Even with my sensible flats on, I couldn’t comprehend how exhausted and sore I would be after four days of MAGIC in Las Vegas. It’s hard to imagine the enormity of it until you’re walking through the vast expanse of clothes, jewelry, shoes, bags and so much more. The twice-annual fashion tradeshow is spread across the Las Vegas Convention Center and the newly renovated Mandalay Bay Convention Center with a combined 1.15 million square feet of exhibition space.
Across the convention centers were more than 4,500 brands showcasing their designs for the coming spring/summer 2016 season. The more than 60,000 attendees were all impeccably dressed and many of the female attendees towered through the halls on 5-inch heels; my feet hurt just thinking about it! But the tradeshow attracts all kinds of people: designers looking for inspiration, models participating in fashion shows and retailers picking out the latest and greatest for their stores.