The MAGIC Show B*&%$s!

The MAGIC Show B*&%$s!

What has two thumbs and attended the MAGIC Show in Vegas?!  This chick right here! Yeah this girl right here.  Let us have a moment to bask in the awesomeness of that.

I have no idea why my husband thought this was a good picture...but I am the dummy who didn't double check.

Yeah...good times.

If you have no clue what the MAGIC Show is, go ahead and stop reading this blog. Now.  I'll wait.

Just kidding!  The "MAGIC Show is an incubator of fashion, where new trends surface and develop into what will be seen on the consumer."  Basically meaning it is a large retail trade show where designers and brands show case their upcoming lines and retailers can get a glimpse of the clothing and place orders.


The show takes place every February and August in Sin City and according to my affable cab driver it brings thousands of fashionistas, fashion bloggers, retail buyers and boutique owners to the strip.  I spent most of my time at Mandalay Bay, but I did check out Sourcing and Platform at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

I apologize in advance for my pictures.  I STILL don't have a digital camera (yes, it feels like I am living in the Dark Ages) and so I picked up a cheap Vivitar camera at CVS, and let's just say, No Bueno.  No Bueno, Vivitar!  It was the worst camera ever!  Yes, I understand you get what you pay for but...that camera was so crappy they should sell it at the Dollar Store.  I will never buy a Vivitar camera again!  Vivitar would have to seriously convince me they make a decent camera for me to ever even consider that ratchet mess again.

However, I digress.

I started my MAGIC adventure at Mandalay Bay. It. Was. Awesome.

Miles of vendors, fashionistas, and free stuff!  If you go to the MAGIC Show you will not leave empty handed!  From totes, to tees, to hats to sunglasses, the loot makes MAGIC that much better.  I started at Project and just wandered aimlessly.

Loving the coral blazer!

Again, I apologize for the crappy picture quality!  Thanks for nothing, Vivitar.

Yes, I still love Paper Denim

Crappy picture, but the purple of this dress was beautiful...besides, everyone needs a "freakum dress" according to Beyonce.

Gold Nikes B*&%$s!

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Red, black, and green. (And grey, of course)

Levi at the MAGIC Show

As much as I still love overpriced denim, Levi has stepped there game up in the past 7 years.

Even the mannequins Chucks were scuffed!  Where did he go?! 

Randa Accessories are pretty awesome!

This booth made me crave fall and winter...just for leather!

During my travels, I came across the bloggers table!

Fashion Bloggers table at MAGIC

You can only make out Fashion Indie

Let me just tell you, I was sick with envy!  Why wasn't I invited to the grown up table?!  While I fought my green eyed monster, I was literally in awe of the bloggers.  Some of the "heavies" were there...you know the ones...paid to watch fashion and be cool.  Sigh, one day.  ONE DAY!

This cool guy saw me about to take a picture and decided to walk in front of the shot...Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame jerk!

There was literally nothing on the t.v's, but this man was engrossed.  I walked around the show for an hour, came back, and he was in the same spot.

My son practicing for GQ.

Plain polos, Dockers and Brown Leather Belts....good times.

Project was awesome, every square inch had beautiful clothing, beautiful people and fashionistas.  The energy was overwhelming and every where you looked were people dressed in conservative suits a lá throwback Chanel to 10Deep Tees and Paper Denim jeans.  There were work stations, ping pong tables, gold Nikes, benches and half naked women; basically a Vegas style fashion show.


Next up, I went to the Pool Trade show.  The Pool Trade show was awesome too.  They had smaller designers, mainly jewelry, and you could BUY STUFF.

My son was more interested in the goggles than the show

I (heart) the Cadillac necklace from Retro a Go Go http://www.retroagogo.com/.
They had awesome Bettie Page memorabilia check them out for a little kitsch!

I just realized home girl was all in my shot, but no worries Butter London Nail Bar was awesome!  They were actually doing mani's!

The Pool Trade Show was awesome, I bought stuff and people watched.  I saw a gay guy and two girls and honestly, the gay guy was way prettier than his two female counterparts!  Better haircut, better outfit, and better makeup.  Yep, sad but true.

Lastly I hit up the Las Vegas Convention Center.  While, I would like to share with you all of the photos from there, sadly, I have none.  The convention center was dedicated to shoes and sourcing (people who will design the clothes for you).  Needless to say, once I hit the convention center, I lost my mind!  It was a shoe utopia!  Once I was surrounded with the thousands of shoes, all thoughts of my blog when out the window.  At first, I gave it a try...and this was the only photo I ended up with:

Yeah, don't judge me.

Rachel Roy is pretty awesome

Don't judge me.  When new shoes are in my vicinity, all time, space and reason disappear.  However, I did encounter the most fashionable young man leaving the convention center.

Yeah, pure awesomeness.

All in all, I had a funky good time at the MAGIC.  I would definitely recommend it for any fashionista, blogger, retail buyer and boutique owner.  Besides having the actual trade shows, they offer fashion shows and seminars which I hear are excellent! Next time around I will go to the seminars and fashion shows.  This time we were shopping for the hubby's store, so it was strictly business.  Now I know what to look out for and what to do! MAGIC 2013, here I come!

I had such a good time I spontaneously started throwing gang signs

Have you ever been to the MAGIC Show?  If so, share your experiences!  If not, would you like to go?!  I could use a discount on the tickets!