{"id":582696,"date":"2023-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/13\/after-the-kanye-burn-adidas-is-being-more-selective-with-its-celebrity-partners-african-designers-are-tackling-the-problem-of-secondhand-clothing-from-the-west\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T00:00:00","slug":"after-the-kanye-burn-adidas-is-being-more-selective-with-its-celebrity-partners-african-designers-are-tackling-the-problem-of-secondhand-clothing-from-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/13\/after-the-kanye-burn-adidas-is-being-more-selective-with-its-celebrity-partners-african-designers-are-tackling-the-problem-of-secondhand-clothing-from-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"After the Kanye burn, Adidas is being more selective with its celebrity partners + African designers are tackling the problem of secondhand clothing from the West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Adidas recalibrates its focus following Kanye West split: <\/span><span style=\"\">Rethinking revenue streams<\/span><span> following the end of its lucrative partnership with Kanye West, Adidas plans to refocus on its core business and return to its sports-based roots, CEO Bjorn Gulden said last week, according to<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/retail-consumer\/adidas-burnt-by-kanye-west-split-seeks-new-focus-2023-03-08\/\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/retail-consumer\/adidas-burnt-by-kanye-west-split-seeks-new-focus-2023-03-08\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. \"You will see us invest in more sports, and be wider again than we have been, because that is also the DNA of this company,\" said Gulden, who has undertaken rebuilding the brand after taking the reins in January. Gulden also said Adidas would continue to partner with not only athletes, but also artists and celebrities, which would provide avenues for lifestyle brands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Careful curation is the name of the game: <\/span><span style=\"\">Moving forward, Adidas should cautiously select its<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> partners and the selection of less \u201crisky\u201d celebrity partners is just as important as diversification, research analysts and advisors tell Reuters. \u201cPartnerships with celebrities clearly play a big role, but there is a risk because the person you partner with can go off the rails,\u201d says retail advisory firm Ortelli & Co\u2019s managing director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">A costly break-up:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The sportswear giant <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/02\/12\/is-fab-still-interested-in-stanchart-96509\/\" style=\"\">severed ties with Ye<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, formerly known as Kanye West,<\/span><span> in October after the rapper made a string of<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/28\/business\/adidas-gap-businesses-kanye-west\/index.html#:~:text=Adidas%20didn't%20announce%20it,after%20the%20podcast%20was%20released.\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/28\/business\/adidas-gap-businesses-kanye-west\/index.html#:~:text=Adidas%20didn't%20announce%20it,after%20the%20podcast%20was%20released.\" style=\"\">antisemitic comments<\/a><\/span><span>. The split saw Adidas terminate its brand Yeezy, which generated as much as<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/europe\/adidas-slash-dividend-070-euros-per-share-after-kanye-west-split-2023-03-08\/\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/europe\/adidas-slash-dividend-070-euros-per-share-after-kanye-west-split-2023-03-08\/\" style=\"\">7% of total revenues<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in its best-performing years, according to analyst estimates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">African designers are taking a new approach to upcycling:<\/span><span style=\"\"> As fast fashion increases the<\/span><span> amount of used clothing arriving in countries like Ghana, Kenya and Uganda from the West, some African designers have begun riffing on the idea of returning reappropriated items to the places they came from \u2014 with a steep price tag to match, says the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/194da2f9-540f-4dbe-b53e-925fc24565b8\" style=\"\">Financial Times<\/a><\/span><span>. Ugandan designer <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bobbykolade.com\/\" style=\"\">Bobby Kolade<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> creates four clothing collections a year called Return to Sender made of deconstructed and reworked items sold internationally from his online store starting at USD 180 per piece. Ghanaian designer Yayra Agbofah makes tote bags from recycled denim that are sold at London\u2019s Victoria and Albert Museum shop. \u201cWhat would give me a lot of fulfillment is if I knew that somebody is buying this T-shirt because they find it cool,\u201d said Kolade, \u201cnot because they can tell that it\u2019s been recycled or repurposed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Close to 40% of \u2018obroni wawu\u2019 \u2014 or dead white man\u2019s clothes \u2014 that end up in African<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> markets will go to landfill<\/span><span>, says environmental justice nonprofit the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theor.org\/mission\" style=\"\">Or Foundation<\/a><\/span><span>. Designers who spoke to the FT said they want governments to implement legislation that would limit the mns of tons of garments sent to their countries, calling for the Global North to take accountability for their waste. \u201cEvery time there\u2019s a presidential election [in the US], it\u2019s reflected here,\u201d said Kolade, who has a personal collection of Trump T-shirts. Designers also said that with the rise of fast fashion and thrifting in the West, the quality of the clothes being sent to their countries is declining.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adidas is rebuilding its brand and rethinking celebrity 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