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StockX Year in Review: the best-selling sneakers and streetwear 2020

Luxury goods marketplace StockX has published its 2020 Year in Review shortly before the end of the year. Here are some highlights of the best-selling sneakers, streetwear and collectibles 2020: Crocs are back, their sales increased by 750 percent on StockX. Nike spent 400,000 US dollars developing its Space Hippie line and succeeded: the Nike...

17 Dec 2020

Retail

Adidas launches streetwear app dedicated to product drops

Adidas has launched a new streetwear-inspired app, called Confirmed, dedicated to product drops, never-before-seen content and “elevated storytelling”. The Confirmed app builds on foundations of a previous iteration of the platform launched in 2015 and will take a “uniquely community focused approach”, acting as a hub for highly anticipated...

28 Aug 2020

Fashion

Post pandemic fashion: Streetwear's new codes

In a post pandemic fashion economy, comfort and versatility will be key drivers for brands. Streetwear is in a prime position to take on the protective and functional role consumers are already seeking. Brands looking to next spring and autumn 2021 collection development will need to consider how garments can be utilized both indoor and outdoor,...

19 Jun 2020

Fashion

Genderless Brand BOBBLEHAUS Debuts With Elevated, Sustainable Streetwear Line

May 8, 2020– Founded by Chinese-American Co-Founders Ophelia Chen (CEO) and Abi Lierheimer (Creative Director),BOBBLEHAUSis a New York-designed, Shanghai-produced genderless brand, dedicated to expressing our inner absurdities through elevated, sustainable streetwear launchingMay 15, 2020. Through a combination of their heritage with suiting and...

13 May 2020

Fashion

Virus and bushfires: Could medical masks become the next streetwear trend?

Berlin - 2020 has gotten off to almost an apocalyptic start. First, the Australian bushfires have drastically lowered air quality in the country resulting in a demand for anti-pollution masks. This week the Wuhan coronavirus has caused a surge in searches for medical masks on Google and several Vancouver pharmacies are selling out of masks as...

24 Jan 2020

Fashion

StockX reveals most popular sneakers of 2019 after surpassing 1 billion dollars in GMV

StockX, the “fashion stock market” recentlyvalued at 1 billion US dollars, has announced it surpassed 1 billion US dollars in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2019, having grown its global buyer and seller registrations by more than 100 percent. These results reflect the company’s efforts to diversify its product categories and grow its business...

20 Jan 2020

Fashion

The North Face collaborates with art collective for streetwear collection

American outdoor and recreation company The North Face is branching out to streetwear with a new collection made in partnership with Brain Dead, a Los Angeles-based collective of artists and designers. According to an announcement from the brand, the capsule is inspired by The North Face’s history and its home, California. The collection...

27 Nov 2019

Fashion

Sustainability, Off-White and Meghan Markle: fashion highlights of 2019

What do streetwear, Zendaya, Off-White, sustainability and Ikea have in common? They were all among the hottest topics in the fashion world this year, according to the Year in Fashion 2019 report by global fashion search platform Lyst. The report, which analysed the data from 104 million shoppers, summarises the biggest trends from the year....

26 Nov 2019

Fashion INTERVIEW

Maloja on what it takes for a sportswear brand to thrive

German sports brand Maloja, which just opened its firstUS flagship store in Stowe, Vermont, was founded 15 years ago in a small village in Bavaria. Although in the beginning, not everything was running smoothly, the label with its unusual and fashionably designed road and mountain bike collections quickly built up a fan base. In the biking...

15 Oct 2019

Retail

German sportswear brand Maloja opens first US flagship store

Bavarian sportswear brand Maloja opened its first US flagship store on 28th September, in the winter sports and mountain biking resort Stowe in Vermont. The brand has made a name for itself in the USA in recent years and last winter announced its commitment as a clothing sponsor for the US biathlon team. The opening of the first US flagship...

15 Oct 2019

Fashion

Russian fashion brand raising money to support activitsts

In cropped jeans and a cream sweatshirt, Alina Muzychenko would easily blend into a central Moscow crowd. But her bright pink socks are quietly subversive -- patterned with a drawing of riot police holding hands. The 34-year-old runs a design label with her husband Yegor Yeremeyev which is among a number of trendy brands making clothes that...

2 Oct 2019

Fashion

Fashion week gets political: Galliano takes a stand against fascism

British designer John Galliano railed against Brexit and populism threatening "the moral fibre of society" after a pointed Paris fashion show at which he paid tribute to World War II heroes for saving democracy. The legendary creator -- who is usually careful to avoid politics -- warned that "we are witnessing the very breakdown of the moral...

27 Sep 2019