Hood by Air is putting things on pause.The streetwear brand and collective, which was cofounded by Shayne Oliver and Leilah Weinraub, revealed this afternoon that it would be put on hiatus effective immediately. The designer canceled his Paris women’s fashion show this past February. Signs that the brand wasn’t doing well began to emerge once Oliver cancelled his women’s show in Paris this past February. Since launching the brand Oliver has refused outside investments. “I want to emulate businesses of heritage luxury brands like Prada and Louis Vuitton,” Oliver previously told WWD.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2017 21:45 UTC