LSN : Millennials

Big Ideas

Bread & Butter and Seek Berlin spring/summer 2015 review

The Berlin streetwear shows were notable for the presence of heritage brands keen to elevate themselves into the premium category.

Micro Trends

Print Me

New platforms are reducing the time between online inspiration and physical production, empowering digital natives to become product designers.

Curation : To.Be : Print All Over Me

Big Ideas

Urban Outfitters thinks big with new Herald Square store

Fresh after the opening of Brooklyn concept store Space Ninety 8, Urban Outfitters has opened an even larger store in Herald Square in Manhat...

Urban Outfitters : New York : Millennials

Big Ideas

Mr Porter sees content-to-commerce opportunity through spy film

Mr Porter launches a luxury Savile Row-inspired tailoring line in conjunction with the launch of new spy film: Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Mr Porter : Kingsman: The Secret Service : Menswear

Big Ideas

Pitti Immagine Uomo spring/summer 2015

Pitti Immagine Uomo's peacock style dictates the menswear looks for spring/summer 2015.

Pitti Immagine Uomo : Florence : Sartorial

Big Ideas

Messaging app turns faces into instant avatars

Santa Clara, California – Intel Labs has released Pocket Avatars, a new messaging app that translates users’ facial movements into 3D-animated mes...

Visual Messaging : Avatars : Intel Labs

Viewpoints

Adding emotion: Multi-layered social media

A new social network shows the power of combining visual and audio content to create emotion.

Tunepics : Justin Cooke : App

Big Ideas

JC Penney casts Latina shopper as brand muse

The mid-range retailer has created a World Cup advertising campaign specifically aimed at Latina shoppers in the US.

Womenomics : Latinas : J.C. Penney

Big Ideas

Study finds more US dads at home with children

A new report from the Pew Research Center has documented the long-term growth in the number of US fathers who do not work outside the home.

Pew Research Center : Fatherhood : Parenting

Big Ideas

Cannes Lions 2014: Study shows digital divide between Millennials and Generation X

Millennials are almost twice as likely to name themselves as early technology adopters than members of Generation X, according to a new study from ...

Cannes Lions 2014 : Mobile : Razorfish

Micro Trends

San Francisco Safari

Rapid wealth creation in the young and male-dominated technology sector has made San Francisco a testing ground for lifestyle innovations targete...

Men : Affluent : Silicon Valley

Big Ideas

Pitti Immagine Uomo preview

For the 86th edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo, Italian men’s style is again the focus for the fashion sector’s premier trade fair, set in the heart...

Pitti Uomo : Florence : Pucci

Markets

Luxury Travel Futures Market – New definitions

Luxury is at a stage where the emphasis is very much on how an experience makes you feel rather than on extravagant hardware.

Experiential : Adventurism : Tom Marchant

Big Ideas

DigiFest NYC brings social stars to the live stage

Social media stars are leaving their bedrooms and going out into the world.

YouTube : Social Stars : DigiFest

Big Ideas

Graduate Fashion Week 2014

London's Graduate Fashion Week relocated this year to vibrant East End venue, The Old Truman Brewery, adding a cutting-edge vibe to the c...

Graduate Fashion Week : George At Asda : Students

Big Ideas

ASOS launches social shopping micro-site

ASOS unveils As Seen on Me, a micro-site dedicated to social commerce.

Asos : As Seen On Me : Instagram

Big Ideas

Beauty brand draws on search data to create targeted haircare ads

GumGum and L’Oréal know what colour your hair is from your digital history.

GumGum : L'Oréal : Ombre Hair Dye

Big Ideas

Cosmopolitan adds to growing number of women’s conferences

Cosmopolitan magazine’s Fun Fearless Life is the latest in a growing number of female-focused conferences and networking events.

Cosmopolitan Magazine : Fun Fearless Life : Women In The World

Viewpoints

Troubled Technologists: Has Technology Failed?

Technologists are telling us that technology is not working.

Wearable Tech

Markets

Luxury Travel Futures Market – Drivers

The travel habits of the world’s affluent are changing inexorably. Remaining within the four walls of a hotel is no longer enough. Nor is travell...

Experiential Luxury : Experience : Crowdsourcing

Millennials

Born 1981–1996, Millennials are a cohort that is both civic-minded and dedicated to self-improvement.