Tag: Fashion

Retail Round-up: H&M Posts 15% Increase; American Apparel Hosts a Best Bum Contest; John Fluevog Launches 40th Anniversary Spring Shoe Collection

Three success stories in retail, fashion, and footwear in our latest round-up report indicate interesting marketing, design, and DIY strategies.

Venues: X/Y Tribes in the House

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How Architecture, Entertainment Venues, Runway Shows, Retail Spaces Need to Address the Importance of Attracting a New Youth Culture

Bread & Butter Berlin Fashion Trade Show Illustrates the Vibrant Scene in Street, Denim, SportsStyle, and Urban Superior Attracting the Industries’ Top Brands, Buyers, and Designers

One of our favorite fashion trade fairs, B&B Berlin continues to provide a unique and inspiring platform for “business and profit” as the show proved with packed halls, exceptional detail, entertainment, and ground-breaking architecture.

Comme des Garcons’ SHIRT Collection for Fall-Winter 2010 Reveals Another Round of Plaid Mixed with Prep

Often used as inspiration among many streetwear designers, what happens at this show is a good indication of what to expect in this subculture come Fall.

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Announces Band Line-up Indicating %u201880’s and %u201890’s Revival, Super Groups, and New Break-out Bands

What happens at Coachella is a strong indicator of what to expect from 2010’s summer’s concert festival season in the USA and Europe. Here’s the scoop.

How Burberry Re-Invented Itself, and Gained Cred with a New Generation

Rarely do traditional fashion houses tap into new media models towards re-capturing cred among a new generation, but Burberry is an exception and a brand to watch for many reasons.

Japan’s Most Popular Band, X Japan, Shuts Down Hollywood Bringing an Influx of Visual Kei Fans and Fashionistas

This unique style of music-infused fashion and lifestyle is infiltrating American youth culture, mixing Anime, rock opera, Goth-Loli, and diehard Yoshiki fan inspiration.

Agenda Trade Show -Forum for Action Sports and Streetwear Brands Goes Big as the Kick-off to Fashion Trade Show Season Starts

Agenda proves that it was time for a new crossover show between action sports, streetwear, footwear, and denim. Here’s to taking it to the next level.

Re-Scene Scensters: Thrifted Street Styles Particularly Retro-Americana Are Redefining Old Eras into New, Changing the Landscape of Retail with the Continued Rise of Thrift

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Tapping the old to create something new is at an all-time high for 2010 resulting in the rise of vintage/thrift stores across the board. A round-up of busy Paris vintage stores, backstreet hotspots in Harajuku, East London’s Brick Lane, plus data changes in retail preferences.