This has been a whirlwind of a week (and it’s not over yet!). One take-away from the New York market is that woven shirts are a key category for spring 2011. And in the contemporary market, it’s all about doing it a little differently. We’ve overdosed on plaid, and although it’s not going away anytime soon, why not show some novelty, too? I saw a lot of...

Ironically, the day that I wrote the “Curing my Vegas Hangover” blog, I received what looked to be a hangover survival kit from Diesel. It arrived in a box equipped with Pop Chips, Vitamin Water, eye drops, aspirin, etc. as a way of promoting their new “Be Stupid” ad campaign. It came a bit late, but I am sure there will be another hangover that will...

I’m back from Vegas and sorting through all of my notes and pictures, trying to make some sense of it all. (Those three days sure did fly by, right?) One major takeaway from the shows was the contemporary market’s continuing shift away from denim and T-shirts and towards a more dressed-up look. Here’s a look at a few brands that caught my eye and are doing...

History is repeating itself in menswear. During NY market, we saw the resurgence of heritage brands as a continuing trend for fall 2010. Not surprisingly, that same trend popped up in footwear. We stopped by the Compass shoe show at Manhattan’s Puck Building last week and saw brands offering updated versions of the styles that put them on the map.

Keds...

Vanguard

Checks are the new plaid at Culturata (although they had great plaid shirts too!) And Jacques Haggiag, pictured, says his checks are the perfect size. These 100 percent cotton shirts are woven and sewn in Italy and retail for about $179.

Daniel Hechter sportswear debuted last fall and even though the timing was tough, Marc Saenz says that...