Fashion
MIZIZI’s Paakow Essandoh and Kenneth Obeng on bringing Black Panther and Coming to America into streetwear
We caught up with MIZIZI Founder Paakow Essadoh and Designer Kenneth Obeng to learn more about the origins of the company, how it approaches designing for brands and what fuels their creativity.
Mattel and Mission Control Media team up for Barbie Fashion Battle reality design show
Barbie Fashion Battle is the latest project in a slate of more than 25 shows being developed by Mattel Television.
Lacoste debuts Polaroid apparel collection
The collection is inspired by Polaroid’s famous rainbow logo and centres around the brand’s distinctive blue, green, yellow, orange and red rainbow colours.
The Royal Mint’s Phillippa Green on the brands that celebrate iconic anniversaries, people and themes
From Peter Rabbit to David Bowie: Phillippa Green on The Royal Mint’s iconic designs
Jack Daniel’s debuts fashion collaborations to mark the launch of its Classic Remix initiative
The Classic Remix initiative will see Jack Daniel’s match 100% of sales of the two launches to create two grants that will go to aspiring fashion designers.
Brands and the shopping experience
KidsKnowBest CEO and Co-Founder Joel Silverman looks how brands are balancing having an online retail presence with physical experiences, and what it means for the future of the shopping experience.
Mattel celebrates Ken’s 60th anniversary with Berluti collaboration
Three unique Berluti Ken dolls will be auctioned in May, with proceeds supporting the children’s charity, Make-A-Wish.
Bésame’s Gabriela Hernandez on the detective work that goes into bringing brands like Mary Poppins into cosmetics
Gabriela tells us about the happy accident that led Bésame into licensing, and we delve into the creative process behind her licensed cosmetics lines.
The Brand Radar: Volkswagen, Gorenje and the creativity driving car brands forward in licensing
Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at how the world of automobiles has embraced licensing, shining a spotlight on Volkswagen’s partnership with fridge manufacturer Gorenje.
Fashion designer Lucy Saunders on the nautical inspirations behind her MTV apparel collection
We caught up with Lucy to find out more about the design process behind her MTV range, what the brand means to her – and the other licences she’d love to design for.