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Spread Group signs worldwide license with ZAG for Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir collection

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Award-winning global independent animation studio ZAG has signed a global licensing agreement with Spread Group. Under the new agreement, Spread Group will provide a print-on-demand collection for the globally successful animated series Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, created by ZAG and co-produced with ON kids & family (Mediawan). Kids and young adults’ apparel and accessories for Miraculous will be available via Spread Group’s Marketplace in time for the holiday season.

A worldwide print-on-demand offering means brands can demonstrate their sustainability credentials to customers. At Spread Group, nothing is printed before it is ordered, so there is no overproduction. The Miraculous designs will be published online, ready to be printed on to t-shirts, hoodies and lunchboxes, plus accessories like bags and mugs.

Helena Perheentupa, VP, Licensing, Central, Eastern, Northern Europe and Russia at ZAG, says: “Print-on-demand is a great new opportunity for our passionate fans to engage with Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. This global partnership marries Spread Group’s e-commerce expertise with the enthusiasm of our fans, who can now choose from a range of styles and accessories to suit them. We’re delighted with this new initiative and look forward to its great success.”

Sven Burscher, Head of Licensing at Spread Group, adds: “We’re excited to be the strategic e-commerce partners for ZAG, especially after the IP has just won three Licensing International Awards in Germany. Our partnership shows how print-on-demand can add a sustainable element to licensing. Miraculous fans can now choose from pre-designed products that are only printed once an order is placed. Fans can also change the product and the colour to suit their own style, from a range of kids’ clothing and accessories.”

This is Spread Group’s first licensing deal since Sven Burscher’s appointment in October.

Spread Group becomes a strategic e-commerce partner for ZAG in time for the worldwide premiere of the US$100M+ Miraculous animated feature to premiere in 2022.

 

 

SODA Makeup teams with Disney for Frozen II and The Little Mermaid cosmetic collections

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Cruelty-free cosmetics brand SODA MAKEUP has announced its latest collaborations with Disney’s Frozen II and The Little Mermaid.
The Frozen II collection is inspired by “the golden, autumn leaf-speckled forests of Arendelle and the white-capped mountains of Elsa’s Winter Castle”, and features cool-toned snowflake-inspired shades fit for an ice queen. The range comprises a selection of pressed and liquid highlighters; a highly-pigmented eyeshadow palette, featuring both warm and cool tones; pressed shimmers and volumising mascara, among other products.
The Little Mermaid collection, inspired by Ariel’s underwater kingdom, features a rosy liquid cheek stain, long-wearing eye pencils, glittery lip gloss and a face palette.
Makeup fans are encouraged to show off their looks using the hashtags #showyourself and #exploretheocean.

Brands In teams with Next/Lipsy for Christmas jumpers

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Brands In is once again supporting Christmas Jumper Day (Friday 10 December 2021), and has created a range of festive Disney Mickey and Minnie sweats to celebrate the popular seasonal event.

The newly launched official Disney lines are available exclusively at Next/Lipsy and are available in a variety of sizes for all the family. As part of Brands In’s new partnership with Next/Lipsy, the Christmas Jumper range can be personalised with the wearer’s name, with an RRP starting at £25. Printed in the UK, all personalised orders will be delivered within seven days of ordering.

Sue Stanley, Licensing Director at Brands In, says: “The popularity of Christmas jumpers continues to grow and the fact that we can now provide a locally sourced personalisation licensed Disney Mickey and Minnie range for customers within a week to UK addresses demonstrates our ongoing ability to be nimble and offer a best-in-class service.  The 2021 festive personalised Disney lines are high in quality with superior print technology, and we’re thrilled to have secured the range exclusively online with Next/Lipsy.”

Poetic scores with NFL at Missguided

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In its latest collaboration with leading online ladies wear retailer Missguided, Poetic Brands has created a range of NFL apparel targeted at young women.

The new range encompasses a wide offering of products based around some of the key teams in the NFL, including the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers, combined with Missguided branding. Products include varsity jackets, sweatshirts, shorts, leggings, mini dresses, crop tops, T-shirts, co-ord sets, jumper dresses and cardigans.

The new collection follows on from Poetic’s recent NFL collection of menswear for high street retailer Primark, and builds on the apparel specialist’s partnership with the brand.

