Tag: collaboration

Quiksilver Collab with The Standard Hotel Offers Boardshorts Via Vending Machines

Collaborations with hotels are definitely on the rise as cross-promos inspire new ways of capturing marketshare. The twist here is the Japanese inspiration by offering the limited-edition items via vending machines.

Fashion Week Video Game Launch Brings Virtual Experience to Fans of Fashion

505 Game publishers have teamed up with fashion experts to launch a video game that could be better than the real thing.

Louis Vuitton’s”A Passion for Creation Exhibition” Exemplifies Art and Commerce Starting with Artist Richard Prince’s Pulp Fiction Wrap of the Entire Hong Kong Museum of Art

Ever since Marc Jacobs took the helm in ’97, French lux brand Louis Vuitton has pushed the limits of the meaning of collaborations. Here’s another big one.

Retail Round-Up: U2’s Pop-up Shop Opens in Urban Outfitters Space15Twenty; Japanese Fruits Magazine Opens Store in Shinjuku; Spain’s Mango Expands; Gap Declines; J. Crew Squeezes

Why some retailers are excelling and others are not. Here’s a look at the latest.

Sneaker News: Chic-Sneak High Heels by Puma; Kanye Collabs with Louis Vuitton for Fresh Sneaker Collection

Fresh new styles and collaborations provide a new twist in sneaker culture.

Collaboration Round-Up: Target X Loomstate; Madonna X Louis Vuitton; Jeff Staple X Airwalk X Payless; Mihara Yasuhiro X Puma

The way of the future includes collaborations on a variety of scales to keep retail and consumerism going. Here are some of the latest and best.

Retail and Brand Economic Round-up: Target’s Downturn and McQ Collaboration; Abercrombie & Fitch Loses Cred but Not in Europe; Quiksilver Closes Rossi Sale and Launches Street-inspired 2009/10 Outerwear; Volcom Remains the Hidden Gem

Youth culture retail and branding strategies continue to evolve through economic downturn. Here’s what’s up with some main players.

393-Year Old Japanese Textile Manufacturer Eirakuya Attracts Youth Market with Collaboration with Lawson and Launch of Cool Fabric Pattern Stationary

As Beams once noted, one way into the heart of youth culture is to create cool limited-edition stationary supplies distributed by large convenience stores that are not usually on the cutting-edge of cool.

Imprint Culture Lab Sponsored by Bread & Butter Brings Out the”Cult” in Pop Culture

With topics ranging from the Cult of Gaming, Cult of Transportation, Cult of Fashion Collaboration, and Cult of Crafts, this was a must-attend event for anyone working in the industries of pop (cult)ure. Part 1.

Street Fashion X Graffiti Art at THELABELLAB Exhibition at Crewest Gallery Featuring Drifter, David and David, Pretti Vacant, with a Special Feature”Bomb It” -The Graffiti Documentary

In what’s becoming a growing movement in street fashion and art collaborations, on May 17, 2008, the 2nd LABELLAB Exhibition took place at Crewest Gallery in downtown Los Angeles featuring live fashion art creations and installations by LABELLAB members’ Drifter, David and David, and Pretti Vacant Accessories, with a special screening of “Bomb It” -The Graffiti Documentary by Jon Reiss. The Exhibition was an exciting opportunity for emerging street fashion brands to depict their independent style through artistic interpretations in a unique gallery in downtown Los Angeles.