Skins Shoes Up At WSA
From February 21-24, Skins Footwear held court in Las Vegas at The WSA Show - the largest and most comprehensive footwear and related accessories show in the world.
Buyers and footwear fanatics from all over the globe made themselves at home in the Skins suite on the 7th Floor of the Venetian Hotel, checking out the next-gen Skins and Bones to see if they really lived up to expectations. GSA was there, and we were blown away, but don't take our word for it: we interviewed some retailers - the people who have to believe they can sell shoes in order to buy them - and you'll see for yourself what they said as the interviews roll out...
For those of you who haven't been there (read: sneakerheads who prefer to check out styles once they hit stores or the web), WSA's twice-yearly show in Las Vegas pulls in more than 36,000+ participants and nearly 1,600 exhibitors who represent the cream of the footwear manufacturing industry. In short, The WSA Show is the ultimate must-attend market for the multi-billion dollar footwear industry.
The show was celebrating its 59th year, but from where we sat (mostly at Casino Royale's $5 blackjack tables - oh, and the bar at the Hard Rock - the unofficial late night meeting place for the show), the crowd was young and edgy. Some attendees suggested they were too cool to check out Billy Joel's private performance at the Orleans theater, but anyone who knows shows knows the Piano Man never disappoints.
There are other highlights that come to mind, including the Jolly Ranchers at Dos Caminos, but we'll save some stories for another time...
Buyers and footwear fanatics from all over the globe made themselves at home in the Skins suite on the 7th Floor of the Venetian Hotel, checking out the next-gen Skins and Bones to see if they really lived up to expectations. GSA was there, and we were blown away, but don't take our word for it: we interviewed some retailers - the people who have to believe they can sell shoes in order to buy them - and you'll see for yourself what they said as the interviews roll out...
For those of you who haven't been there (read: sneakerheads who prefer to check out styles once they hit stores or the web), WSA's twice-yearly show in Las Vegas pulls in more than 36,000+ participants and nearly 1,600 exhibitors who represent the cream of the footwear manufacturing industry. In short, The WSA Show is the ultimate must-attend market for the multi-billion dollar footwear industry.
The show was celebrating its 59th year, but from where we sat (mostly at Casino Royale's $5 blackjack tables - oh, and the bar at the Hard Rock - the unofficial late night meeting place for the show), the crowd was young and edgy. Some attendees suggested they were too cool to check out Billy Joel's private performance at the Orleans theater, but anyone who knows shows knows the Piano Man never disappoints.
There are other highlights that come to mind, including the Jolly Ranchers at Dos Caminos, but we'll save some stories for another time...
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Are the shoes in the packaging (flat plastic) the same as the shoes in last image in this article?
Let's Go Skins Footwear!!!!!
With Skins Footwear hitting some stores yesterday and the recents sale of additional stock to raise some 1.9 million dollars...... skins now has a chance to prove if there will be a market for its interchangeable shoe concept.
We feel there is but to what extent, we're not sure!
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