LAS VEGAS Girls in skimpy clothes straddle souped-up cars. Japanese kids stroll by wearing sequined sneakers. Rapper Jay-Z booms out over speakers the size of Cadillacs. The Magic Marketplace, the world's largest trade show for fashion, is drawing more than 120,000 people from 80 countries this week - and all the hype that Vegas can muster.

If you want to get a glimpse into the future of fashion, the twice-a-year Magic clothing convention is the place. I was in Las Vegas last week and saw what designers are offering for the coming seasons.  Here are some things I liked  – and some things you should run from if they come to a store near you:

First, this headline: Hoodies may be history.

LAS VEGAS
For some Hampton Roads fashion students and teachers, the world’s largest fashion trade show has been a Magical classroom this week.
Let’s call it a 3.2 million-square-foot campus, filled with tens of thousands of professionals checking out the latest clothing, especially with the emphasis on hip urban wear, and in Vegas, no less.

LAS VEGAS Brock Frederick is on the prowl for something cool. His livelihood depends on a successful hunt.

  More about MAGIC on the Style Channel  

The Virginian-Pilot's music and pop culture reporter, Malcolm Venable, and photographer/videographer Leo Kim are heading for Las Vegas next week to cover the Magic Marketplace, a huge, twice-a-year clothing convention. Designers, clothing store owners and celebrities from all over the world typically attend the show.

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