Author: Lei Takanashi

Designer Eli Russell Linnetz’s Venice Beach-based label has split with Dover Street Market’s brand development arm, taking full control of product development, manufacturing and distribution as it pushes into womenswear.

The company founded by Japanese streetwear pioneer Nigo is set to purchase the brand of his longtime friend and fellow innovator, Jun Takahashi.

Editors are betting on deeper storytelling, industry access and new personalities as they compete for eyeballs with online creators.