We already had a taste of the tradeshow buzz when Nikita showcased the FW1011 outerwear and street wear collections at the Bread & Butter Berlin a month ago. The venue there is a mighty legacy from Hitler, a former airport that was ceased from operation in 2008. Tempelhof Airport’s main building  was once amongst the world’s largest buildings. And huge it is indeed, with a heavy industrial feel to it. When you “dress” it up with flamboyant  booths from fashion’s leading brands and mix it up with smaller, individual brands with street-wise styles and designs, you have a pretty unique tradeshow playground.

But now we are preparing for ISPO in Munich which is THE tradeshow for Nikita as well as other companies operating within boardsports. A lot of preparation goes on before the booth is ready to be showcased but it is always equally exciting to see the development of the booth being built from scratch. There are wood pieces, paint, boxes, pallets, hangars, screws, racks and everything in between, in a sort of a harmonic mess around the stand, but by Saturday all will be in place and the booth will look amazing! Nikita really has its own thing going on and stands out of the “regular” booth set-ups. We have a metal catwalk that will be the stage for 10 Nikita Chickitas to showcase the highlights of the FW1011 collections and really bring out the great cuts, fits and designs that Nikita is known of.

Yes, so it is the “calm before the storm” vibe – everyone making sure everything is all ready for the big show that kicks off on Sunday. Anticipation is in the air and it is the good kind of anticipation!

Will be back with after-tradeshow thoughts and pics next week. Until then, Viele Grüße aus Munich ya’ll!