Gate-side add‑ons in Terminal 1
Just past security in Terminal 1, the Fashion Accessories Stand sits in the main departures hall at V. C. Bird International Airport. It’s a simple kiosk-style setup, not a full shop, so you can scan everything in under five minutes and still keep an eye on boarding screens for gates 1–10. Think last-minute extras rather than full outfits.
Stock leans to small, packable items: costume jewelry, sunglasses, hair accessories, lightweight scarves, and a few basic handbags. Prices run in the mid-range for an airport in the Caribbean; expect sunglasses and bags to sit in the roughly USD 15–40 bracket, with smaller pieces of jewelry under USD 20. Quality is more beach-holiday practical than designer showcase, fine if you just need something for a week on Antigua.
Hours broadly track the main outbound bank of flights, so you’ll usually find it open from early morning departures through late-afternoon services to hubs like London and Miami. Don’t count on it for the very last departure of the night; staff often start packing up once the final big wave clears security. Cards are accepted alongside Eastern Caribbean and US dollars, which matters if you’ve already changed most of your cash back.
Best use case: fixing small problems. Lost your sunglasses before an 11:00 flight, need a belt before a 15:30 meeting, or want a cheap necklace to match something you bought in St. John’s? This stand covers that gap. Quick tip: swing by right after security, not at boarding. It sits on a busy through-route and a single slow transaction can eat five extra minutes when two widebody flights are boarding at once.