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ENK International
3 East 54th St.
New York, NY 10022
www.enkshows.com
Show Dates: Upcoming show dates are
Aug. 22–24 for ENKVegas and Sept.
18–20 for Fashion Coterie, TMRW, and
Sole Commerce in NYC
Description: ENK International provides
the forum for the fashion world to conduct
business. It is the leading trade
show organization serving the upscale
fashion marketplace, including the
men’s, women’s, accessories, footwear,
and children’s categories. Founded in
1981 by Elyse N. Kroll, the company
conducts 21 events per year, 16 of
which are held in New York City, four in
Las Vegas and one in Beijing, China.
Fashion Market
Northern California
3701 Sacramento St., Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94118
Contact: Suzanne De Groot, Executive
Director
(415) 328-1221
Fax: (888) 350-1486
info@fashionmarketnorcal.com
www.fashionmarketnorcal.com
Show Dates: The remaining 2011
shows are Holiday/Early Spring, Aug.
28–30, also opening on Sunday, and
the Spring market, Oct. 22–25, opening
on Saturday.
Description: With more than 2,000
ready-to-wear and accessories collections,
Fashion Market Northern California
offers the largest open-booth format
on the West Coast. The Fashion Market
has been the premier marketplace in
Northern California for 50 years and
continues to provide buyers with the
most complete shopping experience
in the Bay Area. Fashion Market is
designed and merchandised to meet
the needs of better, contemporary, and
moderate collections whether you are an
established brand or an up-and-coming
designer.
FN Platform
2501 Colorado Ave, Suite 280
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 857-7558
cs@MAGIConline.com
www.magiconline.com
Show Dates: Upcoming Las Vegas
show dates are Aug. 22–24 at the Mandalay
Bay Convention Center and Las
Vegas Convention Center for FN PLAT-
FORM, MENS/WEAR, POOLTRADE-
SHOW, PROJECT, S.L.A.T.E., STREET
Unlimited and WWDMAGIC. SOURCING
at MAGIC starts on Aug. 21.
Description: FN PLATFORM, presented
by MAGIC and in collaboration with
Footwear News, is proud to showcase
the most comprehensive assortment of
footwear brands at any tradeshow in
North America. Featuring over 1,500
new and emerging labels in efficiently
merchandised lifestyle environments,
FN PLATFORM delivers one-stop shop-
resource guide
ping by showcasing the full range of
branded footwear for men, women,
juniors, and children. Upcoming show
dates are Aug. 22–24 in Las Vegas.
MAGIC Men’s
2501 Colorado Ave, Suite 280
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 857-7558
cs@MAGIConline.com
www.magiconline.com
Show Dates: Upcoming Las Vegas
show dates are Aug. 22–24 at the Mandalay
Bay Convention Center and Las
Vegas Convention Center for FN PLAT-
FORM, MENS/WEAR, POOLTRADE-
SHOW, PROJECT, S.L.A.T.E., STREET
Unlimited and WWDMAGIC. SOURCING
at MAGIC starts on Aug. 21.
Description: MAGIC is the pre-eminent
trade event in the international fashion
industry, hosting global buyers and sellers
of men’s, women’s and children’s
apparel; footwear; accessories; and
sourcing resources. As an incubator of
fashion, MAGIC is where new trends
surface and develop into what will be
seen on the consumer. The show’s goal
is to connect and inspire the fashion
community and fuse diverse trends,
while offering unbeatable service to its
customers.
OffPrice
16985 West Bluemound Road, Suite
210
Brookfield, WI 53005
(262) 754-6910
Fax: (262) 782-1601
tfabos@offpriceshow.com
www.offpriceshow.com
Contact: Todd Fabos
Show Dates: Aug. 19–22 at the Sands
Expo and Convention Center in Las
Vegas
Description: No matter what it is that
you’re looking for, you’ll find it at the
OFFPRICE Show in Las Vegas. OFF-
PRICE serves the retail industry as a
dynamic order-writing show that connects
apparel retail buyers of all sizes
with the leading off-price specialists in
20 percent to 70 percent below wholesale
clothing, accessories, and footwear.
Taking place at the Sands Expo and
Convention Center Aug. 19–22, with
nearly 500 vendors and 1,200 booths
and attracting more than 12,000 buyers,
it is the largest off-price show in
the country. Many national and regional
retailers—such as Conway, Citi Trends,
Beall’s and RH Reny, Inc.—actively
shop each and every OFFPRICE Show.
