About a month ago, I had the pleasure of attending the PROJECT Show in Las Vegas! PROJECT (founded in 2003) is not only a fashion trade show, but also a fashion event that successful brands, designers and retailers come to do business.

There were also barber shops, nail salons, photo studios, and lectures. After a quick meeting with AG- they invited me to have lunch at their restaurant. It was catered by Nobu and came completed with cocktails.  It was delish and much appreciated!

Project was really exciting, but also overwhelming and should be at least one week long.  Three days is NOT enough to see everything.   The heavenly part for me was being inspired by all the sheer creativity through the product.

This is what I noticed:
– A further exploration in updating heritage items in new fabrics and detailing
– Rich use of color and color combinations pushing forward a notion of individuality
– Global inspiration for with a focus on function, form, and quality

New Menswear lines I saw and LOVED:
–Pointer Footwear
-Neuw Denim
-Soh

Here are a few pictures from the event!

Each registered brand or designer was given a booth that they were able to set up with their vision.

1st Street at PROJECT Show (went up to 22nd Street and Avenues A-H)

Project Wooster – an exhibit of products curated by Nick Wooster

Project Wooster – Nick Wooster himself (much photographed by the Sartorailist)

The enormous entrance to PROJECT

Capped shoes!  – my prediction is that these will soon be a MAJOR trend and it will be lasting (like years)

Spool installation

BCBGeneration’s booth.  I Loved their back to school theme, complete with a cafe board and lockers.

Show’s over! I decided to head over to grab a drink at the Chandelier lounge at The Cosmopolitain – Vegas’ newest hotel.

Watch the Las Vegas recap video from The Official Project website below to get a glance of what my three day experience was really like.

PROJECT Las Vegas Recap from PROJECT on Vimeo.

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