Spring Is in Full Bloom at New York Trade Shows

It was an energetic market week around town as Coterie, Woman New York, Capsule and Cabana, among other trade shows, all descended upon New York. Coterie at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center featured 1,300 brands, about 100 more than last year, according to Danielle Licata, president of Coterie and East Coast Womenswear at Informa, “Old brands returned and new and international brands joined,” she said. Elsewhere around town, the Woman show, held at Spring Studios, had a total of 68 exhibitors and saw an increase of 15 percent in attendees. At Capsule and Cabana, held at Piers 92/94, the Cabana section was marginally smaller than in past seasons with Liberty Fairs preferring to focus on a tighter curation. Capsule continued to include the Elements section, a group of indie beauty and accessory brands. Overall, both saw an increase of 10 percent in foot traffic. Coterie’s Licata said traffic overall was up 8 percent versus last September’s Coterie. Many booths, such as Misa Los Angeles, Lisa Todd, Lilla P, Ramy Brook Kinross, 525 America, Aldomartins, Shoshanna, Farm Rio, and Minnie Rose, were busy with retailers, although others were much quieter. Among some of spring’s key trends at Coterie were bare shoulders, midi skirts, eyelet, blazers, utility

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