Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Kimora Lee Simmons Leissner reclaims Baby Phat, her old streetwear brand created to bring a voice to women of color in fashion, in part because of the influence of daughters Ming Lee (19) and Aoki Lee (16). Having personally purchased the label under undisclosed circumstances, she will relaunch Baby Phat by summer of this … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Beauty in Diversity
Celebrity
Right of Publicity & Using Celebrities Without Permission
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Consider, for a moment, the following situations: EA Sports uses likenesses of well-known college athletes as characters for its video games Samsung uses images and bios of legendary Olympians for its “Genome Project” app Pitbull mentions Lindsay Lohan in a song lyric Abercrombie and Fitch uses a famous surfer’s photo in … [Read more...] about Right of Publicity & Using Celebrities Without Permission
Ruth, Ross & Rogers: America’s Top Personalities
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Americans can't seem to get enough of the three R's—Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), The Joy of Painting's Bob Ross, and the host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers. They're calm, they're kind, and they're what we need right now. First things first, let's not take this out of proportion. All together, … [Read more...] about Ruth, Ross & Rogers: America’s Top Personalities
Right of Publicity: Where Does Your State Stand?
The right of publicity comes from state rather than federal law—via statute or common law (i.e., case law) and, in some cases, from both sources. But there are also 18 states that don’t recognize an individual’s right of publicity. Here’s a geographic rundown. Learn more about how the right of publicity plays into the unauthorized use of a celebrity for commercial … [Read more...] about Right of Publicity: Where Does Your State Stand?
Celeb Watch: Lifestyle, Fitness & Fashion
Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. Cindy Crawford launches a new health and wellness lifestyle brand, Ladder, with the help of founding partners LeBron James, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Lindsey Vonn. Ladder aims to engage its users of all types with content like personalized regimens and workout videos, community, and product via direct-to-consumer … [Read more...] about Celeb Watch: Lifestyle, Fitness & Fashion
Fragrance: Hit Me One More Time
Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Retail sales of licensed fragrance grew 1% in 2017 to reach $3.98 billion in the U.S./Canada, according to TLL's Licensing Business Survey. Britney Spears and Revlon have teamed up to launch Britney Spears Prerogative, a new fragrance inspired by the singer’s career and her 24th in all. The gender-neutral scent features an … [Read more...] about Fragrance: Hit Me One More Time
Fashion Track: Sneakers, Apparel & Fitness
By Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. The Jordan Brand makes its first-ever women's collaboration with editorial approval from Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintor. The Air Jordan 1 High Zip “AWOK,” is named after Wintour's signature on approved editorial or creative pages of the magazine, and will be followed by the Air Jordan 3 “AWOK,” to be released the next … [Read more...] about Fashion Track: Sneakers, Apparel & Fitness
Content Watch: New Series & Activations
Differential Brands Group will acquire the majority of Hong Kong-based Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.’s North American licensing business for $1.38 billion in an all-cash deal expected to close Q3 2018. The acquisition is expected to boost Differential Brands’ annual revenues up to more than $2.3 billion. The assets at stake comprise all of GBG's North American children’s … [Read more...] about Content Watch: New Series & Activations
Retail & Legal Tracker
U.S. retailers are stocking up on merchandise in advance of potential tariffs on Chinese imports, according to the National Retail Federation’s latest monthly Global Tracker report. The number of cargo containers to be received at U.S. ports that are forecasted for July and August would each set new records for the number of containers imported in a single month; the first half … [Read more...] about Retail & Legal Tracker
Streaming & Experiential Power Up
DreamWorksTV, a division of Awesomeness that creates family-friendly digital content distributed via YouTube, partners with Amazon to launch its first subscription offering. The individual OTT network will offer exclusive programming including Schneck & Eck Crack The Case, Action Figures In Action, Secret Agent Challenge, and Neighborhood Super Watch. Global streaming … [Read more...] about Streaming & Experiential Power Up