Tag: WESC

WeSC Buys Back U.S. License from Oved Apparel Group, Names New America CEO

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We Are the Superlative Conspiracy (WeSC) decided to bring back its license deal, a 10-year arrangement with Oved Apparel, which also has license deals with brands such as PRPS and Modern Culture, in-house in the U.S. to try and get the brand back in line with the American marketplace. According to an interview in WWD […]

WeSC Pressured from Sweden Signs U.S. Licensing Deal with Oved Apparel Corporation

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Under pressure from headquarters in Sweden, WeSC signed a U.S. licensing deal with Oved Apparel Corporation, which licenses Modern Culture, PRPS, Company 81, among others. According to CEO Greger Hagelin, “We have in recent years made significant investments in the brand in the U.S. market without success capitalizing on the value built up. Our U.S. […]

Agenda Fashion Trade Show Indicates Strong Showing of New Brands on the Action Sports Horizon and Crossover from a Variety of Influential Lifestyles

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Story and Photos by Kathleen Gasperini and Tom Wallace Agenda trade show, once known as the bastion of underground that usurped ASR back in the day, has been a fully-fledged fashion trade show in its own right now for years, but if ever there was a time that announced this, it was January 5-6, 2012 […]

Project New York Brings Creativity, Commerce, Contemporary Fashion and the Art of Craftsmanship”To-Gether”

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New initiatives including Made by Project featuring 11 artisanal brands making items on-site adds the nod to craftsmanship within the evolution of this show.

Agenda’s 8th Fashion Trade Show for Streetwear and Action Sports Packed Buyers and Brands, Showcasing a Strong Crossover as New Trends and Ideas Emerge

The kick-off to fashion trade show season for 2011 started with a bang as Agenda opened doors in Anaheim, creating new buzz and a silver lining for the evolution of lifestyle fashion, music, arts, and action sports.

Project Trade Show Review: The Irony of New Heritage, Re-make of Prep, 50’s Denim, and How Americana Has Gone Global

Known as one of America’s best denim lifestyle trade shows, Project attracted best in the industry, with several new brand surprises and old brand reinventions.

ASR/Class/Crossroads Trade Shows Prove 3 in 1 is WAY Better than None

One way to keep a rapidly morphing action sports industry “together” is to give each genre their own space. The results seem to be working. Here’s the scoop.