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Kate and Pete, Pete and Kate – the British royal family has lost its sovereignty – at least in the gossip columns of the Yellow Press. And so the first decade of the 3rd millennium has its own pop lout – long live the kingdom of pop culture!
ANARCHY IS BACK!
CROCS – Walk on Plastic
REEBOK – Freestyle Forever
ROLAND GARROS – Tribute to a Legend
NIXON – New Clock Life
SMILEY – Keep Smiley
81 HOURS – Kiss from a Rose
The exclusive cashmere label was founded eight years ago. It’s now sold in 150 top stores worldwide.
What’s the secret behind their success?
FILIPPA K – Northern Purity
Filippa Knutsson is an elfi n creature with an iron will and an advantageous background: her father was Sweden’s jeans pioneer. In his company Gul & Bla, she learned everything she needed to found her own label in 1993.
CONVERSE – American Idol
These days’ streetscape is dominated by an icon: Converse All Stars, fondly called Chucks, are its uncontested sovereigns: fashionistas and cool connoisseurs wear the canvas shoes with everything – only a pair of Chucks makes the difference!
I LOVE LONDON
UK CITIES - Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, ...
BRITISH BRANDS - Twelve labels to watch: selected, ...
BEN SHERMAN - A shirt writes Pop History
BENCH - Music and Fashion
GIO-GOI - With Gio-Goi at the Babyshambles gig
THE BAND BATTLE - Young Britains rockin’ Europe!
Global Fashion and Trend Intelligence
With this issue, the trend section has its premiere in BBBulletIN. WGSN make our readers share some results of their worldwide research work – now and in BBBulletIN’s coming issues. Enjoy!
Conceptional Intelligence
The traditional fashion store is dying out
The giants of the business have realised it: Adidas and Top Shop, for example, also sell selected products from other brands in the cultural sector – the concept store is in.
From Street to art – How Graffiti conquered the Galleries
What began in the 70s as the expression of a handful of New York kids, is today a burgeoning, multifarious art form.
Txell Miras – “For me it’s important to play with proportions.
Txell Miras is a name to watch. The 30-year-old Barcelona native not only has her own successful women’s collection, but she’s also responsible for Neil Barrett’s women’s wear. Directly after studying fashion at the Milan Domus Academy, the top designer hired her to work in his company. ...
The inspiration of my life – A Questionnaire
We often ask ourselves where creatives get all their great ideas from. So we quizzed eight such people about their sources of inspiration. The result: their down-to-earth answers allow us to sigh with relief – they’re also always on the search for love and happiness.
Hi, long time no see…
My neighbour is a complete mess. He sells old junk from Monday to Friday: old stuff you couldn’t imagine anyone would possibly want anymore. And yet, the relicts of bygone days are selling like hotcakes!
