IT’S ALL ABOUT SHOES - and bags, and leather goods, and leather garments, and lifestyle accessories of all description. 
 
Fashion Access (FA) (Sept 28 – 30, 2011) is the show for ‘head to toe fashion’: the most international and most comprehensive trade event in Asia for the latest trends in bags, footwear, small leather goods, lifestyle accessories and travelware driving the Spring/Summer collections in 2012.

The twice-a-year exhibition has grown in both size and stature due to the satisfaction of exhibitors that they can meet new customers and, for buyers, that they can source items not seen elsewhere. There are 13% first-time exhibitors.

Of particular interest is that the coming event features - a whopping 40% more footwear, signifying a recognition among manufacturers of the vast market potential for quality footwear.
 
LET’S WELCOME some new exhibitors 

‘Lewre’ and ‘Manie’ in Fashion Avenue.

‘Lewre’: a Malaysian brand offers four shoe categories - Urban Casual Trendy, Urban Casual Comfort, Evening, and Style Career.

‘Manie’: a wide range manufacturer and direct on-line retailer launched their first collection only last year (2010). The brand offers ready to wear, shoes, accessories and hand bags.  Each collection is a limited edition.  In fact Manie offer only limited series models.  For example, their Uniqueness line is a limited edition and sold in a period of four days.

Indonesia and the Philippines will be well represented.

‘BiniBini by Janice Minor’: offering ‘head to toe’ accessories in sterling silver, 24K gold (or gold plated) and semiprecious stones. 

‘Ali Charisma’: an Indonesian fashion designer mixing Western taste with Indonesian culture.

‘Anuroj’: their garment designs highlight handcrafted prints. This company, from Thailand will showcase a collection of eastern oriented style for Spring/Summer 2012.

Fashion Trend Space showcases developing trends of exhibitors’ latest products for Spring/Summer 2012. Colour Trends in Fall/Winter 2013 will also be launched.

Two seminars of interest.  Valerie Wilson Trower of Stylesight will conduct a seminar on ‘Fall/Winter 12 Design Directions for Women’s Accessories’; while Mary Yan Yan Chan, who represents Peclers Paris, will talk on the topic ‘Fall/Winter 12-13 Women’s and Men’s lifestyle and fashion trends for RTW & Accessories Collections’.