Last day of MAGIC

Well, as they say…all good things must come to an end. Today was the last day of the show, and what an amazing couple of days it was. I loved every second of it, and I can’t wait till the next show.

One of the things I learned was that two days is not enough. Next time I will come for the full three days. This show is so huge!!! I could spend a whole day just in the footwear hall alone. Oh, and I have to ham it up a bit, and show you the shoes I bought. Some of the vendors will sell their samples at the end of the show. Check out this pair of purple awesomeness…

Of course I couldn’t stop at a pair of shoes. I also needed to add some rad edgy bling to the mix. If you don’t know the jewelry company Liquid Metal, you have to check them out! What an amazingly cool company…I absolutely fell in love! And, they were selling their samples as well. Check this out…

During the span of the last two days, I met with over 200 companies, and most of them said they had a really great show. After attending the furniture show two weeks ago, and this fashion show this week, I can’t help but get the sense that business conditions are slowly but steadily improving. There were a lot of smiling company owners at both shows. Things are look’n up!

Unfortunately, covering so much ground, and talking with so many companies, my camera didn’t come out of my pocket nearly enough. However, this next photo just had to be taken…

Yup! A vending machine with ballet flats! What a brilliant idea!

Seriously, how cool is this???

To wrap things up…here’s another photo I snapped solely for the delight of many of my readers. Underwear models were everywhere…

I can’t wait to see the comments on this one…LOL!

Well, it’s now 3:00AM, and I have a delicious baked apple pie to finish here. After that, do I go to bed? Or do I go back out? Hmmmm…decisions…decisions…

I hope you have a great day full of smiles 🙂 And, as always, thank you so much for reading!

All my best wishes,

Robert

MAGIC & PROJECT Day 1

It was a beautiful sunset landing in Las Vegas last night, and today was a crazy good first day at the show! The fashion peeps are some of the coolest on the planet. Boundless creativity and vision. I was loving every minute of it…despite my sore feet! I would love to know how many miles I walked. It was a whole lot, but worth every step!

Out of respect for the designers, I didn’t take any close ups of the new products, but I did manage to snap a few shots to give you a little of the atmosphere.

G STAR RAW shoes. No way to resist visiting this booth!

ROCKSTAR SUSHI, a way cool edgy brand from California…Loved it!

CONDOM Socks. This company makes their socks with bamboo…yes you read that right…bamboo! And, you would not believe how soft and wonderful they are! So cool…so GREEN…so awesome!

There was SO MUCH more, but I was so focused on the next rad piece around each corner, I just couldn’t stop to take more photos. But, I will leave you with a very cool video I took at the end of the day in STREET

Have a great day eveyone! I’m off to start day 2! 🙂

MAGIC Marketplace

On my way back to Las Vegas to check out the MAGIC show. It’s a huge apparel show with literally thousands of brands. I’m especially looking forward to seeing PROJECT! I’m such a freak for new fashion…can’t wait!

I got my cam, and I’ll be beaming back photos…

Raw Nights LA

sic fashion…

For many years I’ve traveled at least once a year through the Netherlands on my way to Koln Germany for the International Furniture Show. One of my favorite things to do is stop over in Amsterdam to shop! I think the Dutch fashion sense is one of the coolest in the world. For me, the Italy of northern Europe. But, the Dutch twist to fashion is more edgy and more futuristic. I love watching the fashion evolution there.

The shoes, jeans, Jackets…really head to toe. It’s an amazing place to shop! Very cool department stores on Dam Square, and then lots and lots of small boutiques down the winding brick pedestrian streets.

My favorite Dutch designers of all, are in Amsterdam at G Star Raw. This stuff is so on the edge! I think they simply make the coolest jeans and jackets in the world. totally awesome! I was lucky to find them well established in Shanghai too.

They’ve finally starting opening stores in the States in a big way. The stores in Chicago and San Francisco are great. Check out their video, and their website by clicking on the logo below…