steve Van Doren announced great plans for the Vans Warped Tour this summer.
Street Artist JR Takes InsideOut Project to Tunisia Bringing Awareness of Art, People, Freedom to Arab Country
TedPrize winner JR dives right into his street art project bringing awareness of art as influential as politics with Artocracy -covered by AlJazeera, as art challenges revolutionaries.
Retail Round-up: Nike’s Stock Drops, Effected by Higher Production Prices; Hot Topic Transitions with New CEO, plus Where Nike, Converse, Hurley and Hot Topic Now Stand Among Youth Culture Preferences
Financial results vs. youth culture preferences. Interesting differences and opportunities revealed.
When you go into a store to buy clothing, what influences you the most in your purchasing decisions? -Fresh Data from Label Networks’ Spring Youth Culture Study 2011
As part of a robust section on Fashion from the Spring Youth Culture Study 2011, we take a look the results to one question on in-store influences and what’s most important to youth when it comes to shopping.