Not Your Typical Trunk Show at Barneys Co-op

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

Barneys Co-op is taking the traditional trunk show and updating it for the younger and hipper set with the "Trunk-a-Palooza" event taking place next Wednesday, April 21st. As opposed to the usual ladies-who-lunch type deal, Trunk-a-Palooza will be more of a "party" instead (at least that's what Julie Gilhart called it). The event will feature ten simultaneously running trunk shows, including hot labels like 3.1 Phillip Lim, Rag & Bone, Alexander Wang, Richard Chai-LOVE, Vena Cava and more. A DJ will be spinning tunes and special appearances will be made by A. Wang himself, Lisa Mayock of Vena Cava and Marcus Wainwright and David Neville of Rag & Bone. Along with the opportunity to pre-order Fall items, there will be limited edition pieces available, too. The event runs from 2pm to 8pm at the Madison Avenue flagship.
· Barneys Sets Trunk Show Extravaganza [WWD, subscription req'd]
· Barneys New York [Official Site]