The British Travel Goods,Handbags and Accessories Association (BTAA), in conjunction with i2i Events Group, is pleased to announce that the Fashion Accessory of the Year Awards will take place at Autumn Fair International on Sunday 7th September at 2pm on the Fashion Accessories catwalk in Hall 4.

In it's fourth year, these awards promise to be bigger and better than ever. For the first time, the awards are open to any company, UK or overseas, that's actively marketing the product entered in the UK.

There are five different categories that can be entered:
• Luggage & travel
• Fashion handbags
• Small Leather goods
• Fashion Jewellery
• Fashion Accessories (scarves, pashminas, hats,belts, etc).

As many products in as many categories can be entered as companies wish.

The awards will be judged for the product's original, innovative and eye-catching designs, quality of manufacture and commercial viability. There's a fantastic prize for the winner in each category of £500 towards exhibiting at Autumn Fair 2015, together with the Fashion accessory of the Year engraved glass award.

The highly commended entrants will each receive £100 towards exhibiting at Autumn Fair in 2015. The awards will be presented on the first day of the show at 2pm on the catwalk. If the winners are exhibiting at Autumn Fair, they have the remainder of the show to proudly display their awards.

This is a real opportunity for companies to have their products presented to the judges who are leading retail buyers,designers and key players in the industry (for the full list of judges, please see the website at www.btaa.org.uk).

All entrants are invited to join the BTAA for a champagne reception on the catwalk at the time of the presentation of the awards. 
For further information, go to www.btaa.org.uk for full details on entering. The closing date for products to be submitted is Friday 15th August 2014.

Posted: 30 June 2014

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