Over the past 100 years, NFL has become a key part of US culture and has established itself as the most popular spectator sport in the United States. The popularity of American Football has spread worldwide, providing a huge fanbase throughout the UK, so much so that international games are now played each year in leading London venues.

Elliot Matthews, managing director at Poetic Brands, commented: “We’re really thrilled with the NFL x Missguided collection as it’s perfect for the target audience, with relaxed yet stylish options to suit all tastes. NFL is a great brand to work with as its diverse branding and individual team graphics mean it can be applied to designs for a wide variety of consumers and work brilliantly across each one.”

Rock legends Queen partner with Johnny Hoxton for bespoke jewellery range

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Legendary rock band Queen have partnered with Hatton Garden-based jewellery designer Johnny Hoxton to create two limited-edition, bespoke pieces. A 9-carat gold ring and a solid sterling silver chain and ‘Q’ pendant will be available to purchase exclusive to pop-up store Queen – The Greatest on Carnaby Street, which celebrates the band’s historic five decades of music.

Renowned jeweller Johnny Hoxton is known for his cool, fresh and disruptive designs. Drawing inspiration from underground pop culture iconography, his jewellery blends genuine craftsmanship and nods to street culture, so partnering with one of the world’s most visually iconic bands seemed a perfect fit.

This limited-edition Johnny Hoxton collaboration is the latest ‘Queen – The Greatest’ drop, as part of November’s Art & Design Month in store. Merging well recognised Queen iconography with Hoxton’s craftsmanship and aesthetic, each of the made to order pieces in the collection are true statement pieces. Made up of a solid sterling silver chain and ‘Q’ pendant of the Queen The Greatest emblem and a solid 9 carat gold ring engraved with the word ‘QUEEN’- the pieces retail at £145 and £245 respectively and are available now.

“I’m very privileged to have had the opportunity to be involved as a creative contributor to the celebration of one of the most influential bands of my generation,” says Johnny Hoxton. “I can only hope that my humble input does some justice to this beautiful legacy.”

Queen – The Greatest was launched to celebrate the band’s historic five decades of music. Created in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company, the pop-up store is designed to take you on a visual journey through one of the world’s most iconic bands’ contributions to music, culture and fashion. The shop features limited-edition music releases, new product drops and exciting fashion collaborations, with each month of its three-month stint having a different theme: Music, Art & Design and Magic.

Queen The Greatest’  is at 57 Carnaby Street, London, W1 until January 2022.

Atlantyca Entertainment partners with NAKAS GROUP for Geronimo Stilton stationery

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Atlantyca Entertainment has signed a licensing agreement with leading Greek Publisher, Hartini Poli Editions of the NAKAS GROUP, to produce an extensive line of gift and stationery products for their globally popular Geronimo Stilton brand.

The deal expands the relationship between the two companies; NAKAS GROUP is Atlantyca’s publishing partner for Geronimo Stilton Comic Books in the country.

Set to be in stores in Greece and Cyprus by spring 2022, the NAKAS products will include pencils, pencil cases, stamps, puzzles, board games, stickers sheets, mugs, keychains, notebooks, calendars, activity kits, stationery sets and much more.

“We strive to always build on our partner relationships,” says Marco Piccinini, Licensing & Agents Manager, Atlantyca Entertainment. “Geronimo Stilton’s young fans love to have stationery products as part of their school and daily routines.  We are so excited to broaden our relationship with NAKAS GROUP, who are the best at what they do with great detail, and look forward to sharing these products with young children, Geronimo Stilton fans old and new, in the forthcoming year.”

“Bringing what we love out into the world is our top priority,” adds Angelina Papadimitriou, Licensing Coordinator of Hartini Poli Editions. “We are happy to add Geronimo Stilton to our gifts and stationery catalogue. Children in Greece love this sharp reporter and his friends and we look forward to share our new products with all of them.”

Converse celebrates 25 years of Pokémon with new collection

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Converse has joined the 25th anniversary celebration of Pokémon with the debut of a full range of Pokémon-inspired footwear, apparel and accessories.

Throwing it back to the Kanto region, the first Pokémon world, an original class of Pokémon are interpreted on Converse’s Chuck Taylor All Star icon. Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Jigglypuff and Pikachu come to life through the lens of heavy-metal tour merch, underscoring Pokémon’s duality of cuteness and edginess.

