The Bags & Accessories Fair is a premier industry event featuring the latest releases & hundreds of labels in...Bags, Jewellery, Belts, Millinery, Leather, Luggage, Eyewear, Footwear & Much More.  Click here to see who exhibited in Melbourne

Co-located fashion events...
Fashion Exposed where you will also discover...
600+ fashion labels including Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear, Intimate Apparel, Surfwear, Street/Urbanwear, Swimwear, Couture & Special Occasion Ranges, Evening & Bridalwear, Manchester, Sports/Leisurewear & much more

Australian Shoe Fair where you will discover...
200+ footwear labels including Bridal, Business, Casual/Leisure, Childrens, Comfort, Designer, Dress, Resort, Evening, Footwear Accessories, House/Slippers, Mens, Orthopaedic, Sports/Lifestyle & Womens

Other feature events at the Fair...

Educational Seminars

The Melbourne Industry Seminars covering essential industry topics were held on Tuesday, 1 September 2009. Topics & details were as follows:

Seminar 1 - 9.30-10.30am
Fashion Group International: Autumn/Winter Fashion Flash 10/11 Ready to Wear Trend Forecast

Join this panel of industry experts as they interpret the Fashion Group International forecast of ready to wear seasonal trends, followed by a live salon showing.

Seminar 2 - 11.30-12.30pm
Retail Trends in USA & Europe: Jack Hanrahan, Westfield

Jack Hanrahan, Retailer Relations General Manager from Westfield, will present his insight into the ever changing world of retail and current retail trends from USA, Europe and Japan. Discover innovative store concepts and designs from San Francisco, New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo as Jack showcases stores such as KaDeWe, Topshop, Prada, Selfridges&Co and Daimaru, providing you with insights into the future of retailing.

Seminar 3 - 1.30-2.30pm
Autumn/Winter 2010-2011 Trends: Jo Little, Mudpie

Hear Jo Little, Marketing Manger of Mudpie, as she discusses Mudpie’s knowledge of fashion and lifestyle trends for womenswear, menswear and childrenswear for Autumn/Winter 2010/11. Jo has travelled to many worldwide destinations, and will share her truly multi-cultural perspective on trends.

Industry Workshops

Informative free workshops designed to help build and sustain your business were held at Fashion Exposed.

Workshop 1 - Sunday 30 August @ 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Tough Marketing for Tough Times, Tony Carveth, Australia Post

Hear how to make direct mail marketing work hard for your business - from finding customers, creating impact and driving response, to retaining and rewarding your most valuable clients. Learn how direct mail can help you create a point of difference for your fashion business, cut through the clutter and get a response you can measure, by discovering some of the new marketing and international solutions from Australia Post.

Workshop 2 - Monday 31 August @ 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Running a Successful Retail Business in these times, Alan Roadway

Join Alan Roadway, one of Australia’s leading Business Coaches as he covers aspects including the key questions you need to ask; the key changes you need to do; the key changes you need to make; lessons from the past; and where the recession really is up to. This workshop covers all you need to know to keep your business thriving.

Workshop 3 - Tuesday 1 September @ 8am – 9am

Making Money in Fashion – Can it be done? Serena Beirne, Australian Fashion Partners

This high energy workshop reveals for the first time Australian Fashion Partner’s highly sought after Competitive Strategies Approach to Fashion Success. In this session Serena will offer real life case studies of fashion success stories to highlight how employing Strategic Thinking can take your business to the next level. This session is a must do for business owners wanting to survive and thrive in today’s cut-throat fashion market.

FREE Hot Half Hours for retailers 

Presented by the Australian Retailers Association, the free Hot Half Hours training sessions are designed to increase profits and grow your retail business. 

The three day program offered a sequenced flow of  ½ hour training sessions, divided into two subject areas of Retail Sales and Service and Managing Retail Options. Understanding that visitors to the Fair can be time restricted, the ARA Hot Half Hours are structured to allow freedom to choose the sessions relevant to buyers needs or take advantage of the full schedule.

Session Details

Sunday 30 August

11am       Visual Merchandising Fundamentals
12 noon   Service and Selling Excellence for the Team
1pm         Managing Difficult Customers & Conflict
2pm         Planning your Marketing Approach for Great Results
3pm         Planning your Store Layout to Maximise Sales
4pm         Buying Profitability

Monday 31 August

10am        Psychology of Why Customers Buy
11am        Managing Difficult Customers & Conflict
12 noon    Service and Selling Excellence for the Team
1pm         Planning your Marketing Approach for Great Results
2pm         Visual Merchandising Fundamentals
3pm         Psychology of Why Customers Buy
4pm         Buying Profitability

Tuesday 1 September

10am       Buying Profitability
11am       Managing Difficult Customers & Conflict
12 noon   Visual Merchandising Fundamentals
1pm         Planning your Marketing Approach for Great Results
2pm         Planning your Store Layout to Maximise Sales
3pm         Psychology of Why Customers Buy

Rest Relax Revive
The Stressworks Corporate Health “Chill Out Crew” were on hand at Fashion Exposed 2009 providing trade fair visitors with a chance to chill out with a relaxing massage!

Stressworks Corporate Health is one of Australia’s premier providers of employee health and wellness solutions. The Healthy Workplace Programs empower your employees to be informed health consumers and to take proactive steps to improve their health. This in turn has assisted corporate clients to positively impact such business challenges as absenteeism, productivity, morale and employee turnover.

Live Look Books
The Live Look Books returned after being a huge hit at Fashion Exposed 2008. They offered buyers the chance to get in amongst the trends in an intimate setting on the show floor.