Las Vegas Trade Shows

LAS VEGAS—The aisles were crowded at many of the apparel, accessories and sourcing trade shows in Las Vegas, where many designers and sales reps reported landing some welcome orders from retailers whose buying behavior has been cautious since the beginning of the year.

“Today was a really good first day,” said Melanie Forbis on Sept. 1. Forbis, who is with the Pulse Showroom in the Cooper Design Space, was working the Eva Franco booth at the Project Global Trade Show, where the turnout included specialty-store buyers and retailers from multi-door stores.

Opening day at the MAGIC Marketplace was similarly strong, according to !iT Jeans owner Kimme Song, who said appointments and walk-ins showed up first thing in the morning at the !iT Jeans booth at Premium at MAGIC. “People have a little hope for the next year, as business is getting better,” Song said, adding that new trends were helping keep optimism up. “The women’s buyers are excited about the new fashion,” she said, noting that the boyfriend-jeans style and shorts in all lengths are selling well. Read More

Source: Apparelnews.net
By, Alison A. Nieder