Las Vegas Fashion Week
February 15 – 17, 2009
Las Vegas, NV
In February and August every year, the fashion industry gathers in Las Vegas for a week long extravaganza. Anchored by MAGIC, the largest apparel trade show in the United States, Las Vegas Fashion Week has become a major fashion destination for retailers around the country and throughout the world.
Here is a complete schedule of the shows that week taken from the Off-Price Show site
The Off-Price Specialist Show, which opens three days before MAGIC, is a great place to start your week shopping for apparel and accessories. From basics to designer goods, the Off-Price Show offers fantastic deals that can turn your trip to Vegas into a winner. The Off-Price Specialist Show is the premier tradeshow for off-price apparel, footwear, and accessories. Approximately 450 of the top apparel jobbers in the country offer all categories of apparel and accessories, from basics to fashion forward to designer goods, at price points up to 60% below wholesale. Over 10,000 buyers representing specialty stores, boutiques, regional chains, department and discount stores, and big box off-price chains from throughout the United States and abroad attend the February and August shows. A great opportunity to pick up quality merchandise for at-once delivery.
The top 5% full-package overseas apparel manufacturers showcase their production capabilities (sourcing, contract, manufacturing, outsourcing) to international buyers. Focused on overseas apparel sourcing, the show features hundreds of manufacturers of men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, textiles, and leather from throughout the world. Match Making Sessions and Educational Seminars on U.S. Wholesale and Retail Buying are offered as well as information on selling to China and India, innovative financing, labeling, and quality assurance.
Global ECO Apparel Trade and Fashion Show
Held in conjunction with the ASAP Global Sourcing Show, ECO is an acronym for environmentally conscious and organic. The Show features exhibitors from around the world that support sustainable lifestyles, with the purpose of connecting green and conventional buyers with earth-friendly fashionable clothing designs, sustainable textiles, ECO products and green information.
A juried show featuring exhibitors carrying all categories of accessories. Primary attendees include better West Coast and international fashion retailers looking for new market resources, better nationally advertised brands, and key international collections.
A newcomer to the Las Vegas Fashion Market scene with its first show in February 2007, CurveNV is dedicated exclusively to designer/high-end intimate apparel. Over 100 brands are exhibited, including the best and latest offerings from U.S., Canadian, and European designers.
Approximately 250 booths offering children’s buyers from both large and small stores a full range of children’s apparel and accessories, including designer goods, from newborn to pre-teen in a broad price range
ISAM (International Swimwear/Activewear Market)
A non-profit association for swimwear manufacturers worldwide, ISAM is held in conjunction with WWD MAGIC. Attendees include both major and specialty store buyers from throughout the country who come to see the latest and most fashionable swimwear, beachwear, cover-ups, and beach accessories.
Founded in 1933, MAGIC is the largest and most comprehensive men’s apparel and accessories tradeshow in the U.S. Retail buyers from around the world attend MAGIC to visit exhibitors representing every major category in the men’s apparel industry, including designer, contemporary, casual, streetwear, active sporting wear, young men’s, and kids.
Part of the MAGIC marketplace, MAGIC Kids exhibitors display apparel, accessories, footwear and gifts for the children’s wear industry. Attendees include mass, chain, department store, and specialty store buyers and decision makers viewing a wide range of products from infant to toddler to teen.
A new launch in Las Vegas, Moda Manhattan – Las Vegas will run in conjunction with Accessories The Show. The show features a refined show room environment with focused merchandising, creative visual displays, and personalized attention for buyers sourcing women’s apparel. Solidly entrenched in the New York market, Moda Manhattan provides a mix of juried better, bridge, and designer merchandise ranging from the elegant to activewear. Retail buyers include representatives from fine specialty stores, specialty chains, resorts, boutiques, catalogs, department stores, museum shops, duty free shops and e-commerce sites.
Held in conjunction with MAGIC Marketplace, POOL showcases emerging designers and features a range of apparel products—men’s, women’s, denim, tees, accessories and footwear—as well as lifestyle products ranging from art to music to home. Approximately 500 brands are displayed in the pavilion adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
WWIN offers a full selection of apparel and accessories for women’s wear buyers, including traditional, contemporary, missy, petite, plus, and tall. Accessories lines include shoes, hats, purses, jewelry, belts, and scarves. Approximately 2,000 lines for viewing in a relaxed atmosphere.