Tag: Fashion

China Youth Culture’s After 90s Market More Showy Directional than After 80-But Both Dictating Blogging, Spending, Fashion Trends

The “After 80s” and the “After 90s” Generation of China In December, we reported on China’s “After %u201880’s” marketplace in “China Youth Culture’s “After %u201880’s” Market Dictating Blogging, Spending, Fashion Trends.” However there’s a younger generation called “After %u201890’s” that is clearly moving into the limelight as the growing middle class of young people continues to emerge.

China Youth Culture Online Shopping Habits: Fresh Data on Patterns Traits in Youth Culture Across Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai Reflect Demographic Differences Opportunities Among World’s Largest Consumer Marketplace

In honor of Chinese New Year, this week Label Networks takes a look at many important characteristics and preferences among 15-25-year-olds in China, particularly among the middle-to-upper class across Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai, based on fresh results from our 3rd annual China Youth Culture Study 2008. Overall, when compared with our other Global Youth Culture Studies, including Europe, Japan, and North America, the changes from China past studies have been the most significant, indicating that China is the marketplace undergoing the greatest changes across the board.

T-shirt Brand Innovator Exclusive Interview Delivers Insight on Sales Cycles, Reps, Distribution, Manufacturing, Music, Inline, and Skateboarding Influences on the Marketplace, How Lady Footlocker Could Have Made a Fortune

This week’s Interview is with AJ Jackson, a T-shirt Action Sportswear Pioneer -Los Angles, CA New York City. Specialties include: Streetwear, Action Sports-inspired Apparel, T-shirts, Denim, Sales Reps, Trade Shows, Connection with Music Apparel Crossover Particularly Punk, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Dub, Indie

Denim Trends in Purchasing Patterns Changing Size of Market Indicate Opportunities within Specific Demographics in Youth Culture for the Industry

In our Street Fashion Business Resource Report, Label Networks uncovers what’s going on in the changing denim marketplace, not only with brand preferences, but also spending patterns, key price points based on specific demographics, and new opportunities for price-point denim and premium denim.

SneakPeakInside Label Networks’ Presentation”Global Youth Street Culture Fashion Trends” at MAGIC February 13 14th -Topic: What to Expect on the State of Retail Youth Culture Markets

One of the most important sections of Label Networks presentation, “Global Youth Street Culture Fashion Trends” taking place in the South Hall at MAGIC International Fashion Trade Show February 13 and 14 in Las Vegas, is the section within our presentation about what’s going on with the state of retail. Given the difficult economic climate, when it comes to retail and reaching global youth culture, many mass retailers have expanded outside of their usual territory, while smaller boutiques, in particular web boutiques have found strong niche consumer bases that are effectively reaching the marketplace, and in effect changing up the business of fashion.

Sneak Peak at Sneaker Culture Trends from Label Networks’ Capacity-Crowd Presentation at MAGIC Provides Insight on Why the Marketplace Continues to Rock Fashion

Coming off the trade shows last week including MAGIC, Project, Pool, and United, Label Networks has decided to provide subscribers insight into some of the highlights from our presentation which took place on February 13 and 14th to maximum-capacity crowds.

MAGIC Fashion Trade Show South Hall Review by Label Networks Indicates Street Fashion Has Evolved Moving in Niche Directions Inspired by Music, Sports, New Icons, Eco-Warriors, Street Culture

The MAGIC International Fashion Trade Show February 12-15, 2008 brought out more than 100,000 manufacturers, buyers, retailers, fashion-forward designers, along with the latest up-and-coming styles primarily from North America, as thousands of people in fashion and related industries such as music, electronics, and video gaming gathered in Las Vegas for 4 days to see the latest trends from the industry.

The Power of Pop-up: Comme des Gar?ons Opens Guerrilla Pop-up Store in Downtown LA with Opening Attracting Scores of Industry Players Coming from MAGIC and Project Insight from Label Networks’ Presentation on Pop-up Trends

Late Saturday night February 16, on the heels of successful trade shows at MAGIC and Project in Las Vegas, scores of fashion industry insiders made their appearance at the coveted guerrilla pop-up store opening of Japanese high-end street brand Comme des Gar?ons in downtown Los Angeles. Located across the street from Label Networks office, our new neighbors greeted us kindly as we, along with many others, made our way behind a black gate into an alley located next to a cool local sneaker shop to get access to the hidden store. It’s so secret that the only way you can find the entrance is to look for the alley dumpster–the door’s on the other side.

Project Inspires Beauty in the Concept of Trade Shows While Providing a Business Platform for Leading Brands Retailers in Denim, Contemporary, Premium Street, Accessorie-Label Networks Bi-Annual Trade Show Review from Spring, 2008

When Project Fashion Trade Show was bought by Advanstar, owners of MAGIC and Pool a couple of years ago, many people wondered if this show could maintain is aesthetic edge, beauty, and most importantly, attraction to top denim brands, premium street, and contemporary. Fortunately, as we walked the halls February 13-15 in Las Vegas, it’s clear that not only has the show stepped-up its program, but continues to attract scores of buyers looking for leading-edge brands.

Pool S(eco)nd Fashion Trade Show’s Move to Central Hall Proves Positive for the Artistic and Eco-Inspired Fashion Brands Representing -Label Networks’ Bi-Annual Trade Show Revie

This Spring, Pool Fashion Trade Show, a smaller yet inspiring show which takes place during MAGIC in Las Vegas each season, maintained a theme of “Fashion Freedom Worldwide.” However this show has clearly gained a reputation for representing a variety of fashion “artists” or art-inspired brands, plus an array of eco-friendly brands that reflect a growing genre somewhere in-between the types of brands showcasing at Project and the street fashion scene of the South Hall of MAGIC. From February 12-14, Pool and their eco show S(eco)nd, reflected a new version of fashion with a variety of brands that maintained the theme of art inspiration -all within an artistic show landscape.