We have been really busy behind the scenes at MGHQ the last few months but now we can officially announced that Missguided.co.uk are the principal sponsor’s of Manchester Fashion Week 2012 , which will run from April 9th-14th !
We love heading down to London for the catwalk shows and celeb spotting but we think it is about time that Manchester had it’s chance to shine !
Here a taster of some of the incredible talents that have come out of Manchester :
* Lady Gaga wore local designer Rachael Barrett’s pieces in two of her video’s, plus on her sell-out Monster Ball Tour .
* The Gallager brothers brought mod style back with parka’s and skim fit jeans when they formed Oasis.
* William Baker was the brains behind Kylie Minogue’s gold hotpants and is now her Creative Director .
* Established Designer’s include : John Richmond, Henry Holland,Matthew Williamson, Celia Birtwell & Ossie Clark.
* Model Karen Elson has appeared many times in Vogue & has worked for Chanel, YSL, Versace & Alexander McQueen to name a few.
* Locally bred bands include Oasis, The Smiths, Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses & Joy Division .
We cannot wait until we can start telling you more, but for now head over to the Manchester Fashion Week 2012 to Register & keep up to date with all of their gossip. Hands up who is excited ?!
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