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Accessories Council Announces 2025 Design Excellence Awards on Nov. 3rd

The Accessories Council (Ac) announced that the 7th Annual Design Excellence Awards will take place on November 3rd, 2025 in New York City. For a second year, the winners will be celebrated with a formal Awards event at luxe Manhattan destination The Fifth Avenue Hotel. Building on its history of honoring individuals and companies, The Ac...

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The Accessories Council names recipients for 2025 ACE Awards

The Accessories Council (Ac) has shared the name of its honorees for the 2025 Accessories Council Excellence Awards (ACE Awards). The annual ACE Awards gala, set to take place on May 6, 2025, at the historic Pierre Hotel in New York City, honors individuals and companies that aid the growth of the accessories industry. This year’s event will see...

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In Pictures: The Accessories Council marks its 30th Anniversary at the annual ACE Awards

The Accessories Council celebrated its 30th anniversary last night during its annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards (ACE Awards), where recipients across eleven categories were honored. Taking place at the historic Pierre Hotel in New York City, the sold-out gala marked three decades of acknowledging individuals and companies that have...

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Prabal Gurung, Coach and Cult Gaia among honourees for 2024 ACE Awards

The Accessories Council has officially named the honourees for its upcoming 2023 Accessories Council Excellence Awards (ACE Awards), which is set to take place May 7 in New York City. The annual event, now in its 30th year, looks to recognise individuals who have made “great strides in raising awareness of the accessories industry”, while...

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American fashion industry welcomes California’s climate accountability act

Organisations leading the American fashion industry have outlined their support of California’s proposed Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) in a joint letter. The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), the Accessories Council and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) came together to approve the legislation,...

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Accessories Council announces winners of 2022 Design Excellence Awards

The Accessories Council has unveiled the winners of its fourth annual Design Excellence Awards, which was held in the offices of resale platform Fashionphile. Winning products were selected by the public from a pool of finalists compiled by the council’s board of directors, who made decisions based on criteria revolving around design,...

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Accessories Council launches NFT fundraiser with MPTF

The Accessories Council, a New York non-profit, is set to launch a new fundraising initiative in partnership with the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) that will see it release a series of non-fungible tokens (NFT). The digital artwork features images of MPTF Country Home residents, who are all over 80-years-old and come from California’...

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Dreams on Air and Accessories Council partner

Dreams on Air, the concept that's part retail store and part fashion consulting platform, has partnered with the Accessories Council, a New York-based non-profit organization whose mission is to stimulate global consumer awareness and demand for fashion accessory products. Several of their partners include Safilo, Bloomingdale's, and Swarovski....

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CFDA and Accessories Council select participants in Elaine Gold Launch Pad

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, in conjunction with the Accessories Council, has disclosed the list of participants in the inaugural Elaine Gold Launch Pad business innovation program. The new program is a four-year partnership underwritten with a 1.5 million dollar grant to the CFDA. The award is named in honor of Elaine Gold, an...