Accessories Council’s 2025 ACE Awards Honor Tom Ford Eyewear, Oakley, VSP Vision and More
Published on May 16, 2025
NEW YORK—On May 6, 2025, the Accessories Council (Ac) hosted its annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards (ACE Awards) at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The gala honored and celebrated global brands, designers and trailblazers at the forefront of the fashion industry, Ac said. For 2025, the Council named Bethann Hardison the 2025 Hall of Fame recipient and bestowed its inaugural Iconoclast ACE Award to Betsey Johnson. The 2025 ACE Awards were presented in nine categories to designers, brands, retailers and pioneers who helped to enhance growth and awareness of the accessories industry, Ac said.