“Oh it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you
oh such a perfect day, you just keep me hanging on”

Lou Reed, “perfect day”

Welcome to BREAD & BUTTER, the 7th tradeshow for selected brands in Barcelona. Our campaign this season: “New Order – profile your business.” Editorial.pdf

New Order is the motto of the latest BREAD & BUTTER campaign, whose motif resembles the Bauhaus style.
And so that the spirit of this school comes across well on our posters, we decided to forego modern laser printing in favour of an original printing press from the Turn of the Century. So we began our search and discovered the Nessing book printing company. NewOrder-OldPress.pdf

G-Star - Dutch Mountains

Keds - Mischa, the Cat!

Location - Eyes Wide Shut

Flip Flop - Ahoy Captain!

Whyred - And not blue?

Brands.pdf

 

Woman Icon – Lou Doillon
She successfully managed to step out of the shadow of her famous relatives and so did…
Man Icon – Casey Affleck
…Ben’s little brother.

Style Icons.pdf

Take Your Time

Founded six years ago, the Californian sneaker brand has exploded in America.  Founders Robert Nand (33) and Ricardo Confinco (39) can be proud. What began as a collection of six sneakers, becomes a high-end label next year. FastForward.pdf

50 years of sportswear made in Italy

The Italian sportswear label is a wearable piece of Florence: a true classic with a healthy dose of English humour. This year the company is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
And we’re celebrating too, with a look back at how it all began. Rewind.pdf

Intro – A new Time for the USA?

Music for Politics

US Brands – We’re all living in America

NY versus LA – Two Cities, two Flavors

NY City Boy – Jeff Staple Interview

NY City Nights – Party until Weekends

NY City Trend – Bang bang you’re dead!

Marc Ecko Interview – American Hip Hop Dream

Levi’s – On the Trail of the oldest Denims

Paige against Size Zero – Paige Adams-Geller Interview

Stars & Stripes.pdf

Take a look at the Fashion Shoot.

Fashion.pdf

Exclusive for BBBulletIN, WGSN presents what’s going to be hot in 2009.

Highlighted for this edition are key materials, shapes, mood and colour direction for Spring/Summer 2009, plus WGSN’s renowned street snap shots of current key looks. Next to street looks such as Well Plaid, Denim and Streetgeeks, thethree key macro trends identified by WGSN are Transform, Extraordinary, and Connect: Spring/Summer09.pdf

Come July 17, BREAD & BUTTER Holding GmbH is opening a shop in Berlin’s thriving fashion district Mitte.

If you know Karl-Heinz Müller (51), you know that deep down the entrepreneur actually has the heart of a retailer. Before he founded BREAD & BUTTER, he opened 14 oz. in 1999, in Cologne – a shop that became Europe’s forefront in denim and urban wear. Retail.pdf

 

When Stretlamps Cudle
The city belongs to us all. So we can do whatever we want with it, right?! A new form of street art has been inspired by exactly this assertion. It’s a movement that’s as unstoppable as Flickr or YouTube on the net.

Street Art.pdf

Take a look at the Fashion Shoot.

Fashion.pdf

A royal trip through Berlin ’s gastronomy
Roland Mary is one of Germany’s most successful restaurateurs. Two of his famous Berlin restaurants are “borchardt” and “Pan Asia”. Both, with their catering teams, will be cooking for BREAD & BUTTER BARCELONA visitors this season. Pic Nic.pdf

Take a look at the Fashion Shoot.

Fashion.pdf

We asked people who should know.

 

Opinion.pdf

Take a look at the Brand Index of this Issue.

Brand Index.pdf

No Coral

If you were told to jump out of the window, would you jump? No question, of course you would! But only if it was the hip thing of the moment.

This is the End.pdf