Now, for its tenth edition, New York-based denim-fabric fair BPD Expo is again being a maverick in the field by being the only fashion-driven trade show in the area that has not canceled its physical edition this season. In fact, BPD Expo is currently running and has been accepting visitors since last week–but it has been majorly modified to make shopping the show as safe and comfortable as possible in these times of COVID-19.

The current edition is being held at Blue Print Denim (BPD) Washhouse across the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey. Owned by show producer Bill Curtin, the facility is the only full service wet and dry denim processing plant on the East Coast. Curtin and his team have set up a special totally separate enclosed viewing area with fresh air at the site featuring unmanned booths and racks of denim samples for fall 2021 from six mills BPD Washhouse represents in the States from Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Taiwan and Mexico. Curtin assures that the area will be disinfected daily.