shangaan electro_massive sound from soweto

shangaan electro 180 bpm from soweto makes the summer after the massive neo disco movement of the last month it’s now official : we have a new hype movement (hype in a positive sense !!!)…..shangaan electro..made his way from the townships of south africa over the uk and the states to germany…….after baile funk..and cumbia…this movement shows….that consumer are listening more than ever globally…..the remix of cultures and rhythms and traditions is one of the key long term trends of the future…:call it hyper ethnic….or ethnotica or what ever you like … but have fun with shangan electro….the best cd is available over the label honest jons:

http://www.honestjons.com/label.php?pid=36711

expect….one billion bpm, it’s definitely made for the most lithe dancer, lots of nice little blunted hi-hat rolls and toy synth sounds..its fast, its happening and its smashing…..

SEE THE MUST SEE VIDOES HERE .. ITS AWESOME : give THE VIDEOS 30 seconds to grow and ENJOY PURE JOY

Tshetsha Boys-Nwa Pfundla…CLICK ME

SHANGAAN CLIP 2…CLICK ME

aan electro is the street level dance

shangaan electro is the street level dance phenomenon from south africa that went global in 2010 on the back of a series of viral youtube clips (2 million hits and counting) and an acclaimed

…nextguruNow street shooting published in the LR mag

a great selection from the nextguruNow bag trend research safari that we did in june is published in the new june issue of the LR magazine…..thanks to all the beautiful and inspiring models..thanks to brick lane..shoreditch…and the streets of london.. have a glimpse here….

photography during our fair and store check and fashion inspiration trips we work for magazines or research for clients. street shootings are an important source of inspiration: all over europe, from berlin up to asia. here are some highlights from art projects and other photographic results from nextguruNow …

…london trend update

successful meetings with the uk trend teams…lots of positive energy .. … …massive store and trend reseach from marylebone_shoreditch hoxton hipsters to new bond street_from conceptual b store to high street overkill at topshop_uniqlo_river island_topshop…up to .. the fashion temples of selfridges_libertys_harvey.nichols……..ALFRED DUNHILL house is a dream !!! BAGS and street looks: sensational retro styles_colour flash_dots and naive patterns……ethnic …

…be part of the reanimation of wardrobe into FASHION

schmidt takahashi ( Eugenie Schmidt and Mariko Takahashi)…are collecting garments again : … BE PART OF THE „Reanimation“ of fashion……. let your wardrobe be an inspiration for berlins hottest talents…….follow the movement …you can drop your clothing and items at the fantastic store of the TRÜFFELSCHWEIN TEAM in central berlin mitte…..

http://www.schmidttakahashi.de

HERE IS THE COMPLETE INFORMATION FROM SCHMIDTTAKAHASHI…WHERE TO DROP YOU ITEMS..:

For our new collection we need a lot of used garments, which are no longer wanted in your wardrobe. We want to involve you into our project „Reanimation“, if you would like to donate these garments. Your clothes will receive another life as a part of the collection of schmidttakahashi. In the future you can trace their new lives at our website (www.schmidttakahashi.de) and find out what they turn out to be.

You can donate your diverse worn garnments such as coats, jackets, trousers, shirts or accessoires (excluding underwear) into the container, which is located at our favorite men’s wear store“Trüffelschwein“. We are looking forward to find yours in our container.

Trüffelschwein

Rosa-Luxemburg-Str . 21

10178 Berlin

Mon – Sat 12:00 am – 8:00 pm

…nextguruNow street shooting published in the LR mag

…muglers new campain with rick zombie boy

all of you who have seen our BVLK fashion forecast presentation summer 12 _ remember Rick „zombie boy “ the muse of nicola formichetti for the new mugler menswear line…here are some new pictures form the mugler menswear line shooting….AMAZING…thanks to NICOLA FORMICHETTI’S BLOG!! we love the pants….we love the collection !! nicola is really …

…ILM fair press collected nextguruNow

…2 weeks after the ILM fair press conference more and more magazines, papers, are coming up with reports of the key trends….for example: dpa, news.de, hr online… http://www.hr-online.de/website/rubriken/kultur/index.jsp?rubrik=5986&key=standard_document_41124585 http://www.frankfurt-live.com/front_content.php?idcatart=99491 http://www.news.de/reisen-und-leben/855149158/taschenmode-comeback-der-klassiker/1/