Vogue Fashion’s Night Out, the global celebration of shopping and fashion taking place in Manchester for the first time on Thursday 10th October 2013, today announces the first details of participating stores, brands and events confirmed to date. Vogue will be partnering with designers and retailers in the city to create the most exciting shopping experience of the year, as Alexandra Shulman and theVogue editorial team take Fashion’s Night Out on the road.
Luxury fashion brands including Chanel, Burberry, Giorgio Armani and Christian Louboutin are already confirmed for participation alongside high street labels Topshop, H&M, Office and Marks & Spencer. Manchester heavyweights Selfridges and Harvey Nichols will be holding events, whilst beauty brands such as Vidal Sassoon and Jo Malone will also be opening their doors for the evening. Salford University will be celebrating the work of their fashion students in the landmark Exchange Square, Vogue’s main hub of activity, whilst the city’s Chinatown will be paying tribute to Asian style with a catwalk show, Cantonese banquet and after party. Galleries, restaurants and museums in Manchester will also be opening late in celebration, along with local start-up businesses and the city’s Arndale shopping centre.
To mark the evening, the official limited edition Fashion’s Night Out t-shirt has been designed with a Manchester inspired sports motif, commemorating the event’s move from London to the capital of the North. The t-shirt will be supplied by GAP and sold for £18 in many of the participating stores and online, with proceeds going to Save The Children, the international charity that creates lasting change for children in need all over the world.
Confirmed participants
Agent Provocateur, The Alchemist, American Apparel, Australasia, Bank, Belstaff, BOSS, Burberry, Cath Kidston, Chanel, Chinatown, The Chinese Art Centre, Christian Louboutin, The Circle Club, Crombie, Diesel, Dune, French Connection, the Gallery of Costume, GAP, Gaucho, Giorgio Armani, The Grill on the Alley, H&M, Harvey Nichols, Hermés, House of Fraser, Hugo Boss, Jaeger, Jo Malone, Karen Millen, Kurt Geiger, Links of London, LK Bennett, L’Occitane, Malmaison, Manchester Arndale, Mappin and Webb, Marks & Spencer, McArthur Glen, Molton Brown, Mulberry, Next, Oasis, The Oast House, Office, Reiss, Salford University, Selfridges, Skin Health Spa, Ted Baker, Tommy Hilfiger, Topshop, Topman, Ugg, Uniqlo, Vidal Sassoon, Warehouse and Whistles.
About Fashion’s Night Out
Since 2009, VOGUE has partnered with thousands of designers and retailers to celebrate fashion, in an effort to boost shops amidst the turbulent economic climate. Last year, in addition to events happening in London and across the USA, Fashion’s Night Out was held in 25 cities across the globe; Paris, Rome, Milan, Florence, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Madrid, Moscow, St Petersburg, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Sydney, Seoul, Shanghai, New Delhi, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tokyo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Athens and Thessaloniki.
Fashion’s Night Out 2013 will take place in Manchester on Thursday 10th October.