From the official news released today it would appear that Mike “Chief” Nusenow has a new boss of sorts, and someone who shares his SVP, winter sports title at Quiksilver.
Clark Gundlach, the former (wait, it’s a really, really long title) “Senior Vice President leading Sales, National Accounts, Sales Operations, Licensed Store Platforms, and Multi-Channel Distribution in North America and the Southern Hemisphere for Burton, RED and Anon brands” has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Winter Sports at Quiksilver, Americas.
“Clark, Chief, and the rest of the snow team in the Americas, along with athletes like Travis Rice and Torah Bright, are going to take our brands and our business to new places,” stated Rob Colby, President of Quiksilver Americas. “I couldn’t be happier with this crew.”
Gundlach will report directly to Colby and Nusenow will report to Gundlach. If Quik wants to make inroads into the heart of the winter sports market there’s no better way than by hiring one more person away from the leader in the category. Follow the jump for the official word from Quik. [click to continue…]
Outerwear designers in Europe and Asia still have three more days to enter 686 and ISPO’s Reclaim Project.
For those interested participants living in Europe or Asia, join ISPO and 686 from January 29 ˆ February 1 for the design competition! . . . This contest will give three designers the opportunity to make an original outerwear garment from reclaimed materials, trims, and left over items from the 686 production facility. The contest will begin the opening morning of both shows but first, we have to find THREE qualified designers who can come show their stuff on the show floor.
The finalists will be blown to ISPO in Munich, Germany to create a master piece. For all the details, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
After finishing up its biggest show ever at the Long Beach Convention Center, The Agenda Show lights up New York City January 23-24, 2011. Click the link for more details.
After a stellar opening party Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the LA HUF store product from the collaboration between HUF, DLX, and the Japanese wood sculptor Haroshi is finally dropping.
Haroshi is a self taught artist born in 1978 and currently based out of Tokyo, Japan. Combining years of experience as a jewelry craftsman with his long-time passion for skateboarding, Haroshi has developed a unique ability to salvage and hand-carve stacks of used skateboard decks into extraordinary three-dimensional wooden sculptures. Juxtaposing the rough, worn rails of the used decks with the polished forms of their finished product, Haroshi demonstrates and uncanny capability to create beauty out of destruction.
Click the link for a closer look at the t-shirts, snapbacks, sweats, shoes, wheels, and DLX decks that are part of this stunning collab.
Reef has apparently moved a few people around at the company to provide “addition focus and intensity” to their men’s apparel sales in the U.S. Greg (G.O.) Ostus has moved to the newly created position of Director of Sales, Apparel and Eric Gigler is now Design and Merchandising Director.
Reef president, Jeff Moore, states, “His [Gigler’s] leadership, energy, and expertise will be a great addition to the Reef Executive team.” Moore continued, “Greg’s energy, positive attitude and sales expertise will be a great addition to our sales organization.”
Hard to believe there was no sales director for apparel at Reef. Good to know they’ve got one now. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
We’re still trying to process everything we saw, thought and experienced at day one of the Agenda Show at the Convention Center in Long Beach, California. In the meantime here is a photo gallery from both days of the show.
Thought the big boys of electronics were going to just sit back and let Skullcandy run away with the entire personal audio market? Nope. SOL Republic a new headphone brand with family ties to Monster Cable is kicking their new product line off at the Agenda Show.
“Just like action sports, SOL REPUBLIC is deeply rooted in the music lifestyle. Sports are emotional and music is emotional. When music sounds better, you feel better and perform better. We’re committed to making better-‐sounding headphones affordable to everyone.” Said Kevin Lee, Co-‐Founder and CEO of SOL REPUBLIC.
What’s different about these new headphones? We’re going to check them out today, and let you know. Follow the jump for all the official details.
Here’s a new 17 seconds of shoe commercial from Lakai. It’s funny.
Featuring Raven Tershy, shot and edited by Aaron Meza with assistance from Ty Evans. Special thanks to Johannes Gamble, Logan Lara and Angelo for helping make it happen.
Is it right foot goofy, left foot regular or does it even matter? Will figure it out at Agenda.
Holden, the Portland, Oregon based creators of snowboarding outerwear are apparently getting their street on with a new collection of sportswear designed in collaboration with Stussy and hipster bag maker Herschel.
“Holden’s roots are in snowboarding, but the truth is, most of our snowboard-specific pieces are already great crossover items,” says Nikki Brush, Holden design and development manager. “We see folks everyday rocking Holden jackets on the mountain and then taking them to the street. That’s why our sportswear collection is a natural evolution. We’ve remained true to the Holden aesthetic, but we are also dedicated to giving our consumers a level of performance that you just won’t find on most day-to-day sportswear.”
The lines will premiere at the Agenda Show beginning tomorrow January 5, 2012) in Long Beach, California. Guess if you want to grow you need to start making more stuff. One question? Is that Russell Winfield on the catwalk?
Launch LA the new west coast action fashion trade show from Surf Expo owner GLM Shows has announced the first round of companies that it’s “panel of advisory jurors has approved” to exhibit at their show in Santa Monica, California on July 25-26, 2011.
From the official news released today it would appear that Mike “Chief” Nusenow has a new boss of sorts, and someone who shares his SVP, winter sports title at Quiksilver.
