Famous Stars and Straps presented their latest collections at the 2009 MAGIC convention. The brands included Famous Stars and Straps, Expensive Taste, Wild Ones, and Rogue Status. Each brand showcased to preview the upcoming line of apparel. The Rogue Status section featured their Scion drift car that they took on the Gumball rally earlier this year, the Wild Ones featured comic book inspired graphics, and Expensive Taste was highlighted with rapper Paul Wall at the booth each day. Famous Stars and Straps made the debut of their summer line of board shorts, sandals, and even beach towels, while introducing both a juniors and female collection completing the lines of apparel for the brand. A live DJ set at the booth was held each day by some of the hottest DJ’s in the scene including DJ Spider and Marshall Barnes. A live graffiti / art piece was created as well within the booth that showcased the various brands under the Famous Stars and Strap umbrella.

Adding to the excitement Famous Stars and Straps hosted a party at the booth during the tradeshow that had the infamous Alchemist spinning and drinks provided by Heineken. This special event succeeded in creating a buzz at MAGIC among key sales associates, sales accounts, and the media. Special guest appearances ran throughout the day including the Famous Stars and Straps skate team, stunt bike team, and MMA fighter “Razor” Rob McCullough.

To make sure the excitement continued through to the evening, Famous Stars and Straps hosted a party at the Palms hotel within club Rain. The special event was the talk of the evening with an all-star DJ line-up consisting of Mixmaster Mike (Beastie Boys), DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Premier. The entire Famous Stars and Straps team was in attendance among the hundreds of other attendees.

The ID Agency brought in key media outlets including Complex, Antenna, and Skinnie magazine and introduced them to the Famous Stars and Straps brand, apparel, and athletes.

During the Formula DRIFT Round 4: All In event in Las Vegas the ID Agency helped coordinate the first annual Formula DRIFT Charity Blackjack Tournament. The tournament was held at the Aliante Hotel and Casino, the official hotel of Formula DRIFT Round 4, and called for drivers, sponsors, friends, and media members to make donations for entry that would go towards a good cause. 36 players joined the tournament including Formula DRIFT drivers champion Tanner Foust, Vaughn Gittin Jr., Chris Forsberg, and Ross Petty.

Generous sponsors donated prizes that would were awarded to the winners including XBOX 360, copies of Forza 2 video game, Puma gift cards, a Meister watch, Oakley sunglasses, Rogue Status Apparel, Attic apparel, and a 2-night stay at the Aliante.

After 3 rounds of competition the final table consisted of 6 players. Steve Choi, staff member of Formula DRIFT, walked away with the 1st place spot and his choice from the prize pool and elected to take the XBOX 360 and Forza 2 video game. 2nd place went to Formula DRIFT driver of the NOS Energy / Maxxis Tire Nissan 350Z and current points leader, Chris Forsberg who chose the PUMA giftcards and also received a Rogue Status apparel package. 3rd place went to ID Agency’s John Pangilinan, who received a Meister watch and Forza 2 game. Overall it was a very successful event for everyone including Formula DRIFT, Aliante, and of course the charity.