Fashion & Beauty Industry Events 1. Fashion Week The next run—February 11 to 18—will be the last in Bryant Park, and in September, the American fashion trade’s largest event will move to a new home at Lincoln Center, where former Vogue staffer Stephanie Winston Wolkoff will oversee it as the center’s director of Fashion Week.
Trade Shows & Conventions
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Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Awards Michelle Obama snagged the Board of Directors’ Special Tribute award at the June 2009 affair, which entertained 700 of the biggest names in fashion at Alice Tully Hall. The C.F.D.A.’s 2010 ceremony is slated for June 7. 3. FiFi Awards For leaders in beauty, the Fragrance Foundation’s annual honors carry a lot of weight, and in 2009, some 750 guests mingled at the 69th Regiment Armory. The awards are slated to return to the Armory on June 10. 4. Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars Benefit This glamorous award event lives up to its billing, typically drawing a parade of A-list Hollywood types and big names in fashion. The October 2009 gala at Cipriani Wall Street recognized designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Kenneth Cole, and Michael Kors. 5. International Beauty Show Open to licensed beauty professionals, this expo at the Javits Center attracted more than 53,000 attendees and 450 exhibitors last year and expects a similar number for its next run, from March 7 to 9. 6. American Cancer Society Dream Ball At the 25th edition of this gala, more than 500 guests marked the 20th anniversary of the “Look Good… Feel Better” program at the Waldorf-Astoria. Held on September 24, the event raised $1.8 million. 7. Accessories Council ACE Awards Honoring those who boost sales and promote accessories at a consumer level, this November 2 event at Cipriani 42nd Street presented Lady GaGa with the Stylemaker award. One to Watch Fashion’s Night Out Organized by Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and NYC & Company, last year’s freshman outing of this confidence-boosting shopping initiative saw more than 800 retailers host individual parties open to the public. While the event is not yet a yearly fixture, it is slated to return on September 10.
show organizers relaunched the show’s Web site to build community among attendees year-round. 5. The Greater New York Dental Meeting The more than 57,000 health-care professionals and 1,500 technical exhibits at the November 27 to December 2 congress make it the city’s biggest annual medical assembly by far, and the largest dental gathering in the country. 6. American International Toy Fair With 350,000 square feet on the show floor, 100,000 products— including 7,000 launches expected this year— more than 20,000 attendees, 1,200 exhibitors, and an additional 1,000 members of the international media, the toy fair touts some hefty numbers. The 2010 incarnation hits the Javits Center from February 14 to 17. 7. National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo “Retail’s big show” meets for the 99th time January 10 to 13 at the Javits Center. The expected 17,000 attendees will have the chance to hear from a diverse group of speakers, including designer Tory Burch, former J.C. Penney C.E.O. Allen Questrom, and Dunkin’ Brands Inc. executive chairman Jon L. Luther. 8. PDN PhotoPlus International Conference and Expo Canon, Kodak, and Nikon are just a few of the exhibitors who plan to court the estimated New York Comic Con [Up from 4] In just 27,000 attendees at the 2010 summit of photogfour years, this East Coast pop-culture fest has raphy enthusiasts and professionals. The indusproven to be real competition to its venerable try’s biggest event is scheduled to run at the Javits (and unrelated) San Diego predecessor. A 13,000Center from October 28 to 30. person jump in attendance to 77,000 last year also 9. International Vision Expo East The 2009 gathmakes it one the city’s fastest-growing events. ering of opticians brought more than 14,000 to Publishers, fans, filmmakers, and cult stars will the Javits Center, where it returns March 18 to 21 have a dilemma in 2010, though: The new October with a conference and exhibition focused on edu8 to 10 slot is in direct competition with newcation, fashion, technology, and advice for improvcomer Big Apple Comic Con. ing business in an unfavorable economy. 4. New York International Gift Fair The biannual 10. National Stationery Show If it’s made of gathering of niche retailers did its best to combat paper, you’ll probably find it at this 64-year-old shrinking sales in 2009, drawing 2,700 exhibitors trade show. Producers anticipate similar numbers and 31,000 guests in its August outing. To mainto 2009’s 12,000 buyers and 900 exhibitors when tain momentum for its 2010 return to the Javits the show returns to the Javits Center from May 16 Center and Pier 94 from January 30 to February 4, to 19 with more than 10,000 product lines. year for American automakers and consumers did little to dampen the city’s largest annual trade show. After once again attracting around one million attendees to the Javits Center for its 2009 outing, the 2010 auto show returns April 2 to 11. 2. New York National Boat Show Following a oneoff move to December in 2008, a slightly retooled incarnation of the boater’s ultimate playground returns in 2010 with a new five-day format, from January 20 to 24. An estimated 1,000 watercraft are expected to cover the floor of the Javits Center for the show’s 105th anniversary.
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