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Collaborative Branding

Designers form strategic partnerships to ignite new ideas

Implications - Collaborating with an already well-recognized brand benefits both parties. The best collaborations are usually between two companies producing similar products but reach different audiences. For example, high-end fashion designer Emilio Pucci lent his brand to the relatively more affordable Seven For All Mankind denim in order to reach a younger demographic. Likewise, two companies targeting the same demographic, yet offering varied products, can also enjoy success.
Trend Themes
1. Collaborative Branding - Strategic partnerships to reach new audiences through collaborations with established brands and companies.
2. Sustainable Fashion for Social Causes - Products and services that promote social and environmental awareness with proceeds benefiting specific causes.
3. Denim and Technology - Denim apparel infused with technology features such as mobile phones, laptops, and wearables.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Fashion designers and denim brands collaborate to create exclusive and unique denim products.
2. Social Impact - Social enterprises leverage denim apparel to support a range of causes and environmental initiatives.
3. Technology - Brands integrate technology into denim apparel to create versatile, functional products that meet customer needs.
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Featured Examples

Denim Meets Gym Wear
Denim Meets Gym Wear
Second Yoga Jeans
You'll never have to choose between comfy jeans or stretchy yoga pants again thanks to the Yoga Jeans from Second Clothing. The casual pants have the stylish look of jeans, but have the stretchy elasticity… MORE
Charitable Jean Dresses
Charitable Jean Dresses
Barney's and ELLE Team Up for Recycled Jeans Auction
Project Blue has brought many notable names from the fashion world together for a great cause. Project Blue is an auction currently in progress through eBay in which recycled denim fashion can be purchased… MORE
"Goddess of Love" Jeans in Support of Breast Cancer
"Goddess of Love" Jeans in Support of Breast Cancer
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, many retailers are donating percentages from the sales of their products to support the cause. This pair of Denim for Immortality Jeans come with pink… MORE
Pucci Jeans
Pucci Jeans
Exclusive Seven For All Mankind Denim
Last Spring, Pucci joined forces with Guerlain to create a limited edition color cosmetics collection. Now get ready for a new partnership with Seven For All Mankind to produce a range of coloured jeans.… MORE
Upcycled Charity Denim
Upcycled Charity Denim
Recreated Designer Jeans to Support Oceana
Upscale designers including Alexander Wang, Ann Demeulemeester, Bottega Veneta, Derek Lam, Rodarte, Rogan, Stella McCartney, and Versace grouped together on a project to create one-of-a-kind fashions from… MORE
Celeb Recycled Denim Lines
Celeb Recycled Denim Lines
Alanis Morissette & Woody Harrelson Team up for Reco Jeans
Singer Alanis Morissette and actor Woody Harrelson have teamed together for Reco Jeans. The new line of denim uses 50% recycled materials, instead of the usual chemical-filled cotton. Alanis Morissette… MORE
Festival Jeans
Festival Jeans
Diesel's Exclusive Denim for Roskilde Festival
In celebration of the Roskilde Festival, Diesel has designed limited edition jeans made exclusively for the revelry of the summer music event. The jeans are festival-friendly as they have been especially… MORE
Celebrities Design Swarovski Jackets for Charity
Celebrities Design Swarovski Jackets for Charity
This Fall, Hollywood stars have joined forces with crystal leader Swarovski to design one-of-a-kind denim jackets to benefit SOS Children’s Villages the world’s largest charity for orphaned and abandoned… MORE
Digitizing Denim
Digitizing Denim
Levi's Mobile Phone
The Levi's company is going digital with the launch of their first mobile phone. Joining other designers like Versace, D&G;, and Prada, the jeans house is launching the phone, branded with its own fashion… MORE
Breast Excuse For Jeans
Breast Excuse For Jeans
Denim Day For Breast Cancer
If you've ever wished you could wear jeans to the office, here's your chance. Lee, the jeans company is reminded anyone with a heart for giving to don their denim this Friday in support of Breast Cancer… MORE
$27,000 Jeans
$27,000 Jeans
Psychedelic Designer Levis by Damien Hurst
Not only are these Levis the most expensive in the world, they are the most extraordinarily psychedelic designer pants that I’ve come across on the market. At first glance, the explosive splash of colors… MORE
Denim for Animal Rights
Denim for Animal Rights
Stella McCartney + Notify Jeans
Stella McCartney is the designer whose namesake label is specialized in super feminine super-sexy looks. Now she's partnered with Notify to create jeans for a good cause, and the charity/ethical angle… MORE
Denim Netbooks
Denim Netbooks
Levis Helps Launch the Limited Edition LG X120 Notebook
LG Korea has announced plans to release a limited edition netbook branded by Levi’s jeans. The X120 will have the same capabilities as LG’s previous netbooks, however, this limited edition will feature… MORE
Denim-Branded Hotels
Denim-Branded Hotels
Ace Hotel and Levi's Team for Suite 501
Urban chic hotel Ace Hotel in Palm Springs has teamed up with infamous denim brand Levi’s for a special branded room, Suite 501. According to HighSnobiety.com, the room is "intended to feel as comfortable… MORE
play_circle_filled Racecar Denim
Racecar Denim
Alfa Romeo Gets Ambitious Mito Jeans Clothing Line
Alfa Romeo makes fast, beautiful cars, and now they are launching something completely unheard of in the car industry… jeans! That’s right, the Italian motor giant is coming out with a line of ladies denim… MORE

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