Tag: York

MTV Takes a Hit with Massive Lay-offs; Rhapsody Closes NY Office in Viacom Job Slash Strategy; Tribune Declares Bankruptcy

Media company re-orgs take it’s toll with hundreds laid off in a week. What this means for the entertainment industry.

Retail Openings: Emily the Strange Concept Store in Athens, Greece; Miner49er by Denim Design Lab in San Clement, CA; Forever 21 in Times Square

Youth and street culture retailers still moving forward with store openings for Fall.

Growing Subculture of Young Adult Fiction,”Demento Mori” Tackles Issues of Death and Feeling Invisible as Illustrated in the New York Times Bestseller”Ghostgirl”

Spooky emo book hits New York Times bestseller during Halloween but taps into the darker side of ironic youth culture literature reshaping young adult fiction.

Paris Graffiti Artist Andre Launches Street Fashion Collection

In a rare interview with Parisian graffiti artist, retailer, club owner, and now clothing designer, Andre, Label Networks sheds light on how this Renaissance man’s empire grew from the tougher side of Paris.

Urban Lifestyle Profile Report: Skurban, Urban Freeflow, Freestyle Rolling, Fixed Gear: How Urban Culture is Influencing Latest Trends in Sports, Street Fashion, Lifestyles

In the past 2 years, we have had a range of stories about various aspects of the growing influences that urban culture has on the evolution of sports, streetwear, music, and youth culture lifestyles in America -with a ripple effect that’s felt around the world.

Alife Out of NYC Continue Producing Original Concepts in Street Fashion, Sneakers, Retail, Publishing, and Art, Creating a Wake of Wannabes from Their Own Natural Evolution

The guys behind the legendary core brand alife, Rob and Arnell, are not the type of guys who are going to spill their guts to media about how they stay so original in order to prove their cred-factor. They simply are original and have gained cred by working seriously hard for a long time on aesthetics, product, and quality results that embrace their lifestyle -which happens to be enviable in today’s contemporary street fashion scene. These guys, who were the Creative Directors for Mass Appeal Magazine, presented graffiti art and the artists behind the scenes in such original formats that some account it for being the birth of the mainstream graff movement of today.

10 Deep’s Emeka Obi Talks with Label Networks TV about the Birth of the Legendary NYC Streetwear Label, the History of Streetwear, Where Things are Headed Next

10 Deep is a true legendary brand in streetwear, having been around for 12 years and pushing the scene before it was even coined as the subculture called “streetwear.” “We’ve been riding the wave of highs and lows since its existence,” says Emeka Obi, the Marketing and PR Director for 10 Deep in an exclusive interview with Label Networks TV at MAGIC Fashion Trade Show. “We come from a variety of different things and where things started, ranging from punk, skateboarding, hip-hop and where things fuse together into socially relevant forms. Our work is a part of these things -sometimes political, sometimes nonsensical -cues taken from global influences.”

MAGIC’s S.L.A.T.E. Fashion Trade Show Provides Fresh Platform for Progressive Street Lifestyle Brands

Shows within THE SHOW was the theme of MAGIC International Fashion Trade Show this year, with one of the highlights being a new home for progressive street and lifestyle fashion brands called S.L.A.T.E.

United Fashion Trade Show Shuts Down, to Re-open Again in 2009

United Fashion Trade Show, the only remaining trade show for up-and-coming brands in streetwear, has shut down it’s New York City show and Las Vegas show this summer and Fall.

3sixteen Tops the Charts as a Brand That Transcends”Streetwear” Through Quality, Timeless Designs, Attention to Construction

When we first met up with the 3sixteen guys, Johan out of LA, Andrew out of New York, and designer Jeff Hamada at their booth deep in MAGIC’s South Hall area last season, it was a little strange that they were there. For one thing, the 3sixteen collection looked as though it could transcend into, as Bread & Butter Barcelona would put it, “Urban Superior” rather than amidst the usual street fashion fare. Beautifully cut outerwear jackets in textured wool, flannel tapered tops, clean denim, and T-shirt graphics representing inspiration from a variety of sources, including religious references, were attention-grabbing and seemed a step-up and out of where streetwear currently stands today.