PROJECT: DENIM KEEPS SPOTLIGHT; NEO-PREPPIE STYLE, NOVELTY BLAZERS AND JEANS INNOVATIONS ARE HOT FOR SPRING '06.

Daily News Record, July, 2005 by Bailey, Lee; Lipke, David; Pallay, Jessica

Byline: Jessica Pallay, David Lipke and Lee Bailey

NEW YORK -- The most popular topic of conversation at Project New York last week wasn't the hottest trends for spring '06, but rather the sweltering heat inside the Starrett-Lehigh Building, where the air-conditioning conked out early. Sweaty vendors talked about requesting rebates, while those situated in the Metropolitan Pavilion luxuriated in their climate-controlled venue. "It's been a long, stressful day," said Sam Ben-Avraham, owner of Project, after toiling to fix the air-conditioning mess. (A battery of high-powered fans were installed on the second day of the show to help cool things off.)

But despite the oppressive temperatures, there was a real buzz inside Starrett-Lehigh, as heavy...

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