Best of APLF Awards is an initiative to cultivate and nurture talent and creativity in leather & fashion-related industries. The project recognizes design excellence, originality, innovation, use of materials and outstanding workmanship of products exhibited at both APLF-organised events, APLF - MM&T and Fashion Access.  Seven Fashion Access exhibitors were honored the award at the Best of APLF Awards Presentation Ceremony on 29 September 2010 during the Fashion Access Happy Hour.

Best Lifestyle Product   E-Prize Ltd Hong Kong For its pedi-couture and yoga-couture lines that are an imaginative mix of therapy with fancy and fashion.

Best Fashion Accessory Collection Diefenthal Asia Limited Hong Kong For its fashionable summer hat collection that comes in a wide range of well-fitting shapes and colours and makes interesting use of paper as material.

Best Ladies’ Footwear Collection   Luckson Shoes (Oro Nero) Hong Kong For its oro nero line of wooden clogs and wedges that are totally in the spirit of today's fashions; combining creativity and quality to come up with a coherent, fun and trendy collection.

Best Concept for Footwear   Unleashed Innovations Australia For its fabz line of foldable shoes, particularly its men's line, that boasts of fashionable shapes, excellent quality and interesting marketing solutions.

Best Bag: Colour Award Calonge India For its energetic and powerful use of colours, creating a vibrant yet tasteful collection of handbraided leather bags.

Best Bag: Manufacturing Award Guangzhou Hua Hui Leatherware Co. (Nanilefule) China For its nanilefule collection that perfectly illustrate high quality production, with its fine workmanship, elegant shapes and intelligent designs.

Best Bag : Trends Award   Francs-Bourgeois Hong Kong For its tie-dyed leather bags that totally channel the strong fashion trend for casual, easy, sporty styles, resulting in a truly current collection.

View the APLF - MM&T March 2010 winners' product HERE.  Also view the Press Release for the Best of APLF Awards HERE. For more information about the winners and press enquiry, please contact Ms Sally Wong (sally.wong@ubm.com) Best of APLF Awards’ panel of judges consist of industry experts with design or fashion expertise. Panel of judges for Fashion Access spring-summer preview 2010: Mr Olivier Guillemin, Chairman of the Best of APLF Awards Co-founder of design consultancy firm, in France   Ms Jayne Esteve Cure Founder of the Jayne Fashion Agency and Fashion Advisor of APLF Ltd Ms Flora Ho Senior buyer of Seibu Department Store Ms Judy Tchou Presently with Wing On Department Store in the Trends & Visuals team Ms Sheila Cooke Designer, designer consultant and part-time lecturer  at Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Design