Are you in the hat or accessories business and are looking for information on trends? If you are a buyer for a retail business check out the accessories shows coming up this Winter in New York and Vegas.
This organization boasts that it has the only juried, all-accessories trade event in the fashion capital of the US – probably the whole country. It’s a good place for people in the industry to check out trends. Sorry vendors, other than exhibitors, and the general public cannot attend. Only qualified buyers and accredited media can attend. That’s a pity we will have to read the media reports from the shows. I’ll be looking for them. Perhaps next year I can go down to the shows as media? There is still time to go to Vegas. Is it true that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Hope not when it comes to fashion trends.
You can get a few teasers from their site. These include “Lampshade Silhouettes” (I did see a video featuring a designer the other day showing the use of unusual over-sized visors – like lampshades), Pillbox styles (Shades of Jackie Kennedy Onassis) and down-turned brims.
They publish a trade magazine, The Accessories Magazine that reaches 22,000 buyers. Interesting. You can also check out scarf trends – hot – as well as other accessories.
