Thursday, December 07, 2006

12-07-06 What's happen next....



Now so happy to have holidays! This year's holiday card is like this... Our graphic designer, Aya, did work hard, and I'm so satisfied her job :) I also plan to have meeting with my lines during December and discuss about next year schedule & collection plan! I'm looking forward to checking their samples.

In January, we're going to be very very busy!

From Jan 12- 16, our first trade show in LA in 2007. I'll show my collections for summer items of saikan, OUTERNATIONAL, muddy boots, mizra, in53kto, and Psychodelic Mystic. And from Jan 25-27, we're going to exhibit at Action Sports Retailer Show a.k.a. ASR in San Diego. Our snowboard line,
NEON ELEMENTS will be there. I hope everything is going to be great over there.

Oh, we're planning to publish our 2nd issue of funtrap magazine in Jan. So now I'm pretty busy of editing it. This issue, we feat 8 brands and 2 prospective artists and 1 city. Especially the article about NAGOYA city must be great information for people in the US apparel industry who work with Japanese.

I'm so looking forward to coming next year, 2007!

というわけで、今年はとってもかわいいホリデーカードを皆様にお届け♪そして来年は新年早々2つのトレードショーがあります。LAマーケット(1/12-16)はいつもの通りですが、今回スノーボードブランドNEON ELEMENTSを連れて、はじめてサンディエゴのASRショー(1/25-27)に出展予定!今からドキドキです。

そうそう、私たちが発行するfuntrap magazineの第2号を1月末に発行いたします。今回はショールームで扱う8つのブランド情報に加えて、今注目の都市「名古屋」について特集します!米国アパレル業界人に向けて書かれた記事はこれが初めてなのでは???今からどんな反応があるのか、楽しみです。

Don't forget to check our website :)
www.funtrap.net

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

12-05-06 My New Collection, Psychodelic Mystic ...



LA based designer, Chisato, is one of my newest contacts. She's been working it the industry over five years in the States, and started her own collection last year. This time she made a great fashion show for Japan Expo in November in downtown LA.
Industrial newspaper, Apparel News, was also interested in our show, and they covered the show for us :)

Her new collection will be appaered in Jan LA Market from 12th to 16th in my showroom next month
Also I'll bring her collection to POOL TRADE SHOW in Las Vegas as well.

So exicited!

Psychodelic Mysitcはファントラップショールームの最新ブランドの一つです。そしてデザイナーのちさとさんは、私が最近知り合いになった人の一人。彼女は5年以上LAのファッション業界で仕事をしています。そして去年はじめて自分のブランドを正式にデビューさせたそうです。今回11月に行われたジャパンエクスポのために、彼女はすばらしい作品を作ってくれました!

そしてこの情報を聞きつけた、米国の業界紙Apparel Newsも、Psychodelic Mysticに興味をもってくれて、今回取材に来てくれました。

最新コレクションは1月のLAマーケット(1/12-16)、そしてラスベガスの行われるPOOL TRADE SHOWで大大発表です!
Psychodelic Mystic

Friday, October 20, 2006

10-20-06 Just Started!



Today, LA MARKET has begun

I have following lines in my showroom now:

saikan : women's better contemporary / young professional line http://www.saikanlabel.com
smo : High-end men's contemporary line http://www.smo000.com
mizra: Truly craftmanshipped Japanese denim with hand painted and dying http://vipa.co.jp/
muddy boots : mannish women's high-end line http://www.muddy-boots.jp

from Los Angeles
OUTERNATIONAL by Livity : Organic and enviroment-oriented hats and accessories line http://www.livity.org
in53kto:Unique T-shirts line http://www.in53kto.com
Psychodelic Mystic : Funky T-shirts and dresses created by LA based Japanese designer http://www.psychodelicmystic.com

I'm so happy that my new denim line looks very good reaction. It ain't cheap, but very beautiful!

Also anybody who wants to buy in stock items of KIRIGAMi WORKS, saikan and smo, you can also buy from us!
Visit our showroom...

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

10-17-06 LA MARKET

Hi, this is YUKIE. I owned multi line showroom in Los Angeles. My showroom has many lines from Japan.
Luckily, I've been having good relationships with other showrooms in my building, California Market Center, and we getting rexognized by people in this industry.

Currently I have following lines:

from Japan
saikan : women's better contemporary / young professional line http://www.saikanlabel.com
smo : High-end men's contemporary line http://www.smo000.com
mizra: Truly craftmanshipped Japanese denim with hand painted and dying http://vipa.co.jp/
muddy boots : mannish women's high-end line http://www.muddy-boots.jp

from Los Angeles
OUTERNATIONAL by Livity : Organic and enviroment-oriented hats and accessories line http://www.livity.org
in53kto:Unique T-shirts line http://www.in53kto.com
Psychodelic Mystic : Funky T-shirts and dresses created by LA based Japanese designer http://www.psychodelicmystic.com

I'm getting excited to see reactions from customers during LA MARKET

Please visit our showroom at California Market Center
110 E 9th St. C555 Los Angeles, CA 90079
funtrap showroom
http://www.funtrap.net