Bright fashion trade show in Berlin has become one of the leading destinations for streetwear and action sports-inspired fashion, footwear, and accessories. Last week they announced a new location for their upcoming show, July 8-10, 2015, which is the same time as other shows such as Bread & Butter Berlin and SEEK, that will put […]
Camp Woodward is highly regarded as one of the best places for young people to go to camp and learn action sports and lifestyle skills such as digital media. This week, they’ve announced a partnership with All Inclusive Collection to debut 2 new camps in 2016 at Hard Rock Riviera Maya and Hard Rock Hotel […]
K-Swiss continues to expand its brands with the recent purchase of Supra and KR3W as of last Friday, May 29, 2015. So far the terms of the deal are unknown, but apparently, K-Swiss has been looking at Supra for some time. In an interview with Footwear News, Larry Reminton, President and CEO of K-Swiss Brands […]
It will be an achievement that will entice skateboarders, BMX, rock climbers and more once the Britain-based Guy Hollaway Architects build the first multi-story park in Folkestone, UK. Plans have just been unveiled with a public meeting for questions on what to expect from this extraordinary urban park—part of regeneration process. The site is based […]
Amer Sports, the Finnish-based company known for also owning Salomon and various baseball sporting brands, has sold the women’s snowboarding and lifestyle brand Nikita and core snowboarding brand Bonfire, for an undisclosed amount at this time to CRN Pte Ltd., known as Pretty Great, based out of Singapore. There were rumors that Bonfire and Nikita […]
By Kathleen Gasperini and Ryley Bane The Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding is the largest and longest-running snowboarding competition in the world. Last week in Vail, CO, the Open marked its 33rd anniversary and wrapped-up another epic event series with Kelly Clark claiming her 8th U.S. Open title in the Superpipe and Jaime Anderson taking […]
Story and Photos by Kathleen Gasperini and Tom Wallace The Agenda Trade Show in Long Beach, CA, January 5-6, 2015, featured inspiring designs, brisk business, and a coming together of the best in action sports-inspired and streetwear fashion, footwear, accessories, and wearable technology. With an industrial theme made of a mix of barrels, pallets, and […]
The 4th Annual Agenda Emerge powered by Group Y held in Long Beach, CA, January 6, 2015, was the biggest conference yet for the action sports and streetwear industries. With a capacity crowd of 825, it was clear that people were interested in hearing how innovation and creativity can produce the most amazing brands, bands, […]
Action sports media house Teton Gravity Research (TGR) has announced that Lonely Planet has taken a strategic stake in the brand that will allow TGR to expand significantly. The investment comes as TGR has doubled in size in recent years becoming one of the top media houses in the action sports and outdoor industries. Following […]
The world of professional surfing has come to a close for 2014 with some of the best waves and competition in surfing history. Young guns such as Julian Wilson and Gabriel Medina are stepping-up, replacing surf pros like Mick Fanning and 11 time Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Champ Kelly Slater, and making way for […]