Each vendor has their own visuals for showing their collections. The visuals ranged from simple mannequins or stands to elaborate tubs, sewing machines, and other ways of representing their merchandise. The types of items that were shown at the event were clothing, accessories, suits, shoes, cuff links, scarves, hats, bags, and many other items.
Most of the merchandise was of bright colors and Italian made. The buyers were touching the clothes and trying them on for fit. They were asking about the various colors and sizes they were available in. Some of the vendors were even sizing the buyers to show how the suits may fit their customers.
In the market there were multiple buildings and each one had their own style from chic, urban, nautical or preppy. All of the people greeted each other as if they were old friends meeting up again and no one seemed as if they were in a rush either.
I had never been to a market and it was very exciting to see what is talked about in class, in real life. I had never really thought about being a buyer, but as we walked slowly through each building a very energized feeling overwhelmed my body. Seeing how everyone was interacting and getting to see trends that would be the next Spring/Summer season was a privilege.
