NEW YORK—A limited number of tickets and tables are still available for the upcoming 19th Annual Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards, set to take place on Nov. 2 at Cipriani 42nd Street here. A few additional honorees have been named as well as guest/celebrity presenters for the event, a hallmark evening for the Council, which serves the $50 billion a year accessories industry.

Recently announced honorees this year include John Varvatos, the Designer of the Year Award and Taraji P. Henson and Paolo Nieddu, the “Empire” TV star and costume designer, with the Influencer Award. They will be joined by Claudio Gottardi, president and CEO of Marchon Eyewear, to be presented with the Leadership Award. Also among the honorees are Ariel Foxman, editor-in-chief of InStyle Magazine with the Marylou Luther Journalism Award; Ivanka Trump, real estate developer and entrepreneur with the Breakthrough Award; Mitchells with the Specialty Retailer Award; Moda Operandi with the Retail Innovation Award; Nancy Gonzalez with the Innovation Award; Eddie Borgo with the Evolution Award; and Swarovski with the Legacy Award.

“We look forward to announcing additional honorees and a star-studded roster of presenters, hosts and attendees,” said Karen Giberson, Accessories Council president. “With over 20 years of progress in growing and advocating for an important sector of the fashion industry, we have a lot to celebrate.”

Presenters and guests include: Alexander Wang, Gina Gershon, Carolina Herrera, Lauren Santo Domingo, Paolo and Matteo Gottardi, Lisa Perry, Bob Mitchell, Iris Apfel, Nadja Swarovski, Nina Garcia, Linda Fargo, Nancy and Santiago Gonzalez, Hilary Rhoda, Gordon Thompson, Lincoln Moore, Marylou Luther, Alex Woo, Deepa Gurnani, Monica Rich Kosann, Holly Rush, Joshua Shulman, John Truex, Richard Lambertson and others.

The ACE honorees are selected for making significant contributions to furthering the awareness and use of accessories and are nominated and voted upon by their peers in the accessory industry, retailers, the Accessories Council board of directors and the fashion press. The mission of The Accessories Council, a not-for-profit international trade association established in 1994, is to stimulate consumer awareness and demand for fashion accessory products.The Accessories Council serves the industry globally. Membership is represented internationally by the world’s leading brand names, designers, publications, retailers and associated providers for the accessories, eyewear and footwear industries.

Information and details about tickets/tables for ACE are available at (212) 947-1135 or RSVP@accessoriescouncil.org.