Wholesale handbags come in every color, size or material (cloth, leather, nylon, microfiber, suede, quilted, plastic) that a fashion accessories reseller can stock. Many styles push the product category “handbag” to its edges . . . tote, carry-all, duffle, gym bag, book bag.
Search a wide assortment of handbag wholesalers – from designer collections to [...]

If you’re searching for trendy niche market merchandise to sell this summer and fall, then look backward, savvy sellers. Look back to a Nostalgia and Vintage Fashion Trend in clothing, jewelry, hats and accessories: Summer of Love Update 2009.
Would apparel and accessories buyers for Macy’s worldwide lead you astray?

Note, please, the knit caps … gauzy [...]

Fashionising Trend Blog stalked designer shoe collections, paced fashion show catwalks and snapped famous feet to predict Summer 2009 footwear trends. The Fashionista Forecast? Shoes as Statement Pieces. Exotic Influences. Architectural Elements. Details, Details, Details (like laces and lace ups, fringe, buckles and straps). Gladiator Sandals are baaaaaack, for women and men. And the High-Fashion [...]

Never underestimate the fashion buzz and eye-grabbing power of a celebrity’s fashion, accessories and footwear designs.
Famous faces of films, TV and music don’t always have what it takes to design women’s strappy sandals, sundresses, casual dresses good enough for work or weekend knock-around capri pants and T-shirts. But they sure do attract attention, copycat clothes [...]

Is there any good news in $4.00 per gallon gasoline, higher food prices and rising unemployment among free-spending teens?
Yes! Bargain Stores, Second-Hand Clothing Outlets, Off-Price Discount Stores and even … gasp … sewing and make-your-own Bling advice, targeted to teens, are now considered v. cool.
Tween-Teen belt-tightening is unmistakable: Retailers who target teens – like [...]

So, a few months ago, I promised Shawn Saba from US Style, Inc. that we would consider letting him write a guest post here and sharing his knowledge with all our readers. I never got around to posting it and he called me today saying I’d better put this up before he and Sam [...]

It is no secret that rising gold prices made for a difficult jewelry holiday season. We listed in this blog in December how to keyword cope with gold prices that surged from $550 USD per ounce to $850 in three months. Tips included featuring prices in jewelry ads to move lower-priced, in-inventory), and looking to [...]

This Spring fashionistas from all over will be following the rainbow by looking to the crayon box for inspiration. This season’s runways were awash in bright, bold colors, a stark contrast from last season’s macabre obsession with all things dark and Gothic. This season, expect to see fashion mavens donning such cheery hues [...]

Fashion industry trade shows are the best destinations for buyers and retailers to source apparel and accessories in all categories and price ranges, with total immersion in upcoming trends and one-on-one access to the broadest reach of media, advertisers and online marketers in the trade.
Entering the final stretch of holiday gift sales — transacted [...]

There are some hot trends approaching in shoes, boots, jewelry and fashion accessories. But it pays to break lots and sort by Regional Taste. As they say: One fashion maven’s Regional Hot is another region’s Fashion Faux Pas.

The Big Apple
Bootie leather boots are still fashionable footwear across the country. But New Yorkers prefer boots with [...]