Connections

Label Networks: Short Summary (Contact 1)

This is a site that was created back in 2000 and from then on created a fast researchable database for people to get to information about the youth community, trendsetting, marketplace and the technological or fast growing economy. Label Network has a amazing web page where you add comments, review and best of all, their information is from hands on study and researching to give you accurate and a good amount of information. However, you must suscribe to Label Networks, their site to get full access and insights to the information you desire. Each year, Label Networks would do a Fall Youth Culture Study twice. Not only do they research about just fashion (t-shirt, denim), but also retail landscape, retail in general, electronics, sports, social networking, video gaming, music, automotive, the fast food industries, beverage and the most urgent topics in the near future. My favorite is the sneaker culture and my interest is set in their because no matter how I try to quit collecting/buying sneakers, the interest and addiction for it does not leave me. Label Networks' have many clients and some of them we may recognize: Footlocker Europe, DC, Adidas Originals, Toyota Europe, Burton, Dickies, Sunkist, RedBull, K-Swiss, Timberland, Fox Racing, Reebok, Fuel TV/Fox Sports, Apple Computer, The North Face, Creative Artists Agency, Pacific Sunwear and many more. Also, you may want to know that Tom Wallace is the President of Label Networks. His views include mix culture influences and new opportunities including the marketplace.
To contact Label Networks, Inc., look for them at (323) 630-4000; mailto:youthculture@labelnetworks.com; www.labelnetworks.com. Their main location is 400 S. Main St., #701, Los Angeles, CA90013.

Contact 2
The Wall Street Journal - Fashion http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122152150288939413.html Fashion in a Faltering Economy
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan-Sept.15.2008
This site as we all know gives us the most up to date news that are released to the public online. I found this article while google searching a few key terms relating fashion and the economy and after reading it, I notice it gives pretty good information and we all know where reporters get their information from, strait from the source. On The Wall Street Journal, you can see other people's comments if there is any and other things if they have such as videos or slideshows related to the article. This article helped me remember that not only fashion can influence the economy but the economy can also influence fashion which this articles' position really is on. By the way Cheryl can reached by email at cheryl.tan@wsj.com.

Contact 3 Hypebeast - Online Magazine for fashion, sneakers & Culture
http://hypebeast.com/
Staff includes Editor in Chief - Kevin Ma
Managing Editor - Eugene Kan
Editor - Luis Ruano
Contributors - Jey Perie
Photography - Season Chan
This site is basically what it is, summarized in the title. It gives the latest updates and future releases on fashion, sneaker and accessories that interests the typical consumers that are in to the game. What I mean by that is people who are devoted to fashion and care about what clothes and sneakers they wear, usually to appeal to others but not neccessarily. Hypebeast is kind of like a person who is just in love with the fashion culture and would do just about anything to gain what they desire such as lining up in the streets in front of the store releasing them on a cold winter day for days to weeks. That is just my position on the definition of hypebeast but the main reason why I include hypebeast.com as a contact is because I use it and it helps my blog define what I am trying to say, that fashion culture has a impact on our economy and our society. I conclude that because Hypebeast is sort of like a advertisement or simply a just fashion and culture version of the New York Times. People are enabled to add comments to certain posts to express their views on the topic. Anyways, this site is really helpful to those who wants to keep updated on the latest fashion news.
You can reach hypebeast at info@hypebeast.com

Contact 4
Issforums.com- http://www.solecollector.com/
This site is my favorite and it has a forum that allows user to buy/sell/trade sneakers, clothes, accessories and everything that you would want to sell,buy or trade just like ebay. This site has many people, mostly teenagers that are in to "the game." Usually this is the place of re-sellers or who people who line up for limited items or however they get the stuff and re-sell the item on the site for a much higher price. Because the stuff are limited, people raise the price so prices are determined by each other and the desire for it. If a person is willing to pay the price, then the price would probably set in the area and there the item meets it's new price. I also use this site and there are plenty of moderators and administrators that watch/keep order over it everyday. There are certain rules in this forum and breaking it results in getting banned.. Over the years, the site has changed a little such that others can no longer post in your thread in the buy/sell forums because it would keep bumping your thread up to the top constantly. Anyways, ISS (Insole shoes) also have blogs, discussion forums where you can talk about anything, release dates for stuff, and even a flamethrower thread where you can take out your anger on someone who flaked on you or something. Flake means to not show up for a meetup that was agreed to or decline a transaction after agreeing to it. Basically this site have many hypebeasts on there, if that's what you want to call them and allows people usually in the age group of 13-25, to explore and obtain their interests. Once joining this site, you would be addicted if you have a interest in fashion because I had my own experiences. I tried quitting but after a year, it just totally absorbed me. Find more about this site yourself! The contacts they have is only at http://www.solenoise.com/.
Here I want to show you a video of a fellow isser who seems to be really "excited" when his part of the deal arrives. The video is from youtube. The link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd0pWupVuSY