Tag: Footwear

%u201CRecession” Shopping Patterns Shift-Measuring Where the Youth Market’s Shopping More, Less, and Why

Unique report on preferred shopping destinations reveal forecasts of what retailers and brands can expect as market opportunities from youth culture consumers.

Retail Round-up: Abercrombie, Hollister Miss the Mark; Nike Lay-offs Hit Headquarters

More youth brands missing signs of consumer spending patterns and trends. You could blame this all on the recession, but sometimes it’s simply a case of not understanding a new generation of consumers.

%u201CWhat is your favorite brand of footwear?” plus Changes in Spending on Footwear and Sneaker Culture Trend-Fresh Data

Label Networks’ Spring Youth Culture Study 2009 drops today, and in it, top footwear and sneaker culture trends. Here’s a sneak-peak.

Sneaker Pimps, World’s Largest Sneaker Art Show, Brings-Out Top DIY Painted Kicks, Plus Top Artists Painting Live with Xbox360 in the Sponsor Seat

Our man Sole Junkie was on-hand painting live along with TokiDoki’s Italian artist Simone Legno demonstrating how sneaker art has been taken to new levels. Plus more women%uFFFDs kicks.

Cowgirl Fashion Trends Are Seeping Into Many Other Facets of Fashion as Plaids, Sundresses, Cowboy Hats and Boots Take Their Cues from Cowgirl Attitudes Across America

In Part 2 of our country and cowboy fashion report, we take a look at young women from the heart of the USA and how authenticity and value combined with modern prints, graphics, styles, accessories are influencing fashion.

General Growth Properties, Nation’s Largest Mall Owner, Declares Bankruptcy

It’s the biggest commercial real estate collapse in our history. As more malls grow dark, what happens to retail?