No matter what kind of the latest fashions
you’re seeking—men’s, women’s,
children’s, accessories, or footwear—
you’ll find it all at the OFFPRICE Show!
For more information, check out the
recently re-designed OffPriceShow.com.
Project
2501 Colorado Ave, Suite 280
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 857-7558
cs@MAGIConline.com
www.projectshow.com
Show Dates: Aug. 22–24 in Las Vegas
Description: Project, held biannually in
New York and Las Vegas, is the world’s
pre-eminent contemporary fashion
trade event. Project features the most
directional brands and attracts the
most influential retailers in the global
marketplace, uniting them in a dynamic
and community-focused atmosphere
designed to drive commerce, creativity,
and connectivity.
Surf Expo
990 Hammond Drive, Suite 325
Atlanta, GA 30328
(800) 947-SURF
Fax: (678) 781-7920
www.surfexpo.com.
Show Dates: Surf Expo’s next show will
be held at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 8–10.
Description: Surf Expo, which takes
place twice a year in Orlando, offers
more than 4,000 lines in the resort,
swim, boutique, and surf and skate
markets. Surf Expo gives buyers the
opportunity to compare lines side-byside
and meet face-to-face with decision
makers, both with the established lines
and the new-to-market brands.
WWDMAGIC
2501 Colorado Ave, Suite 280
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 857-7558
cs@MAGIConline.com
www.magiconline.com
Show Dates: Upcoming Las Vegas show
dates are Aug. 22–24 at the Mandalay
Bay Convention Center and Las Vegas
Convention Center for FN PLATFORM,
MENS/WEAR, POOLTRADESHOW,
PROJECT, S.L.A.T.E., STREET Unlimited
and WWDMAGIC. SOURCING at MAGIC
starts on Aug. 21.
Description: Fashion’s most comprehensive
collection of women’s apparel,
accessories, and footwear, WWDMAGIC
showcases more than 2,000 emerging
to established labels across every
price point and trend. Presented in
collaboration with Women’s Wear Daily,
WWDMAGIC features expert fashion
forecasts, exclusive networking events,
cutting-edge seminars, and all the
styles of the season. Buzzing with the
energy of the leading juniors and young
contemporary brands, Central Hall of
the Las Vegas Convention Center is now
the dedicated destination for everything
fresh in young women’s fashion. Located
across the lobby from Central Hall,
in North Hall, WWDMAGIC presents
an upscale and ultra-fashionable new
environment featuring the most sophisticated
and sought-after in women’s
collections.
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RaINboW of ColoR: Lorrie Simsen
represents Jams World, whose bright
shirts come from Japanese rayon cut
and sewn in Hawaii.
Swim Collective
Debuts in
Newport Beach,
Calif.
The Swim Collective Trade
Show made its debut at the
Balboa Bay Club & Resort
in Newport Beach, Calif., on
Aug. 2. Hoping to fill the void
left by San Diego’s Action
Sports Retailer Trade Expo,
which ended last year, Swim Collective
is aiming to be the predominant
swim show for the West
Coast, according to executive
show director Shannon Leggett.
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obEY faCE: Scott Yarnall of Obey exhibited
the Santa Ana, Calif.–based label’s
Spring ’12 line at its busy Agenda booth.
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Men’s Retail
Remains
Challenging, But
Opportunities
Exist
Even though men’s apparel sales in
the United States inched up 3.3 percent
in 2010, specialty-store owners have
been on a challenging journey this year.
That was the word at the recent West
Coast Trend Show, a menswear show
held July 30–Aug. 1 at the Embassy
Suites LAX North, near Los Angeles
International Airport.
There’s more
on ApparelNews.net
NEW DESIGNERS: Former Miss Kentucky
USA Elizabeth Rovsek debuted her new line
of “event-inspired” swimsuits, Sun Kitten
Swimwear, with bikini names such as “the
Bachelorette” and “Spring Break,” at Newport
Beach’s Swim Collective.
DRESS FORMS
Strong
Turnout at
Agenda’s
Huntington
Beach, Calif.,
Show
Attendance and business for
the Agenda trade show boomed at
the Aug. 3–4 run of the surf, skate,
streetwear and fashion trade event
at the Hyatt Regency Huntington
Beach Resort and Spa in
Huntington Beach, Calif.
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