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When the men’s park skateboarding finals took place at the Olympics yesterday, skaters like Keegan Palmer and Tom Schaar didn’t compete wearing cult skateboard brands like Supreme, Palace or Dime.
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The Olympics are proving a perfect marriage of the sports and fashion industries. It’s the culmination of several factors that have turned sport into fashion’s most exciting new arena over the past two years.
North Face owner VF Corp is selling the streetwear juggernaut to the Italian eyewear giant for $1.5 billion in cash. BoF breaks down the deal.
Gap is set to launch a collection with cult London streetwear label Palace.
Lei Takanashi is a Correspondent at The Business of Fashion (BoF). He is based in New York City and covers menswear, streetwear, young consumer trends, and the intersection between fashion and culture.
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