MARCHON
WINS ACE
AWARD
The Accessories Council honored Claudio
Gottardi, President and CEO of Marchon
Eyewear, at the 19th annual Accessories
Council Excellence Awards (ACE Awards)
at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
Gottardi received this year’s Leadership
Award which was introduced by Diane von
Furstenberg and presented by his son, Matteo
Gottardi, Founder and Creative Director of
W.R.K. Clothing and Design Studio.
Additional honorees included: Ivanka
Trump with the Breakthrough Award, John
Varvatos with the Designer of the Year Award,
and Taraji P. Henson with the Influencer
Award for the hit TV show The ACE Awards
are the hallmark event for the council which
serves the $50 billion a year accessories
industry. Honorees were selected for making
significant contributions to furthering the
awareness and use of accessories and were
nominated and voted upon by their peers in
the accessory industry, retailers, the Accessories Council Board of Directors and the
fashion press.
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