NAMSB will be a full house next week when its three-day trade show gets under way at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, March 22-24. The show, which has been attracting young men's urban lines and new faces, has sold out its booth space for its upcoming event -- knocking out the possibilities of a fashion show.
Harvey Owen, president of NSI, which produces NAMSB, said the fashion shows will resume in October. He attributes the SRO status of the upcoming show to the attraction of new exhibitors as well as old ones taking more space. Owen said next week's event, with over 400 booths containing a little over 200 exhibitors with about 500 to 600 apparel lines, will be ...