The next year will be the last one for D&G, the line by the fashion giant Dolce & Gabbana as Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana announced they are going to fold the D&G line to focus on the top brand offer. “For the upcoming seasons, D&G will become part of Dolce & Gabbana, giving even more strength and energy to our collections. To us, it’s like going back to when we began our adventure: full of ideas,” they commented in an emailed statement as Reuters reported back in September. Now, the brand is calling its fans to help create the farewell video to the youthful line, which was first launched almost 20 years ago and now is coming to an end.
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Timberland announced it will return as the Official Footwear and Outerwear Sponsor of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, taking place January 19–29, 2012 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, as part of its ‘Fade to Green’ film festival program. For the fourth consecutive year, Timberland will outfit the Festival’s celebrated filmmakers with warm, outdoor-proven footwear and apparel for comfort, style and protection from the winter elements at Park City. The brand will also launch a fun, interactive environmental initiative on-site at the Festival and online via Timberland social media channels, including Facebook and Twitter, to inspire Festival attendees and followers alike to protect the outdoors for future generations.
The “Jingle Bells” tune, the most popular festive melody, seems to have more covers than any other Christmas song. Last year, Guinness released its own version of the iconic tune, played on bottles, and now is the time of Victoria’s Secret to present its own rendition of the well-known Christmas anthem.
Nike doesn’t like winter in its new ‘Angry Winter’ campaign created by ad agency W+K and B-Reel Films. To help people fight back the cold season, Nike has launched a dedicated web site on which people can play an online game and help athletes combat the cold as well as win prizes. Nike is promoting its winter gear with help of athletes Alex Morgan, Allyson Felix and Greg Jennings.
This festive season, Old Navy is launching a new apparel collection with a high tech twist. Now is the time when technology is integrated in just everything we see and use, and the clothing is no exception—BMW has proved it by unveiling the vehicle-inspired apparel pieces. The Gap’s brand Old Navy is presenting a new Old Navy’s Techno World range of clothing and accessories “with built-in technology as well as a wide range of technological gadgets,” which is appealing to both brand’s fans and geeks in the USA and Canada.