I have a confession to make: Sourcing is really, technically, the only section at MAGIC that I visited. Of course, I had to make the trek through streetwear to get to it. Having said that, it seems like a lot of the companies at sourcing knew the deal and were geared towards streetwear, lots of jeans, caps, outerwear and such.…
It’s Friday again and time for another edition of News From You, an eclection of news, the weird, the arcane and the downright useless of interest to F-I infovores. Or at least I think it’s of interest. I don’t really know since this entry doesn’t draw any comments.…
First, please consider locating Pool closer to the core shows. Preferably at the Venetian or the Sands Expo Center where Project, and 6 other shows were. Although I loved the shuttle service, I found it cumbersome to get to and from Pool and the other shows.…
From my mail (Amber says it best, why re-write it?):
I’ve been looking through your blog, and I was struck by your concern for worker’s rights in the garment industry. I thought you might be interested in a great new documentary premiering next week on P.O.V.
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I was hanging out of Crafters.org yesterday and came across a posting from the newest of DEs; she was asking why her clothing wasn’t selling. In analyzing her line, I realized her missteps were pretty typical. Normally I wouldn’t post on it but I was reviewing another line this morning from Allison Kelly (contestant on Project Runway) and saw some of the same problems.…
