The Designers & Agents trade show will launch a new men’s edition called D&A Man in New York this July. The first show is expected to draw about 40 vendors at the Cedar Lake venue in West Chelsea.
The new show will join a crowded competitive set in New York that includes ENK NYC, Project, MRket, Capsule and Agenda.
D&A currently operates 10 women’s shows a year. Its annual schedule includes four shows in New York, four in Los Angeles and two in Paris. For D&A Man, the company plans two shows each year, during the men’s markets in January and July.
“The show will include sportswear, denim and accessories, with brands at a high taste level,” said Ed Mandelbaum, who co-founded Designers & Agents with partner Barbara Kramer in 1998. “Men’s wear has been developing in incredibly interesting ways in the past few years. This really felt like the right, pivotal moment for D&A to bring its signature curatorial approach to the market.”
Through a partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, D&A Man will offer two men’s wear designers complementary booths each season. The designers will be chosen in consultation with the CFDA.
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D&A is waiting to see how the show dates shake out for July among all the men’s shows and will stage its show concurrently with them, said Mandelbaum.