Perhaps all my silly puns have finally influenced the people of Arth. This is our display at the Blue Show in NYC. Uh, notice the globes?? So, let me back up a little. During my trip home to Cali, I stopped by the Arth shop in Costa Mesa and met the big boss, Satoshi Kurihara. We had a friendly chat and introduction and he mentioned Arth would be part of an NYC apparel trade show in January. I was asked to accompany him and work our booth, and so here I am now, actually doing it... presently.
We had a pretty good first day. The show is for menswear so from what I hear, it's a lot more mellow and laid back than lady apparel shows. I met some friendly buyers, some more aggressive than others, and some journalists covering the show. I do hope those I invited to our Soho shop show up. The only bummer is that I work on inauguration day so I'm seriously thinking of bringing a radio in for the address. 2 more days!!
bonus story: The lovely lady helping us work the booth, Yukiko, and I chatted a bit today. She was telling me she lived in LA for a bit and happened to go to the same college as my sister. Then she tells me she lived in San Gabriel and I asked where and we got closer in closer in location and it turns out she was living literally 10 houses away (maybe even less) from the house I grew up in! Wild stuff. Fate is a funny thing. She owns a cool wholesale retail house called Beagle House N.Y. named after her favorite cartoon character Snoopy. Um... adorable!
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