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August 30, 2005

Denim and T-shirt Report from Las Vegas Fashion Tradeshows

I've heard that nearly 100,000 people have come into Las Vegas this week for the Magic, Project and Pool tradeshows. That's a lot of fashionistas sipping lattes if you ask me.

So far I've walked the Pool show at Mandalay Bay and Project at The Venetian. Both shows are jammed with fashions that I can't wait to buy, and clothes I wouldn't put on Lola, my friend's dog (she's the most aloof dog I've ever met and doesn't like me for some reason). I hate when people take an t-shirt and slap a screen print on and try calling it couture. I love t-shirts, love wearing them and have drawers full because I think they add character, but they're definitely not high fashion.

I've heard people say that they feel like it's a denim explosion at the shows and that they "are so over denim." I'd have to agree with that assessment. It seems like everyone has their own new style of denim that is special because of something like the stitching or how the denim is treated. All this is pretty unnoticeable to me and they all seem like a pair of jeans. Then again, I'm generally wearing a pair of $40 Levi's that look great on me and make my lacking rear-end look like, well, a rear-end.

I'm not advocating for the end of the t-shirt or that we should all give up wearing jeans. These items are staples of American culture and will never be lost. I wonder if Levi Strauss knew what he was starting?? What I do want to see is fashion that doesn't take itself too seriously. I understand that people don't want to be clones and some added flair is good, but we also don't need to embellish our clothes to high heaven and back and (sometimes twice). Give me a t-shirt that accentuates my chest or arms, and a pair of jeans that can make me look like I've got some junk in my trunk, at least enough for that hottie in the booth down the way to want to grab a hold (definitely looking at more than fashion while in Vegas).

Posted by Michael Rogers at August 30, 2005 11:59 AM