This show offers womenswear buyers a full selection of traditional, contemporary, missy, petite, plus and tall. There will also be hundreds of accessory lines with everything from shoes to hats, purses, jewelry, belts and scarves. This is one stop shopping for almost every womenswear store in America (and beyond).

Show Hours: The show opens each morning with free breakfast from 8:30AM to 9:30AM. Monday, we are open until 8:PM for late night shopping and wine and cheese. The exhibits open at 9:AM and close at 6:PM on Tuesday & Wednesday. On Thursday all booths remain open until 4pm.

INTERMEZZO COLLECTIONS is a juried RTW-ONLY Exhibition. All designers wishing to participate must submit
samples to be reviewed by our Screening Committee, a panel of key retailers and buying offices. This Committee
exercises stringent control over the size and product mix of the Exhibition. Moreover, the collective vote of the Screening Committee constitutes the final decision on all potential Exhibitors; the criteria used in evaluating each Company ranges from quality standards to originality of design to the demand for the particular product category within the season’s Exhibition. Companies are required to submit samples from every group that they wish to exhibit, in order to familiarize our Committee with the quality and design sense of the Collection.

Riley is a major reseller of closeouts and irregulars from Hanes, Gildan, Badger, Russell. Their specialty is case lots or “prepacks” and they move inventory in excess of a 240,000 items per week. Despite their high volume Riley re-packs every case in house and no item is shipped out without inspection. The Riley’s, said “We make sure the packing, colors, size, quality and the price is right for every case.”

With this due diligence already in place it only took a bit of technology to pass all of this information onto the wholesale buyer. Every product page on Riley’s site contains a detailed overview of the item (age class, fabric, quality, etc.) the contents of every prepack in stock, where it will ship from and how many cases are left.

Mike Riley one of the co-owners of RG Riley provides an overview of Riley in the video below and gives a quick demo of the real time interface.  Experience it first-hand by going to any product page on www.rgriley.com.

Selective, exclusive, focused and juried PROJECT now features Men’s, Women’s, Kids and Accessories.  PROJECT works toward creating a landscape that features legendary designers, of the moment brands and cutting edge new-comers.  It’s all about one stop shopping for our buyers, making sure that the premium contemporary lifestyle is “All under one roof.”  Sam Ben-Avraham, PROJECT’S Founder and President and owner of Atrium, one of New York City’s most legendary and innovative boutiques, uses his keen eye for trends and quality to personally select each participating brand show after show.

• One-pieces are making a huge comeback this year, tough modern touches make these suits anything but demure. The hottest pieces with the most coverage will have draping, ruching or paneling, if not lower leg cuts, that recall the retro glamour of the 1950s.
  Example: Victoria Secret’s firm control twist-front one-piece, by Magicsuit
• One-shouldered wonders may allude to times much, much earlier – that of the Grecian goddesses – but this season’s bright hues and bold patterns can change that feel entirely.
  Example: Just Cavalli’s purple leopard print one-shoulder suit
• Monokinis are this year’s bikinis – because really, they would be bikinis if not for one or two straps connecting the tiny pieces together.
  Example: Miss Bikini Luxe’s metallic monokinis
• Cut-aways reveal skin in more unusual ways. Sure, a few too many can bring forth images of bondage. However, if placed more selectively, cut-aways can actually be quite flattering. Long slits on the side could lenghten a torso, while a keyhole above the chest could draw the eye upward.
  Example: Roxy’s white and blue zebra-striped one-piece

Finally, consider this Tomas Maier swimsuit a crash course in the trends – a one-piece featuring cut-aways in this season’s ‘it’ color, hot pink.

What summer product trends are you noticing?