Chic was created in July 1994 at the request of the UK's largest fashion accessory brands who needed a dedicated trade fair for the industry at a time that suited their production cycle and at a very reasonable cost.

As the UK's main luggage event, January Chic also hosts the British Luggage Show... It is internationally acclaimed as the must-visit show for buyers of travel goods, sports bags and business cases.

Chic is the UK's only trade fair dedicated to every type of fashion accessory, including bags, jewellery, gloves, umbrellas, wallets, briefcases, jewellery cases, luggage, man bags, travel accessories, holdalls, back packs, business accessories etc...
Chic is also the only UK fashion event to be held at the beginning of the retail selling season allowing buyers to buy precisely what they need by category / current stock holding: maximising budgets and minimising mark-downs.

We are well known as the show where serious buyers attend to spend, where costs are maintained at the very lowest level so exhibitors can make a good return on their investment, where buyers feel comfortable and relaxed and enjoy free parking, high quality food and beverages at high street prices, modern facilities and above all a very warm welcome.

Launched in October 2011. The Manchester Gift Show is held at EventCity adjacent to The Trafford Centre, Manchester. It is very easily accessed due to its location directly at junctions 9 and 10 on the M60 motorway.
The venue opened in 2011 and is the second largest UK event complex outside London. It benefits from over 2,000 dedicated free parking spaces in addition to over 10,000 at the Trafford Centre itself.

The Manchester Gift Show is a TRADE ONLY event and is therefore NOT marketed to visitors to the Trafford Centre, however our visitors and exhibitors benefit from the outstanding facilities on site (including over 60 restaurants, 3 hotels and a vast array of family activities) and excellent transport links to Manchester City centre, railway stations and Manchester International Airport.

Manchester Gift Show offers buyers a fantastic choice of home and giftware products, greetings cards, toiletries and fashion accessories at every price point.
Entry is free to verified trade buyers who can register via our website. Manchester Gift Show offers exhibitors a very reasonably priced alternative to other national events with stands available from just £125.00 sq.m.
The show is an currently an annual event held in September which is ideally timed for last quarter sales and an early launch for Spring / Summer.