Tag: Footwear

Punk Rock Collection by Joan Jett X Tripp NYC Launches at Hot Topic—On Trend for Teens

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Rock chic is always in style of when it comes to youth culture fashion, and the latest Fall Collection from Hot Topic, which launched last week, the Joan Jett X Tripp NYC collaboration, is already making waves in the scene. Hot Topic, as we’ve seen in our Youth Culture Studies, continues to be an important […]

Teen Retailers Need to Get a Clue—Quit Blaming Fast-Fashion, Malls, and Logos for Your Woes

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It’s time to call things out for what they really are when it comes to the demise of certain teen retailers. The “3 A’s” including American Eagle, Aeropostale, and Abercrombie & Fitch have been having a hard time of things for a couple of years, and yet there still seems to be a lack of […]

Converse Sues Skechers, Ralph Lauren, Others Over Chuck Taylor Trademark Infringements

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The quintessential punk rock sneaker, Converse, is looking to take back its signature style. Nike, owners of Converse as of 2003, is suing 31 brands including Skechers, Ralph Lauren, Wal-Mart, Ed Hardy, FILA, and K-Mart over copyright infringement of their Chuck Taylor style, materials, and diamond sole patterns. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, October […]

SXSW Eco: Label Networks to Present #TheSustainables: Youth Culture’s DIY Future

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Our presentation at SXSW Eco is upon us! Monday, Austin, TX. Label Networks presents their 3rd Annual Sustainability and Youth Culture Study 2014, expanding from the years before featuring greater depth of consumer insights on youth trends towards sustainability, eco-friendly fashion and footwear buying habits, sustainability preferences, trends and actions towards sustainability, feelings about the […]

H & M Profits Up 19%; Expands H&M Sport, Footwear, Conscious Denim

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Fast-fashion giant H&M has released their nine months financial reports and increased profits by 19% in their 3rd quarter. This is quite remarkable given the difficult economy, especially when it comes to teen retailers. While Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and others are struggling to gain the attention it once had from teens, H&M, as our […]

BREAD & BUTTER Successfully Introduces the Korean Capital, Seoul

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More than 600 Asian and European guests from fashion, culture and Seoul celebrity circles, retailers and brands, attended the official launch event of Bread and Butter Seoul on the remarkable Floating Islands –situated right on the banks of Seoul’s Han river. In attendance the mayor of Seoul, the honorable Won Soon Park, Karl-Heinz Müller and […]

Youth Culture’s Top Rankings of Most Sustainable Brands Reveals Changes in Spending Patterns and Influences

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One of the highlights within our 3rd Annual Sustainability and the State of the Future Youth Culture Study 2014 comes to what brands 13-25-year-olds believe to be the most eco-friendly or sustainable. The responses reflect a changing marketplace, including changes in spending patterns and why they buy the things that they do. In this story, […]

Street Leagues Skateboarding Tour Ends on Highnote: Nyjah Takes Home $200,000 as World Champ, Paul Rodriguez Rings NASDAQ Opening Bell

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The last stop of the Street LeagueSkateboarding Tour ended on a high note. First, on Friday, August 22, 2014, in honor of the 2014 Street League Skateboarding Nike SB Super Crown World Championship descending upon the Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday, August 24, pro skater Paul Rodriguez, rang the NASDAQ Opening Bell. On Sunday, […]

Update: Bread & Butter Backs-out of Barcelona and Karl-Heinz Muller’s Statement

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On Friday, August 22, 2014, we broke the news that Bread &  Butter decided not to host their January, 2014 trade show in Barcelona after all. Today, August 25, 2014, Karl-Heinz Muller, founder of Bread & Butter, released a statement as to why and what the fashion trade show has planned for 2015. Here’s more: […]

TOMs Shoes Sells Half to Bain Capital—Now What

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Blake MyCoskie, founder and owner of the shoe-darling TOMs Shoes has sold half of his brand Wednesday, August 20, 2014, to Bain Capital, co-founded by none other than Mitt Romney. TOMs Shoes, which as our data has shown in the past Youth Culture Studies, has steadily climbed as a favorite brand among 13-25-year-olds for many […]