The products on offer include the Poké Ball Chuck Taylor All Star, designed for adults and teens, which features an all-over pattern of Pokémon printed against a white canvas upper plus a domed, squeezable Poké Ball as an added fun element; the Easy-On Chuck Taylor All Star Ox (Infant), designed for the tiniest of Pokémon fans, and a heavy-metal inspired Pokémon 25th Celebration Hoodie featuring “electrified” Converse and Pokémon graphics and “tour stops” from the world of Pokémon on the back.

As part of Converse By You, a digital customization experience also enables Trainers to craft their own unique Pokémon Converse on the Chuck Taylor All Star and Chuck 70.

•Converse x Pokémon pricing begins at £35 while custom pricing varies. The collection launches globally starting December 10 at Converse.com and select retailers.

 

 

 

Bravado launches capsule collab inspired by LEGO Vidiyo

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Bravado, Universal Music Group’s global consumer, lifestyle, and brand management company, has announced the launch of a collaborative capsule inspired by LEGO Vidiyo, a video maker experience that allows children to dream big by directing, producing, starring in and sharing their own music videos.

Available now, the collection celebrates the intersection of LEGO play, music and fashion, featuring designs from P.A.M, Soulland, BBC ICECREAM and Bravado.

Sarah Andelman, co-founder of Paris boutique Colette, and the consulting and curating company Just an Idea, was tapped to oversee the creative for these capsules, and to capture “the universal essence of youthful creativity, bold thinking and optimism”.

The brand collabs include:

  • BBC ICECREAM: The skate-centric sub label of Pharrell William’s Billionaire Boys Club, known for utilising ice cream graphics and other lighthearted designs, has taken the sneaker community by storm since Pharrell previewed the concept in the Drop it’s Like it’s Hot video in 2004.
  • Bravado Collection: The global provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services presents a 7-piece capsule inspired by L.L.A.M.A, the first-ever human version LEGO minifigure to sign a global record deal and to release a song via LEGO Vidiyo.
  • P.A.M: Australian lifestyle brand Perks and Mini (P.A.M) created two t-shirts and a hoodie featuring the slogan, “Let Your Mind Be Free.”
  • Soulland: A Copenhagen-based brand that strives to source as locally as possible and create healthier local relationships, offers a stylised button-up shirt and t-shirt.

Mimi Choi, Lead Designer, BBC says: “As a brand with DNA steeped in music culture and values in education led by Pharrell Williams, LEGO Vidiyo’s DNA aligns with our ethos in providing the youth with tools to explore their creativity and innovation.”

“We chose a motif of the most simple LEGO brick swirling into a vortex/portal, going into the unknown, a world of pure imagination,” says Mischa Hollenbach, Co-founder, P.A.M. In her view the LEGO Vidiyo collection is a celebration of individuality, and unique creativity. “Let your mind be free. No barriers, no borders, no worries: just creativity. Whatever you can imagine you can build, starting with one small brick”.

In celebration of the collaboration and upcoming launch, Bravado, LEGO Vidiyo and HBX by Hypebeast created a digital jukebox, a dynamic visual experience that reimagines designs from Soulland, PAM, BBC Ice Cream and Bravado as shoppable album covers.

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Second Dave East x Nouvintage eyewear collection launches at LA Pop Up

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Rapper and actor Dave East hosted a meet and greet at the weekend at Diplomacy’s Free the Future Pop Up in Los Angeles to celebrate the launch of the 2.0 Collection with Nouvintage luxury eyewear.

East signed the signature sunglass boxes created especially to package the frames in his second collaboration with the California-based Nouvintage brand. The collection is available for a limited time at https://nouvintage.com/collections/dave-east-2-0-signature-frames.

BadHero Sunglasses signs worldwide deal with Netflix smash Too Hot to Handle

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Following the huge success on Netflix of Season 1 and 2 of Too Hot to Handle, BadHero Sunglasses has signed a worldwide license deal to sell sunglasses based on the show.

In a deal that will see new ranges launched in spring 2022, BadHero will be selling direct to consumers and through traditional retail across the globe.

Too Hot to Handle is produced by Fremantle for Netflix and has become a massive worldwide viewing phenomena, attracting 16-34s in their millions.

Talking about the deal, Katie Smith, joint founder of BadHero, commented: “Too Hot to Handle has become the talked-about TV series across the world, and we are delighted to now be creating an innovative high fashion range of new sunglasses and accessories to complement the viewing.”