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| Manchester's Exchange Square may have been home to a ferris wheel and a giant TV screen, but currently its highest-profile link to high fashion is in the form of the glass-fronted outpost of the Selfridges department store. | Manchester's Exchange Square may have been home to a ferris wheel and a giant TV screen, but currently its highest-profile link to high fashion is in the form of the glass-fronted outpost of the Selfridges department store. |
| All this will change in October however when the square plays host to a prestigious, global celebration of shopping and fashion hosted by Vogue magazine. | All this will change in October however when the square plays host to a prestigious, global celebration of shopping and fashion hosted by Vogue magazine. |
| For the past four years, Vogue has held its annual 'Fashion's Night Out' in London. The evening sees retailers and shoppers congregate in a recession-busting extravaganza designed to increase footfall in high-end stores. | For the past four years, Vogue has held its annual 'Fashion's Night Out' in London. The evening sees retailers and shoppers congregate in a recession-busting extravaganza designed to increase footfall in high-end stores. |
| For the first event in 2009 Chanel held a live fashion show at its boutique on Old Bond Street, where celebrity model Daisy Lowe posed for a shoot designed by Vogue's fashion director Kate Phelan and hairdressers Toni and Guy offered exclusive discounted pamper packages. Each event has grown since, with shoppers treated to goodie bags, discounts and complimentary cocktails. | For the first event in 2009 Chanel held a live fashion show at its boutique on Old Bond Street, where celebrity model Daisy Lowe posed for a shoot designed by Vogue's fashion director Kate Phelan and hairdressers Toni and Guy offered exclusive discounted pamper packages. Each event has grown since, with shoppers treated to goodie bags, discounts and complimentary cocktails. |
| It's the sort of gathering that I imagine happens frequently in London, the home of UK fashion. London Fashion Week sees the world's most reputable labels flock to the city to showcase their latest designs, and we frequently see photographs of celebrities papped in their finery, splashing their cash in Harrods and the like. So it comes as no surprise that the capital has been the natural stomping ground for an event such as Vogue Fashion's Night Out for the past four years. | It's the sort of gathering that I imagine happens frequently in London, the home of UK fashion. London Fashion Week sees the world's most reputable labels flock to the city to showcase their latest designs, and we frequently see photographs of celebrities papped in their finery, splashing their cash in Harrods and the like. So it comes as no surprise that the capital has been the natural stomping ground for an event such as Vogue Fashion's Night Out for the past four years. |
| But while London has been basking in the limelight, us Northerners have been quietly building a fashion industry of our own. Manchester's Northern Quarter and Liverpool's Bold Street can hold their own when it comes to vintage shops and boutique outlets. Newcastle is often praised for its shopping, as is Leeds, York and Chester. Northern cities have everything London has, just on a smaller scale. | But while London has been basking in the limelight, us Northerners have been quietly building a fashion industry of our own. Manchester's Northern Quarter and Liverpool's Bold Street can hold their own when it comes to vintage shops and boutique outlets. Newcastle is often praised for its shopping, as is Leeds, York and Chester. Northern cities have everything London has, just on a smaller scale. |
| And the North has a pretty good history with fashion. Manchester was the beating heart of a vibrant textiles industry throughout the Industrial Revolution. Without the blood, sweat and tears of our Northern factory workers, the textile trade simply wouldn't have had the legs to support the evolution of British fashion. | And the North has a pretty good history with fashion. Manchester was the beating heart of a vibrant textiles industry throughout the Industrial Revolution. Without the blood, sweat and tears of our Northern factory workers, the textile trade simply wouldn't have had the legs to support the evolution of British fashion. |
| Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, said: "Manchester's importance to fashion is unquestionable. Bringing Fashion's Night Out to its streets is the next logical step in the evolution of Fashion's Night Out in the UK." | Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, said: "Manchester's importance to fashion is unquestionable. Bringing Fashion's Night Out to its streets is the next logical step in the evolution of Fashion's Night Out in the UK." |
| The North has produced some of UK fashion's finest talent: Sarah Burton, most famous for designing the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, is from Macclesfield, and learned her craft at Manchester Metropolitan University. Burberry's chief creative officer, Christopher Bailey, hails from Yorkshire. | The North has produced some of UK fashion's finest talent: Sarah Burton, most famous for designing the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, is from Macclesfield, and learned her craft at Manchester Metropolitan University. Burberry's chief creative officer, Christopher Bailey, hails from Yorkshire. |
| Selfridges and Harvey Nichols have already confirmed they will be taking part in the Vogue event on 10 October, and galleries, restaurants and museums are also expected to lay on special events. This year, Manchester is taking up its deserved place on the global fashion map and representing the UK as a city brimming with style. | Selfridges and Harvey Nichols have already confirmed they will be taking part in the Vogue event on 10 October, and galleries, restaurants and museums are also expected to lay on special events. This year, Manchester is taking up its deserved place on the global fashion map and representing the UK as a city brimming with style. |
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