Rachel Roy winner for Brand Launch of
the Year with presenter Iman.

Actress Christina Ricci was honored with
a Style Evolution Award.

Kanye West accepts his ACE Award for
Stylemaker of the Year.

Donald and Melania Trump were in
attendance. Mrs. Trump presented Mike
George of QVC with his E-Tailer of the
Year award.

Presenter for Retailer of the
Year Oliva Palermo.

Marchon’s Al Berg shows off his Busines
Visionary ACE Award.


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Maria Sharapova shows off her ACE
Award for her brand collaboration
with Cole Haan.

NEW YORK—The Accessories Council hosted their 15th Annual Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards on Monday, Nov. 1 at Cipriani 42nd Street.

"This year's ACE Awards nominees represent some of the best and most influential brands and people in the accessories industry," said Karen Giberson, president of the Accessories Council.

The 2010 ACE Awards highlighted individuals and brands that have made a significant contribution to the accessories industry. Honorees this year included: Maria Sharapova and Cole Haan for Brand Collaboration; RACHEL Rachel Roy for Brand Launch of the Year; Marchon Eyewear’s Al Berg for the Business Visionary Award; Alber Elbaz of Lanvin for Designer of the Year; Lauren Bush for the Humanitarian Award for her Feed collection; Kim Hastreiter of Paper Magazine for the Marylou Luther Award for Fashion Journalism; Henri Bendel for Retailer of the Year; QVC for E-Tailer of the Year; and Tiffany & Co., which was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Additionally, actress Christina Ricci was honored with a Style Evolution Award and Kanye West was presented with an award for Stylemaker of the Year.









(L to R) Honoree Alber Elbaz with Karen Giberson and Frank
Zambrelli of Banfi Zambrelli.

(L to R) Marchon’s Al Berg with John Idol, CEO of Michael Kors,
and VSP’s Rob Lynch.

(L to R) Marchon’s Claudio Gottardi, Altair’s Steve Wright and
Larry Roth of Marchon were on hand to fete friend and
colleague Al Berg.

(L to R) President of FGX International, Jack Flynn; designer
Corinne McCormack; Reed Exhibition’s Val Scott; the Vision
Council’s Deb Malakoff-Castor, Jobson’s Marge Axelrad and
Greg Chavez, also of the Vision Council.