Thousands of folks gathered over the last few days to peep the new Fall 2007 collections at Project New York, the semiannual premium contemporary sportswear tradeshow which took place January 22nd-24th. On Tuesday I joined in on the fiasco to see if there was something worth reporting about.
First off, this season the show was at Pier 40 at West Houston and the West Side Highway, a big improvement from the Javits Center where it was held the last time I attended although not as nice as the Puck building where the show originally launched in ‘03. Registration was a bit of a headache this year even with my name listed in the computer twice (I spaced out on bringing my business cards.) I noticed quite a few frustrated individuals going through the same ordeal, good thing a friend of mine already inside was willing to put me on as her guest.
After wandering the unimpressive aisles for a while we finally saw something that caught our attention, Iron Army Denim from Canada. They had some really beautiful saturated pastel colored denim in pink, sky blue, and yellow… we also spotted a cute pair of highwaisted bib jeans with suspenders. We grabbed a freebie coin pouch and kept it movin’.
We decided to make our way to the back section and found ourselves checking out the new kicks developed by the folks at Reebok. There was a 25th year anniversary houndstooth style of the Freestyle Classic along with other fresh colors in the same style, Scarlett Johansson’s new line which had some cute retro style sneakers, a limited edition and highly collectible Basquiat/Rolland Berry Freestyle, and a really hot pair of gold and black Pumps (but of course those ones are only available in men’s sizes!)
At the back of the building we stumbled across one of our current faves, Obesity and Speed! You might remember we wrote about them a while back. They’ve created an excellent collection again and the lastest inspiration for Fall is HORROR! About 4 or 5 graphics I LOVED and their printed totes, red overdyed denim jacket, and perforated leather gloves are killer! Stop by Eva, Denier Cri, or Seven to cop it.
Lastly, on my way out I ran into Nina from Valley just as she’d become extremely psyched on discovering that the sneakers from Umbro by Kim Jones were also available in women’s sizes! I gave her my two cents on what I liked too, the pieced Aztec fabric versions were both of our favorites! Expect some really, really dope kicks arriving at her store soon…
What kind of tradeshow would it be if we didn’t spot lots of our friends and business associates? Russ (Ssur), Dao-Yi, Matty-ho, Matt Ting, Christine Su, Sneaker Steve, Nicole (G-Sus), and Oketo Burts (K-Swiss) were just a few I caught a glimpse of in a short few hours.
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Basquiat and Lace Reebok Freestyle, Umbro by Kim Jones
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BLOWOUTS IN BABYLON
The First Annual Harold Hunter Memorial Basketball Tournament is this Sunday at the Seward Park High School Gym. Come by for some beer and grub to watch teams from Dave’s Quality Meat/UXA, aNYthing, Max Fish, and Sensei. Sounds like a fun way to spend your Sunday just kickin’ it and socializing. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds benefit the Harold Hunter Foundation.
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