Conventions

Interview with Loungefly at NYCC 2022

This weekend, New York Comic Con (NYCC) took over the Javitz Center in Midtown Manhattan for four days of fun. We had the opportunity to talk to Loungefly’s Director of Marketing and Social Media, Ilana McBride, at their Halloween themed booth on the show floor on Friday, October 7th.

Loungefly’s booth at NYCC. Photo credit: Jenna Wrenn

Held from October 6-9, New York Comic Con is one of the largest pop culture conventions on the east coast and boasts big-name exhibitors, such as Crunchyroll. Among the impressive lineup was Loungefly.

Loungefly’s booth at NYCC. Photo credit: Jenna Wrenn

About Loungefly

Founded in 1998, Loungefly is perhaps most well-known for its pop culture-themed mini backpacks. Marvel, DC, Pixar, and Star Wars are among the collaborating licenses. Wallets, clothing, enamel pins, and keychains are among the wide variety of products Loungefly now offers.

Disney themed Halloween t-shirt on display at Loungefly booth. Photo credit: Jenna Wrenn
Luke Skywalker button-up shirt on display at Loungefly booth. Photo credit: Jenna Wrenn

Interview with Ilana McBride at NYCC

Ilana McBride, Loungefly’s Director of Marketing and Social Media, took some time to talk with us about current releases and convention exclusives.

Ilana discussed convention exclusives:

We really tried to focus on tertiary characters. You won’t see main characters exclusives here. There’s no Mickey Mouse. It’s all [characters] like Asajj Ventress and Boba Fett from Droids. It’s all very niche and tertiary characters because that’s what these fans know and love.

NYCC Exclusive mini Boba Fett backpack.
NYCC Exclusive mini Asajj Ventress backpack.

Be sure to check out Loungefly on social media to see everything they have to offer.

Jenna Wrenn

Host and executive producer of the Portrait of a Fangirl Podcast, Jenna Wrenn, is also an entertainment correspondent for Temple of Geek. Jenna has conducted interviews with talent such as Max Brooks, Christopher Paolini, Rachel Smythe, and Ashley Eckstein and has written several articles for Temple of Geek covering conventions, anime, pop culture, and much more. A historian by trade, a writer by passion, and a cat mom by birthright. Jenna loves to travel, forge new connections, and cosplay. Jenna is excited to bring more fascinating interviews to viewers/listeners of the Portrait of a Fangirl podcast.

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