Category: Vintage/Thrift

Label Networks Chosen to Present at SXSW Eco On Youth Culture X Sustainability—Here’s What To Expect

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We are pleased to announced that we have been chosen to present at SXSW Eco conference in Austin, TX, October 6-8, 2014, regarding our research and sustainability strategies within youth culture markets. The presentation is called #TheSustainables: Youth Culture’s DIY Future. Today’s youth culture of 13-25-year-olds represent a new generation with different ideals from growing-up […]

The L.A. Fashion Industry Profile–Highs and Lows of a Leading-Edge Area

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As an $18 billion apparel business, Los Angeles, CA, is increasingly seen as the fashion capital of trends in the United States. There is tremendous interest in streetwear, surf and beach lifestyles, and the L.A. Style. According to recent study sponsored by CIT and the California Fashion Associate called “The Los Angeles Area Fashion Industry […]

Kelly Slater Becomes Brand Ambassador for Kering Brands

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There’s been a lot of discussion about how things are going with Kelly Slater and his new brand Outerknown which is being developed with sustainability at its core. Slater left Quiksilver in April after a 23-year relationship with the once surfing giant. And on Halloween of this year, Bob McKnight retired as the Quiksilver CEO. […]

Footwear Shifts in Spending Patterns, Trends, and Influences Based on Sustainability—Subscribers Only

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Fresh results from our upcoming 3rd Annual Sustainability and the State of the Future Youth Culture Study 2014 dives into shifts in spending patterns, brands, and influences when it comes to youth culture and their choices in fashion, technology, footwear, entertainment, and lifestyle patterns. In this story, we take a look at how the landscape […]

Please Vote! SXSW Eco Conference Is Considering Label Networks as a Presenter on Youth Culture X Sustainability—Here’s What to Expect

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Label Networks is currently being considered as a speaker at the upcoming SXSW Eco Conference in Austin, TX, October 6-8, 2014. The first step however is to get supporting friends, colleagues, and those interested in our topic to vote on SXSW Eco’s Panel Picker until May 16. We hope you can support our presentation! Vote […]

PrAna Purchased by Columbia Sportswear for $190 Million

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As activewear, particularly yogawear, continues to grow among a new generation keen on yoga and wearing sustainable brands, more brands are entering this space and doing well. PrAna, a leader in lifestyle activewear, yogawear, and sustainability, announced on April 29, 2014, the acquisition by Columbia Sportswear Company for $190 million. Columbia, which also owns Mountain […]

Fashion Industry Rallies for Fashion Revolution Day Calling for People to Wear Their Clothes Inside-Out and Ask, “Who Made Your Clothes?”

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Ethical Fashion topics were a key part of the Sustainatopia conference in Miami, Florida, last week, bringing to the forefront pioneers in the ethical fashion industry including Matt Reynolds from Indigenous, Marci Zaroff from Under the Canopy, Howard Brown from Stewart + Brown, along with a score of other leaders. It was an honor for […]

Global Inheritance Launches the Saving Nature Arcade: Solar-Powered Twist on 8 Bit Video Games at Coachella

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Who ever said sustainability couldn’t be fun has clearly never seen what Global Inheritance creates at Coachella Music & Arts Festival. Other than the epic music line-up, Coachella is also known for its unique art exhibitions, including Global Inheritance’s TRASHed street art bins featuring 50 artists, seesaw charging station, Recyclosaurus Rex, and now,  the Saving […]

New Youth Culture Consumer Insights Study Reveals Distinct New Lifestyle Directions, Social Network Shifts, Unique Market Trends in Spending, Fashion, Footwear, Music, Communication, Entertainment, Sports

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We are pleased to present our 14th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study 2014! April 9, 2014, Los Angeles, CA— Fresh consumer insight from Label Networks’ 14th Annual Spring Youth Culture Study reveals key findings that leave little doubt that a new generation has come into their own, creating distinctly unique patterns in spending, social networking, […]

Ethical Fashion Monster-Mega Chain Planned by Japan’s Cross Company

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Cross Company, the big giant retailer out of Japan, has plans to challenge with likes of fast-fashion players such as Uniqlo and H&M. But the twist? Sourcing it all from ethical products and creating entirely eco-friendly fashion. According to a series of reports from Japan, as well as the Business of Fashion, the plan is […]