ENK show and my 3 new obsessions

ENK show is a professional fashion trade show. What does that means? it's where buyers who buy wholesale for stores, boutiques or chains can go and see next season's collections by thousands of brands and designer and place orders for their stores.

It's set like a gigantic mall \ craft show with a lot of boots by both emerging individual designers, established brands and everything in between.

I love going to the trade shows, yes, it's not glamourous or dramatic as fashion week, but I get to see how trends translate into actual wearable cloths, I get to talk to designer and get to know about brands who aren't established enough to put on a runway presentation, and I get to start planning what I want to buy for next season.

I think that out of last week's show, those were my top favorites. 

Raffi Cashmere 

Cashmere saves me every single NYC winter. It's cold here, and it it wasn't for cashmere, which is very warm even when knitted to a very thin knit. 

Raffi Cashmere is a company owned company that makes very basic pretty sweaters with interesting details. The type of sweaters that are going to look great fall, winter and spring and that will never go out of style.

My gray sweatshirt from a couple of years back is starting to fray and I think that a gray cashmere sweater might just be the best upgrade ever.  

Tucker

I have a tucker dress from a few years ago, I got it at a second hand store and every time I wear it I feel stylish and girly. Tucker is known for their whimsical adorable prints and slightly vintage inspired cuts. They design and manufacture in NYC, which as far as I'm concern, merit a medal or award or something.

I adore this periwinkle armadillo dress.  

Byron Lars - Beauty Mark

I haven't seen anything this creative in fashion in a really long time. Byron lars manage to go totally overboard with creativity while still keeping it pretty and wearable. He combine high-tec scuba fabrics with traditional embroidery, glamourous sequence with earthy burlaps and super sweet with super sexy.

The Makeup Show

I was really excited to check out The Makeup Show, I mean, what's more exciting then meeting creative people, see new treands and colors, know before everyone what the cosmetic companies are launching and get to say thank you to some people who makes my everyday life so much more colorful and pretty.

Sadly, it wasn't all I expected it to be. It was very very crowded and was mostly about sals of products, rather then exploring new things, and it was too packed and loud to make friends or even have a conversation. 

Still, it was a rather colorful day...

Fun Day at D&A

Going to D&A is like a visit to a candy museum, you are looking at the coolest, newest most awesome things but can't wear or buy any of it! 

Designer & Agents is a small fashion trade show that take place right after NYFW. in which smaller companies, up and coming designers, showrooms and difusion lines can show their collection to potential buyers without having to go through the effort and considerable expense of having a fashion presentation \ runway show.

I especially like this event because in most of the booths you get to meet and talk to the actual designer, and I feel l seeing the person behind a brand always gives me a better understanding of what the collection is about.

Also, it's a really nice way to see how fashion forward people dress for a long and very tiering work day. 

RASP

One more (and last) favorite vender from the Project NYC trade show is RASP, a couple of weeks ago. This is a couple designers working from DUMBO in Brooklyn - again, double score for being local and tripple score for being a couple. 

The jewelry they make, mostly rings, is very dark middle ages fantasy inspired, and have a wonderful roughly handmade quality, as if made in days before technology. It reminded me of Game of Thrones 

Project NYC

Project NYC is a professional fashion trade show, of (mostly) men fashion. Many times those events are exhausting, professional, and overwhelming. But this one was planned and designed so well, visitors and sales people were actually having a lot of fun.
This was a great combo of establish brands lie Adidas, Pendelton and Bed Sherman alongside emerging designers like Carlos Campos, Spenglish, Sir NY.